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Tennessee Per-Pupil Expenditures In Special Education And Academic Achievement, Melanie C. Davidson
Tennessee Per-Pupil Expenditures In Special Education And Academic Achievement, Melanie C. Davidson
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Federal legislation known as the No Child Left Behind act has required states to close achievement gaps. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between special education spending by districts in the state of Tennessee and standardized achievement for students with disabilities.
Secondary data were obtained from the Tennessee Department of Education’s website (www.tn.gov/education). Data from each local education association were collected for the years of 2010-2014 in the areas of special education spending, special education population, and TCAP proficiency percentages in reading and math grades 3-8. Data from each local education association were collected …