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  • Title: "Flat" versus "weighted" reimbursement formulas: a longitudinal analysis of statewide special education funding practices.
    Author: Dempsey S, Fuchs D.
    Journal: Except Child; 1993; 59(5):433-43. PubMed ID: 8440300.
    Abstract:
    Tennessee data were analyzed longitudinally from 1979-80 to 1987-88 in terms of numbers of children placed in a variety of service options. In 1983-84, the Tennessee funding formula was changed from a "flat" rate to a "weighted" formula. The weighted formula was associated with a statistically significant decrease in less restrictive placements and a reliable increase in more restrictive placements. A statewide survey of district special education directors suggested that service needs may have been more likely than monetary incentives to explain the observed changes.
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