The Center’s analysis highlights clear trends in how students with disabilities are accessing and being served by charter schools and offers specific recommendations for improvement.
Nov 14
Nov 14
This report lays out the findings from a 2015-2016 data collection about special education in both charter and traditional public schools and the implications of that data.
Nov 04
Charter schools are often the only alternative to traditional public schools for students with disabilities in rural communities. The Center for Learner Equity Data Specialist Shaini Kothari recently contributed to a paper published in the Journal of School Choice that examines the challenges and opportunities these rural schools face.
Oct 31
On Sunday, October 27, the Center received the 2019 NASDSE Martha J. Fields Award of Excellence in Louisville, Kentucky.
Oct 31
The Center is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned and rebranded website at www.centerforlearnerequity.org. The revamped website features a streamlined and simplified design, improved accessibility and functionality, and clear and concise content that visualizes some of our work.
Oct 18
This interactive report provides a visualization of data collected from the Department of Education on the state of special education in charter schools and traditional public schools.
Oct 17
This week, The Center for Learner Equity (The Center for Learner Equity) and the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) released a report that brings fresh insight into how charter schools are working to improve education for students with disabilities.
Oct 16
This study, commissioned and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, involved a large research team from both CRPE and NCSECS. The authors are grateful to the many teachers, parents, and administrators who took time to share their perspectives and inform our findings. We are grateful for the Gates Foundation’s investment in expanding solutions for students with disabilities, but all errors or omissions are the authors’ alone.
Oct 15
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) reintroduced the IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act, innovative legislation to help cover the exceptional costs that can be associated with educating special needs children.
Sep 28
On September 9, The Center awarded education advocate Eileen M. Ahearn the inaugural Eileen M. Ahearn Education Visionary Award for her foresight and commitment to ensuring students with disabilities have the same access to a high quality charter school education as do their peers.