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Missoula panelists warn special-education services and behavioral supports face funding squeeze
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Panelists at a Missoula town hall said special-education costs outpace state/federal reimbursements and warned that Medicaid cuts and contractor shortages leave schools scrambling for therapy and behavioral services.
Panelists at an Indivisible Missoula town hall raised alarm about special-education funding and the patchwork of services schools rely on as Medicaid and federal supports shift.
Brandon Brown, director of special services at Hellgate Elementary, said the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act envisioned roughly 40% excess-cost reimbursement to districts but that Montana historically returns only about 10–13% of those costs. He told the room that…
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