Upcoming Roundtable Special Education

More students, less funding: Special education in crisis

Upcoming Roundtable: March 26 at 4 p.m.

California schools are facing a difficult reality: Rising numbers of special education students with complex needs are colliding with shrinking budgets, staffing shortages and mounting pressure on school districts.

Join EdSource for a free virtual roundtable examining how this crisis is affecting students, families and educators across California — and what needs to happen next.

We’ll discuss:

• What should parents understand about how this budget squeeze affects their schoolchildren, including those with disabilities?
• How is the budget crunch exacerbating the staffing shortage among special education teachers and paraprofessionals?
• What can the state do to address this issue?
• Is the governor’s budget proposal enough?

We hope you’ll join us and help inform this discussion with your questions. We use the questions you submit when you register to focus and guide our roundtable.

Thursday, March 26 at 4 p.m (Register for the recording.)

Free virtual roundtable: Register Here