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Connecticut lawmakers point to major special-education investments for districts including Bridgeport
Summary
State lawmakers told Bridgeport audience they secured large state funding to offset federal cuts and expand special-education supports, including $40 million for excess cost grants and an initial $30 million expansion that lawmakers said they hope to grow.
State legislators attending the Bridgeport event detailed recent state funding moves aimed at protecting school services from federal budget cuts and expanding special education capacity.
"We put in allocate $500,000,000 to make sure that all those cuts coming down from the federal budget can at least be addressed," said State Senator Sunjita Ghatar Wilcox, the chair of special education. She said…
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