A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO WAS WRONG WHEN IT REDUCED ITS SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING IN 2011. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT MEANS THE STATE MAY LOSE 34-MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN WITHHOLD MONEY FROM STATES IF THEY DON'T ADEQUATELY FUND SPECIAL ED. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS P-E-D WILL CONTINUE PURSUING A WAIVER TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF FUNDING.
