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Lawmakers press NJ education officials on federal grants and IDEA allocations amid delays and litigation
Summary
Committee members pressed the department about the timing and reliability of federal grants, including IDEA special education funds. The department said it expects roughly $457 million in IDEA for the current allocation, is monitoring late notifications, and described recent litigation that temporarily restored some canceled ARPA liquidations.
Senators used the hearing to press the department about federal funding uncertainty and specific grant risks that could affect district budgets.
Commissioner Kevin Demmer told the panel that New Jersey anticipates about $1.2 billion in total federal education resources in the most recent year, with IDEA (the federal special education allocation) accounting for approximately $457 million of that…
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