SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
5th Circuit upholds feds' $33 million penalty for Texas decrease in special education funding
The three-judge panel effectively upheld the U.S. Department of Education's decision to withhold $33 million from Texas in a future special education grant, calling the state's argument "unpersuasive."
By ALIYYA SWABY, The Texas Tribune
Posted 11/7/18
Texas' decision to spend $33.3 million less on students with disabilities in 2012 will likely cost it millions in future federal funding after a Wednesday afternoon 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
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