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Special Needs Education Funding

By Jasmyn Belcher

Oswego, NY – An Upstate Congressman is seeking additional federal funding to help educate special needs children.

WRVO's Jasmyn Belcher spoke with Congressmen Jim Walsh, New York's 25th District Representative.

Walsh gives some history on the "Individuals With Disabilities in Education Act."

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