Our children in special education narrowly dodged a drastic cut in funding under the Economic Stimulus Bill.  Instead, the final passed version of the bill seems to increase funds for special education.

I’m still studying the final results, but here’s how it looks.  The Senate stimulus bill would have allowed school districts to use federal funds to supplant local funds.  That would have resulted in an overall decrease in already underfunded programs for children with disabilities.

The final version eliminated that provision.  Instead, the final law included $12.2 billion for IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).