REPORT: Wisconsin’s Special Education Funding System Needs Reform

Wisconsin is one of only nine states still funding special education through reimbursement, and its reimbursement rate ranks lowest among them, according to City Forward Collective’s (CFC) policy brief, The Critical Need for Special Education Reform: A Student-Centered, Fact-Grounded Path Forward. CFC explains how the current system forces schools across all sectors to front tens of thousands of dollars per student while waiting a year or more for partial repayment. It calls on the state to move to a differentiated funding model, improve special education data and reporting, and cover at least 50% of special education costs.

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CFC North Side Education Crisis Brief