Committee backs recommendation to study removing special education from funding matrix

Oct 4, 2022

The Education Committee approved a recommendation urging the next General Assembly to consider the APA (2020) proposal to fund special education through a weighted categorical model rather than the foundation matrix, and to consult stakeholders and other states' models.

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The joint Education Committee approved a formal recommendation that the next General Assembly consider removing special-education funding from the foundation matrix and instead pursue a weighted categorical funding model after further study.

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