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Researchers tell House panel Oregon’s special‑education funding structure disadvantages districts with higher‑need students
Summary
Researchers from the American Institutes for Research told the House Education Committee on May 12 that Oregon’s current special‑education funding structure tends to shortchange districts that serve larger shares of moderate and high‑cost students.
Researchers from the American Institutes for Research presented findings to the House Education Committee on May 12 about Oregon’s special education funding structure and policy options to improve equity and adequacy.
Tammy Colby, principal researcher for the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and Jesse Levin, principal research economist, summarized section 6 of a larger study on school funding. They described three funding components in Oregon: the special‑education weight in the State School Fund (SSF) — a single weight that funds up to 11% of a district’s average daily membership for students receiving special education (the 11% cap) — the High Cost Disability Fund (HCDF), which reimburses districts for individual student special‑education expenditures that exceed $30,000 in a school…
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