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.................................................................................................................................................... 1  \nHow We Define Urban ................................................................................................................................................ 1  \nWhy This Report......................................................................................................................................................... 1  \nKey Findings ............................................................................................................................................................... 1  \nPolicy/Practice Discussion Box 1: Federal Data About School Finance ..................................................................3  \nSection 1: Labor-Intensive Enterprise ........................................................................................................................5  \nPolicy/Practice Discussion Box 2: How Urban Districts Budget by Priorities ........................................................6  \nSection 2: Focusing on Academic Achievement.........................................................................................................8  \nPolicy/Practice Discussion Box 3: How Urban Districts Manage Budget Deficits ................................................  10  \nSection 3: Special Education .....................................................................................................................................11  \nNearly half of the urban districts allocated 16%–20% of their budgets to special education instruction and support services...........................................................................................11  \nMost of the urban districts plan to increase their spending on special education in the upcoming school year.............................................................................................................................................. 12  \nFederal funds cover less than 15% of special education expenditures................................................................. 12  \nPolicy/Practice Discussion Box 4: How Special Education Is Funded at State and Local Levels......................... 13  \nSection 4: Transportation Costs ............................................................................................................................... 15  \nInflation and Transportation Costs ......................................................................................................................... 15  \nLater Start Times and School Transportation ........................................................................................................ 15  \nPolicy/Practice Discussion Box 5: How Urban Districts Invest in Revenue Growth.............................................. 16  \nConclusions ............................................................................................................................................................... 18  \nPolicy/Practice Discussion Box 6: New Tools to Learn How States Leverage the ESSER Set-Aside.................... 19  \nTechnical Notes ......................................................................................................................................................... 21  \nTable 1. Proportion of Salaries and Benefits in Per Pupil Spending for the 100 Largest Public School Districts in the United States: FY2022 vs. FY2021 .........................................................................22  \nTable 2. Estimated Percentage of Special Education (SPED) Expendituresin the 2024-25 Budgets of 20 Urban School Districts ...........................................................................................28  \nTable 3. 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