Today, The Center for Learner Equity released their groundbreaking report: Key Trends in Special Education in Charter Schools, A Secondary Analysis of the 2011-2012 U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC).
Nov 09
Nov 07
The report gives an overview of how special education is funded in charter schools and the surrounding details.
Nov 03
The Center for Learner Equity has had the opportunity to review three recent reports assessing the nature and viability of online charter schools (also called “virtual” charter schools). They are all components of the same umbrella project – the National Study of Online Charter Schools.
Oct 15
This report gives a summary of an analysis from a 2011-2012 data collection about special education in both charter and traditional public schools.
Oct 15
This report lays out the Methodology Section from a 2015-2016 data collection about special education in both charter and traditional public schools.
Oct 07
This report lays out the findings from a 2011-2012 data collection about special education in both charter and traditional public schools and the implications of that data.
Sep 08
Later this week Lauren Morando Rhim, Executive Director of The Center for Learner Equity, will be moderating a panel in Seattle on special education in charter schools. There is nothing unusual about that – The Center for Learner Equity does its best to contribute to conversations whenever asked to participate.
Jul 20
Charter schools can leverage their autonomy to provide creative, academically powerful programs that enable students to succeed. But, not unlike many traditional public schools, they frequently struggle to consistently and effectively meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Jul 07
Lauren Morando Rhim’s Op Ed entitled “Senate Education Bill Gives No Tangible Support For Students Who Need It Most” was published in The Hill on July 6, 2015.
Apr 20
As part of recent Congressional efforts to reauthorize the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), considerable attention was paid to students with disabilities in charter schools.