WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) announced a $477,900 grant for special education research at the University of Kansas.

The grant will fund research for Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education: Development and Innovation, at the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. The funds were awarded by the United States Department of Education’s Special Education Research Program.

Senator Roberts is a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

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