Education Week: 'Sequester' Impact Felt on Special Education Aid - 0 views
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Cutting professional development and assistive technology, freezing open positions, and shifting money from general education are among the ways that districts are coping with the $600 million that across-the-board federal spending cuts known as sequestration have carved out of the nationwide budget for special education so far.
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sara schafer on 02 Oct 13The federal government is taking 600$ million dollars out of special education, and putting that money into general education. They are prohibiting schools to hire special education teachers. Teachers that are currently working are not getting trained on how to teach/help the children in the special ed programs.
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Although the Federal government is cutting the funds for Special Education, they are not saving the real problem (their budget). "stopgap measures can only last so long."
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that don't allow dramatic reductions in special education funding, other educational programs eventually could bear a heavier weight from the reduction in federal support, setting up what could be seen as a damaging competition for resources.
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