State Special Education Funding Formulas: Their Relationship to Regular Education Placement.

Wood, R. Craig; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ311766

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Publication Date: 1984

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State Special Education Funding Formulas: Their Relationship to Regular Education Placement.

Wood, R. Craig; And Others

Planning and Changing, v15 n3 p131-43 Fall 1984

Analysis of data from 49 states reveals that the types of formulas used by the states for funding special education are not related to the percentage of mildly disabled children served in regular educational settings but are related to the percentages of mentally retarded and learning disabled children served. (PGD)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, National Surveys, School Funds, Secondary School Students, Special Education, State Federal Aid, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education for All Handicapped Children Act

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