The Center for Learner Equity announces additional new hires, hits the road, and shares resources of interest. In case you missed the announcement, the Council on Parent Attorneys and Advocates, also an The Center for Learner Equity Equity Coalition partner, won a contract from the National Council on Disabilities to develop a research synthesis regarding special education in schools of choice and will be hosting focus groups in St. Petersburg and Miami, Florida.
Dec 04
Nov 29
The Center for Learner Equity (The Center for Learner Equity) is dedicated to ensuring that students with disabilities have equal access to charter schools and that public charter schools are designed and operated to enable all students to succeed.
Nov 21
n response to the President’s nomination of Johnny Collett as Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education, Lauren Morando Rhim, executive director and co-founder of The Center for Learner Equity released the following statement.
Nov 01
The Center for Learner Equity is excited to welcome three talented new staff members to support our work on behalf of students with disabilities.
Oct 31
The Center for Learner Equity is excited to announce that we have been awarded a two-year grant for a total of $905,000 from the Walton Family Foundation that will support our work on behalf of students with disabilities interested in attending charter schools.
Oct 27
The facts are clear: minority students are disproportionately identified as students with disabilities as well as suspended and expelled at higher rates than their peers.
Oct 12
The Center for Learner Equity Executive Director, Lauren Morando Rhim released the following statement in response to the State University of New York’s (SUNY) vote to approve regulations that will allow some charter schools to certify their own teachers.
Sep 28
This video discusses how important authorizers are in helping students with disabilities access charter schools and helping charter schools cater to their individual needs.
Sep 28
Featuring The Center for Learner Equity Executive Director, Lauren Morando Rhim, the fifth video short in NACSA’s Authorizer Voices series centers on how authorizers ensure access to charter schools for students with unique needs.
Sep 20
This statement outlines the Center’s comments on the Department of Education’s Evaluation of Existing Regulations and urges them to maintain and enforce the regulations that benefit students with disabilities.