ASHA SLP Advocate

Issue Focus: IDEA Funding

October 2009

SLP Advocate provides updates on advocacy initiatives that impact you and individuals you serve.

Did You Know...

When IDEA was passed in 1975, the federal government committed to fund 40% of the cost of implementing it. Since then, federal funding has never exceeded 18%, leaving state governments and local school districts to pick up the tab.

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Federal Headlines

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Congress to Consider IDEA Full Funding
Legislation that calls for the federal government to meet its commitment to fund 40% of the cost of implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the 1975 law that requires states to provide an appropriate education for students with special needs, has been re-introduced in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Announcements

2009 ASHA Convention
November 19–21, 2009, New Orleans, LA
Ditch the Paper, Drop the Pen, Renew Online for 2010

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