"Funding Fallacy: How the IDEA's Broken Promise is Leaving Disabled Students Behind For decades, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been a cornerstone of bipartisan support, aiming to provide equal educational opportunities for millions of children with disabilities. However, despite its noble intentions, the federal government has consistently failed to fulfill its promise of adequate funding, leaving schools and families to pick up the slack. As a result, the law has not been updated in over 40 years, leaving it woefully out of touch with the evolving needs of disabled students. What does this mean for the future of special education, and why is it taking so long for the government to deliver on its promise?"
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 ...
