Budget Cut Blues

BUDGET CUT BLUES ARES ERVE NOTE ES OFAMERICA SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AMONG THE BIGGEST VICTIMS OF FEDERAL SPENDING DROPS Across the country, advocates for children with disabilities are grappling with the impact of federal budget cuts to special education programs. Let's explore the impact and how many young people's lives are affected. Widespread Effects 2013'S MASSIVE BUDGET CUTS (the sequestration) included a 5 percent reduction in federal funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which has had major negative effects on children across the country. NOT ONLY ARE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED, so are educators who are under the risk of pay cuts or job losses. 7,800 300,000 Jobs that could be lost as a result of the cuts =1,000 Special education students whose programs will be or have been affected by federal budget cuts =10,000 State-by-state effects Reduction in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B Grants for fiscal year 2013: LEAST MOST WA ME VT MT ND MN MA OR NY ID WI RI SD MI WY PA CT IA NJ Он IN NE NV IL DE UT wV VA CO DC KS CA NC MD TN SC OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS LA TX U.S. $578,892,762 What Is Happening? The across-the-board cuts to federal education spending have resulted in: Ballooning Elimination class sizes. SERVICES CUT OR FUNDING FOR CHILDREN eliminated OF STUDENTS. slashed LIVING IN POVERTY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND HEAD START OF AFTER-SCHOOL FOR MILLIONS PROGRAMS. by billions. 591 Decimation Slashing Loss of tens of thousands! OF PROGRAMS FOR OUR OF FINANCIAL AID MOST VULNERABLE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. OF EDUCATION JOBS-AT EARLY CHILDHOOD, -HOMELESS STUDENTS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND HIGH-POVERTY, AND POSTSECONDARY STRUGGLING SCHOOLS. LEVELS. Lerkde Not Living Up to Promises Under the IDEA, the government committed to helping make up the difference in the cost of educating a disabled student and a general student. But it's never even come dlose to coming through on that commitment. 40% TES OF AMER 18.5% HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENCE GIVEN PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERÉNCE PROMISED 14.9% LIBERTY QUARTER PERCENTAGE GIVEN UNDER SEQUESTRATION DOLLAR Why Does It Matter? FOR MILLIONS OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THESE PROGRAMS HAVE PROVED CRUCIAL TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS LATER IN LIFE. lin3 3 in 5 Students with learning disabilities who don't Students with emotional disabilities who don't finish high school finish high school Arrest rates for youth with disabilities who drop out of school $51,000 73% Emotional / behavioral disabilities 30,000 11,500 62% Learning disabilities Amount taxpayers Amount needed spend per year to incarcerate one to educate one child with a disability person SOURCES http://www.pewstates.org http://www.nea.org http://www.ncset.org special-education-degree.net