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Peer reviewedDempsey, Samuel; Fuchs, Douglas – Exceptional Children, 1993
Tennessee data were analyzed for four years before and five years after the funding formula for special education was changed from a "flat" rate to a "weighted" formula. The weighted formula was associated with a statistically significant decrease in less restrictive placements and a reliable increase in more restrictive…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Download full textDempsey, Samuel; Fuchs, Douglas – 1992
Tennessee data were analyzed longitudinally from 1979-80 to 1987-88 to compare statewide special education practice associated with two student-based formulas for funding disbursement: "flat" versus "weighted.""Flat" grants, used from 1979-80 to 1982-83, provided a fixed amount of funds per child, teacher, or…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Classification, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
