▁costs . ▁Over ▁identification ▁of ▁students , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁state ▁fund ing , ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁Some ▁districts ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁receiving ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁while ▁others ▁have ▁ 1 0 % ▁supported ▁through ▁special ▁education . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁requires ▁each ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁and ▁char ter ▁school ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁three - year ▁special ▁education ▁plan ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁unique ▁needs ▁of ▁its ▁special ▁education ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁Administration ' s ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁issued ▁a ▁directive ▁that ▁schools ▁include ▁students ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁in ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities , ▁including ▁sports . ▁ ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁$ 1 , 6 3 2 , 9 2 8 ▁supp lement ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁school ▁years , ▁all ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁fund ing ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁that ▁they ▁received ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 . ▁This ▁level ▁fund ing ▁is ▁provided ▁regardless ▁of ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pup ils ▁who ▁need ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁and ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁services ▁the ▁respective ▁students ▁required . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁state ▁provides ▁supp