San Francisco adds $2 million to special ed budget
October 14th, 2009From the San Francisco Examiner:
The San Francisco school district is increasing its special education budget by $2 million this year, at a time when the district is seeing a steep increase in autism diagnoses. The district saw a 22 percent increase in students diagnosed with autism between 2007 and 2008, even as its total student enrollment declined slightly.
School commissioner Rachel Norton said she hopes spending money on early intervention will benefit both students and the district. “If we spend the money now, it will help save money later,” said Norton, whose daughter has autism.
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