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Download full textMitchell, Melissa, Ed. – 1996
This policy brief explores issues associated with the question of whether federal funds to implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) should be allocated on the basis of the number of children with disabilities or a percentage of each state's resident population of children. The report examines proposed changes in the federal…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Change
Peer reviewedCanavan, Robert – State Education Standard, 2003
Cites the daunting need for school construction and repair funds. Explains how the federal Qualified Zone Academy Bonds and the America's Better Classrooms Act allow certain schools to finance the renovating and/or equipping of school facilities on an interest-free basis through the allocation of federal tax credits. Tables list the state…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Tschantz, Jennifer – 2002
This policy analysis examines how states are implementing the substantially changed requirements relating to the distribution of federal IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Part B funds (Sections 611 and 619) as set forth in regulations issued in 1999. Interviews were conducted with nine state education agencies (SEAs) on the effect…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Mitchell, Melissa, Ed. – 1997
This policy brief reviews relationships between state special education funding formulas and placements in which children with disabilities are served, specifically compliance with mandates for a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) and placement in the least restrictive environment (LRE). Data analyzed were for the school year 1992-93.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Southeastern Regional Council for Educational Improvement, Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1981
Claiming that current federal educational funding formulas favor those same Sunbelt states that have recently undergone impressive economic growth, some individuals are calling for removal of per capita income factors from funding formulas in order to direct funds away from the Sunbelt and towards the northern or "Frostbelt" states.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Differences, Economic Development
Parrish, Thomas B. – 1996
This monograph offers an overview of historical trends in the funding of special education programs, examines current issues, and considers directions for the future. After an introductory section, a section on historical perspectives notes trends in federal and state funding since 1975. A table shows the current funding formulas used by each…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Trends
Vermont Department of Education, 2006
This report represents the State Board of Education's recommended FY 2007 budget as adopted by the Board on January 17, 2006. This budget supports the important work of Vermont's education system as the state invests in its future to help all Vermont students to achieve success. The FY 2007 budget proposal increases General Fund amounts by 6.15…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Instructional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Lifelong Learning
