"Bipartisan Consensus Eludes IDEA Funding: A Decades-Long Unfulfilled Promise For over four decades, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been a cornerstone of American education policy, providing essential support to millions of children with disabilities. Despite its bipartisan backing, however, the federal government has consistently failed to meet its funding obligations, leaving schools and families to bear the financial burden. As the law remains woefully outdated, advocates are calling for long-overdue reforms to ensure that children with disabilities receive the education they deserve. Will Congress finally deliver on its promise to fully fund IDEA, or will the needs of America's most vulnerable students continue to fall by the wayside?"


The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been a bipartisan priority for decades, but the federal government has never fulfilled its funding promise and the law has not been updated ...