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Here is #2 explanation again for the difference between Warwick and Cranston budgets, one of my numbers were off:

2)In 2011, Cranston had 16% of their students enrolled in Special Education. Warwick has 21%. We have 5% more special education students than Cranston. Let's say just for this argument that both Warwick and Cranston each have 10,000 students. Warwick has 2100 Special education students. Cranston has 1600 Special education students. We have 500 more special education students than Cranston. The average cost to educate a special education student in RI is between $25000 and $75000 depending on the needs of the child. Let's take the average, $50,000 and I will even lower it to $40,000 since we have less severely disabled students. $40,000 times 500 is $20,000,000. This is a $20,550,000 difference. The argument I usually hear is that Warwick must be putting more students in Special education than really needs to be there. Warwick doesn't choose who is in Special education, State and federal laws determine this. I believe the reason we have more Special education students is because it is known throughout RI that we have a good education program for Special Education students.

Patrick

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