Face the Facts: Sen. Nuccio says special education is consistently overlooked

Fully fund the excess cost grant

Connecticut’s Excess Cost Grant is a crucial state program that helps school districts cover the extraordinary costs of educating students with disabilities who require intensive, individualized services. These are students with the most significant needs, students who deserve every opportunity to thrive, and who often rely on specialized supports to access a free and appropriate public education. Yet for years, the state and federal governments…

Face the Facts: Sen. Nuccio says special education is consistently overlooked

Rep. Tammy Nuccio (R-Tolland), ranking member on the Appropriations committee, says some of the Democrats’ proposal seems excessive, and highlights one area she says is consistently overlooked.