ID: Special ed faces two changes, but the budget crunch isn’t going anywhere

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 30, 2026 | State

Moscow-Pullman Daily News Debbie Critchfield is starting a new state special education program — while watching an overhaul at the federal level. They are two big changes — two important transitions — affecting special education services for roughly 41,200 Idaho...

CA: School districts are struggling to keep up with surging special education needs

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 23, 2026 | State

Governing.com Over the past decade, the number of students with disabilities in American schools has exploded. In San Diego County, the trend has been particularly acute. In 2015, La Mesa Spring Valley Schools, for example, served 1,424 students with disabilities. By...

WV: County school officials tell lawmakers staffing, special education costs outpace state formula

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 16, 2026 | State

WV News School finance officials from across West Virginia told lawmakers Monday that the state’s school funding formula is not fundamentally broken but no longer reflects current realities facing county school systems, particularly rising special education costs,...

PA: Rising special education costs hit PA school districts as federal funding fails to keep pace

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 9, 2026 | State

fox43.com As school districts across Pennsylvania finalize their budgets, many are facing difficult financial decisions tied to the rising cost of special education services. Educators and school leaders say growing enrollment, increasingly complex student needs,...

TX: Another Houston-area school district is consolidating special education programs for the upcoming school year

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 9, 2026 | State

Houston Public Media As Houston ISD faces a federal civil rights investigation over its plans to consolidate special education services, another large district in the region is making similar changes to how it serves students with disabilities. Cy-Fair ISD, the...