Report: MI special-ed funding gaps linked to 'school-to-justice pipeline'

Report: MI special-ed funding gaps linked to 'school-to-justice pipeline'

Advocates say one of the strongest predictors of whether a child ends up in Michigan's juvenile justice system starts in underfunded special-education classrooms, where support is stretched thin. A proposal known as the Michigan Special Education Finance Reform Blueprint aims to make a change. It would overhaul how the state pays for special education and address root causes of what some...