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What Are We Spending on Special Education in the U.S.?

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Chambers, Jay G.; Parrish, Thomas B.; Lieberman, Joanne C.; Wolman, Jean M. – CSEF Brief, 1998

This brief summarizes data from a 1994-95 survey of the states on special education expenditures in the U.S. and analyzes other extant cost data that adjust for inflation and consider rising special education enrollments. The study estimates that the 1995-96 national expenditure for special education was about $32.6 billion (compared to $19.3…

Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education