Department of
Education representatives are changing their minds on how to reduce the income
of modified education. Currently, the
law stipulates that school districts must meet the guidelines of
"maintenance of effort".
Representatives of the Department of Education wanted to keep following
the guidelines to receive income after they received the income for one year.
However, now Department of Education representatives realize
they may have been too harsh. Melody
Musgrove, Director of Special Education Programs for the Education Department
wrote a letter to the Center for Law and Education. She explains the reason behind her decision.
“After further review, we have determined that the level of
effort that (a school district) must meet in the year after it fails to
maintain effort is the level of effort that it should have met in the prior
year,” wrote Musgrove and Alexa Posny, assistant secretary for special
education and rehabilitative services.
Activists are relieved by this decision. Organizations have stated they are “overjoyed”
and “very pleased" by the outcome.
Department of Education representatives stated they may seek public
comments on this matter.
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