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Special education costs rise nationwide amid funding gaps
The Cedar Rapids school district overspent its special education budget by 1 million dollars after a Supreme Court ruling requiring one on one nursing for 16 year old Garret Frey, highlighting federal funding shortfalls. Nationwide 6 million students receive services costing 60 billion annually with only about 5 billion from the federal program.
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