Education Department Allows States to Cut Special Education Spending

From CEC Smartbrief: Three states have requested - and two states have already been granted - waivers to federal spending requirements for special education in what advocates say may be the first use of a economic-hardship provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/06/16/35waivers.h29.html?tkn=RWTFyh%2BCQTVUoGGFoJx5UR3i8y0gmWTc8y4F&cmp=clp-sb-cec