Pair of 60-page bills aimed at making CT schools more equitable

Pair of 60-page bills aimed at making CT schools more equitable

Special education advocates are split on whether two proposed bills are the best steps forward in tackling concerns about the quality of student services, cost and accountability. Leaders of the Select Committee on Special Education described House Bill 7277 and Senate Bill 1561 at a news conference Monday morning as “a historical way for Connecticut” to pay for special education and make the school systems and their services more equitable for …

Why CT special education funding bills are dividing advocates

The controversial bills would change how Connecticut’s private special education programs are funded and may bill for services.

New Bills Take Aim At Special Ed Inequities And Outplacement Spending; Advocates Voice Concerns

HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut lawmakers, advocates, and educators gathered for a press conference at the Legislative Office Building Monday morning to rally behind two major education bills aimed at overhauling how the state funds and regulates special education.

Special needs students, independent schools and shared expenses - all are blamed for starving the public school system and the classes where the vast majority of children sit, because they each swallow an ever-increasing portion of the total bag of money available. But what is it about when parents choose an independent school for their child?

New Bills Take Aim at Special Ed Inequities and Outplacement Spending; Advocates Voice Concerns - We-Ha

The cost of out-of-district special education tuition and transportation is a major driver of the increase in the West Hartford Public Schools budget. By Karla Ciaglo, CTNewsJunkie.com  Connecticut lawmakers, advocates, and educators gathered for a press conference at the Legislative Office Building on Monday morning to rally behind two major education bills aimed at overhauling how [...] The post New Bills Take Aim at Special Ed Inequities and …