The South Carolina Dept. of Education has submitted a request to the U.S. Dept. of Education for a waiver allowing a reduction in state aid to the state’s local school districts in support of the excess costs of special education.
The request and correspondence with USED is available here.
South Carolina has received three consecutive “Needs Assistance” ratings from the U.S. Dept. of Education for its implementation of IDEA (the state just got its 4th “needs assistance” rating in June 2010). Only 18% of the state’s students with disabilities are proficient in reading and math. More information here.
Tags: ARRA, IDEA, Recovery Act, Special Education