With nearly 163,000 students with disabilities in Virginia’s public education system, a state legislative work group is tackling how services can be improved and be made more efficient in the midst of budget constraints. But as Virginia Public Radio’s Anne Marie Morgan reports, special education needs are changing even as the funding outlook grows more dire.
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