The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has released the findings of an independent research firm calling for a sweeping overhaul of the way in which the state distributes aid to local districts to help them cover the costs of special education.
The report, An Analysis of New Jersey’s Census-Based Special Education Funding System, and its findings strongly supports ASAH’s position regarding funding reform.
Based on existing data, the researchers conclude that New Jersey should do two things:
- Return to a system that funds special education based on actual enrollment, not a statewide census.
- Re-establishment of a system that differentiates funding for higher cost students before the threshold for “extraordinary costs’ is reached.
Read more about the report and its recommendations at the NJ Coalition for Special Ed Funding Reform’s blog.
