Advocates are questioning why a family should have had to raise funds when the government sends hundreds of millions of dollars per year to school districts for special education.
The main idea of the article is a call for greater transparency in how school districts spend government funds designated for children with special needs.
Advocacy groups argue that while funding is provided, it is difficult to track:
* Whether it is sufficient to meet the needs of all students with special needs.
* How it is being used to support individual students specifically.
The current system routes funding to school districts as a pool, making it challenging to ensure it directly benefits students requiring specialized support. The article highlights the concerns of families who have had to raise funds themselves for their children's needs despite allocated government funding.
The article mentions the Ministry of Education's claim of increased funding for special education, but the emphasis remains on the need for clear accountability and visibility regarding the allocation and utilization of these funds.
The main idea of the article is a call for greater transparency in how school districts spend government funds designated for children with special needs. Advocacy groups argue that while funding is provided, it is difficult to track: * Whether it is sufficient to meet the needs of all students with special needs. * How it is being used to support individual students specifically. The current system routes funding to school districts as a pool, making it challenging to ensure it directly benefits students requiring specialized support. The article highlights the concerns of families who have had to raise funds themselves for their children's needs despite allocated government funding. The article mentions the Ministry of Education's claim of increased funding for special education, but the emphasis remains on the need for clear accountability and visibility regarding the allocation and utilization of these funds.
