According to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, $600 million will be cut from federal special education funding, requiring states and districts to figure out a way to fund approximately 7,200 teachers, aides, and other staff, putting services and supports to students with disabilities significantly at risk. Though most schools would not be immediately impacted since funding for this academic year has largely been dispersed already, cuts could begin soon.
http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/02/sequestration-would-hurt-students-teachers-and-schools/
COPAA members are urged to send your elected officials in Congress a message asking for a balanced approach to spending reductions and to avoid any reductions to federal funding for IDEA.