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| OIG report on funding special ed transportation |
The report described Massachusetts as a national outlier that is one of only six states that uses this funding formula, which places a significant financial burden on local school districts.
The state requires local schools to pay upfront for special education transportation costs and then seek to be partially reimbursed by the state the following year.
At a time when school budgets are tight and inflation is soaring, a year’s delay in repayment leaves school districts without funds “for other critical uses,” the report said."
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