ERIC Number: ED594760
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 31
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Revisiting Finance and Governance Issues in Special Education. Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II
Warren, Paul; Hill, Laura
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE
Special education is the largest categorical funding program in California's K-12 education budget. In 2016, the Public Policy Institute of California published "Special Education Finance in California" (ED571011), which looked at changes that would align the state's special education program with the principles underlying the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the goals of the 2015 Statewide Task Force on Special Education. The 2016 report spurred significant discussion about the funding and governance of services for students with disabilities. This second report revisits these issues, focusing on two main issues. The authors discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the state's financial formulas, and they identify options for ensuring that state support for special education keeps pace with district costs. The authors reexamine special education governance issues posed by the intermediary entities, known as Special Education Local Planning Areas (SELPAs), and provide options that will help align special education with the underlying principles of LCFF.
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Finance, Governance, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education, State Aid, Funding Formulas, School Districts, Costs, Accountability, Incentives
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE. 520 Galvez Mall, CERAS Room 401, Stanford, CA 94305-3001. Tel: 650-724-2832; Fax: 510-642-9148; e-mail: info@edpolicyinca.org; Web site: http://www.edpolicyinca.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Stanford University, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Identifiers - Location: California
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