The amount that districts pay in cross-subsidies ranges from $100 to $1,450 per student. At $1,210 per general education student, Waconia Public Schools is near the top end of per student cross-subsidy costs.
Pioneer Press - Despite half a billion in new money, many Minnesota school districts are in the red
Waconia Patriot - Special ed funding formula puts school districts in difficult position
Waconia Patriot - Devine: Proposed special education funding change is welcome
KSTP-TV - New special education funding formula surprises school districts
WCCO-TV - Chisago Lakes School District's $1.6 Million Budget Crisis
FOX 9-TV - Special education funding change costs Monticello Schools $1.6 million
KVLY-TV - Special education funding: How the gap hurts all students
Star Tribune - Minnesota schools facing 'crisis level' in special education funding
Hutchinson Leader - Local special education expenses on the rise
Winona Daily News - State needs to close special ed funding gap
Star Tribune - Federal government must deliver on its special education funding obligation
Rochester Post Bulletin - Mind the gap: Funding proposed to halt special ed 'cross subsidy'
SC Times - 'It's a crisis situation:' Underfunded special education mandates cost district $11.7M
Monticello Schools - Funding deficit created by perfect storm of events
Mankato Free Press - Special education funding gaps growing, inequitable
Austin Daily Herald - Paying the bill for exploding special ed costs
MPR - As schools struggle with costs, special education takes a toll
SC Times - St. Cloud NAACP sues Minnesota over special education underfunding in schools
Isanti-Chisago County Star - North Branch school board approves budget cuts
Farmington Independent - MSBA requests state attorney general file lawsuit
Mankato Free Press - Special education: State money is answer to lack of federal funds
Rochester Post Bulletin - Schools need full funding for special education
KROC Radio - Rochester School Board Facing Unexpected Need for Spending Cuts
Brainerd Dispatch - Brainerd school board supports special ed funding increase
Lonsdale News Review - TCU board joins others in urging government to offset special education costs
Grand Rapids Herald Review - School districts across Minnesota advocate for special education reform
MINNPOST - Meet the cross-subsidy, an increasingly painful way to pay for special ed
Duluth News Tribune - Special education funding fix has to come from feds, state
KIMT-TV - Stewartville: Fighting for special education funding
Associated Press (AP) - Special education costs rise for Minnesota schools
MREA Voice - Minnesota Schools Face Rising Special Education Needs
Stillwater Area Public Schools - Board continues to budget cuts for 2019-2020
Columbia Heights Public Schools - Addressing Special Education Cross-Subsidy is a Priority
MN Schoolwires - Special Education Cross-Subsidy Continues to Grow
MINNPOST - Special-ed reform: Paperwork exacerbates funding challenges, proponents say
Minnesota Legislature - School districts grapple with growing special education funding gap