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Outside analysts tell New Britain board state funding falls short for special education
Summary
Presenters from the School and State Finance Project told the New Britain Board of Education that Connecticut’s special-education funding remains under-resourced, with reimbursement tiers and a partially funded seed grant leaving districts to cover the bulk of special-education costs.
Erica Haynes, director of community engagement for the School and State Finance Project, and Jeanette Luna, the project’s senior data and policy analyst, told the New Britain Board of Education that the share of Connecticut students identified with disabilities has risen sharply even as overall enrollment declines.
The presenters said the state’s data show large increases—particularly in autism and in students identified as having other health impairments—and stressed that students receiving 504 accommodations are not fully captured in state public datasets. Luna said that students with disabilities are disproportionately male and are about twice as likely as their general-education peers to be…
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