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Democrats Seek to Expedite Billions for Special-Needs Kids

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“Nevada Democrats are eager to expedite state aid, totaling billions of dollars by 2021, to public and charter schools for disabled, English-learning and low-income students under a proposal lawmakers heard Thursday. Nevada is already scheduled to provide extra funding for special-needs kids in 2021. But Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, said the needs of Nevada students can’t wait. His Senate Bill 178 would begin to introduce the additional funds on a per-pupil basis in July and cost a total of nearly $2 billion before the originally planned start date.”

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