Comments on: Obama’s disappointing education budget http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/02/obamas-disappointing-education-budget/ Autism news and opinion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:34:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sullivan http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/02/obamas-disappointing-education-budget/#comment-77228 Sullivan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:04:47 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=4529#comment-77228 Rose, one of those little busses runs $100k/year. Put 10 kids in and you are spending $10k/kid. I've seen non-public schools with a single kid in the bus from a given district. Rose,

one of those little busses runs $100k/year. Put 10 kids in and you are spending $10k/kid.

I’ve seen non-public schools with a single kid in the bus from a given district.

]]> By: Rose http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/02/obamas-disappointing-education-budget/#comment-77225 Rose Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:45:58 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=4529#comment-77225 Unfortunately, a good share of the special education budget in many districts is reinbursement to parents for travel expenses taking their children to and from schools who have the ability to attempt to give them a FAPE, or for the "short bus"...nearly 1/2, I've been told. I don't know what the answer is. Unfortunately, a good share of the special education budget in many districts is reinbursement to parents for travel expenses taking their children to and from schools who have the ability to attempt to give them a FAPE, or for the “short bus”...nearly 1/2, I’ve been told.

I don’t know what the answer is.

]]> By: Sullivan http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/02/obamas-disappointing-education-budget/#comment-77210 Sullivan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:18:25 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=4529#comment-77210 Another observation, Last year the stimulous package included funding for special education http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary01-15-09.pdf "IDEA Special Education: $13 billion for formula grants to increase the federal share of special education costs and prevent these mandatory costs from forcing states to cut other areas of education." Unfortunately, stimulus money is a 1-time thing. There is no provision for a long-term increase in funding. Another observation,

Last year the stimulous package included funding for special education

http://appropriations.house.go.....-15-09.pdf

“IDEA Special Education: $13 billion for formula grants to increase the federal share of special education costs and prevent these mandatory costs from forcing states to cut other areas of education.”

Unfortunately, stimulus money is a 1-time thing. There is no provision for a long-term increase in funding.

]]> By: Sullivan http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/02/obamas-disappointing-education-budget/#comment-77209 Sullivan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:15:22 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=4529#comment-77209 Joeymom, Even some permanent increase over the 17% standard would be welcome. Some indication that the slope is going up on funding. IDEA in it's different forms has been around for about 35 years. Making good on a that promise wouldn't be sudden and dramatic in my book! Joeymom,

Even some permanent increase over the 17% standard would be welcome. Some indication that the slope is going up on funding.

IDEA in it’s different forms has been around for about 35 years. Making good on a that promise wouldn’t be sudden and dramatic in my book!

]]> By: Joeymom http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/02/obamas-disappointing-education-budget/#comment-77202 Joeymom Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:42:21 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=4529#comment-77202 Then again, there are also the realities- which is that with everyone's income being down, there aren't as many tax dollars to go around. Expecting change to be sudden and dramatic is unreasonable in the US- and when it happens, it is often not a good thing and doesn't last. Then again, there are also the realities- which is that with everyone’s income being down, there aren’t as many tax dollars to go around. Expecting change to be sudden and dramatic is unreasonable in the US- and when it happens, it is often not a good thing and doesn’t last.

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