With current economic woes, it's no surprise that an alliance of Washington State school districts have filed a lawsuit against the state alleging underfunding of special education funding. In this historic case, the alliance's position is that the state has failed to provide the additional funding needed to adequately serve children with disabilities and fulfill the many administrative and procedural requirements of the IDEA. If the school districts prevail, this could have implications for similar actions in other states. Want to learn more about special education finance? Check out the Center for Special Education Finance.