- Idaho’s schools face a $66.5 million funding gap for special education, impacting vulnerable students.
- Both federal and state governments have failed to fully fund the 40% of costs they promised for special ed.
- Districts are required to provide services to all special ed students regardless of costs, leaving them to cover funding gaps.
- Twin Falls faces high teacher caseloads of 30-40 students due to limited funding.
- Staffing shortages exacerbate challenges as special ed funding makes caseloads high and turnover rampant.
- Paraprofessionals are critical but also hard to hire and retain with low special ed pay.
- The funding gap contributes to reduced resources and attention for special ed students statewide.
Idaho’s schools face a $66.5 million funding gap for special educationI
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