K-12 Dive, By Kara Arunde l Senior Reporter
A White House plan to consolidate pockets of special education funding in fiscal year 2026 has critics concerned that vital programs will be cut or loosely absorbed into remaining special education allocations.
Supporters, however, see the budget restructure not just as an opportunity to maintain spending levels for federal special education grants, but to simplify and effectively distribute the money that educates and supports the nation’s 8.4 million infants, toddlers, children and young adults with disabilities…