On July 17, 2020, Lauren Morando Rhim spoke to Newsy about the challenges of remote learning for students with disabilities.
The Center is thrilled to announce the recent hire of Jennifer Coco, who joins the team as Local Policy Manager. In this role, Coco will focus on leading a portfolio of ongoing special education initiatives in New Orleans for the Center.
On July 8, 2020, THE Journal published an article highlighting a Back to School Facilities Toolkit created by Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools with input from the Center.
On July 8, 2020, EdWeek posted a story about the challenge of transportation to school for students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center’s Wendy Tucker provided background information for this article.
In its June 30, 2020 decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the United States Supreme Court allowed the use of public funds for private religious schools—a move that raises concerns about new legitimacy given to publicly funded voucher programs that do not support the rights of students with disabilities.
The Center for Learner Equity is excited to release a new interactive database, Trends in Special Education in Charter and Traditional Public Schools by U.S. State.
In February 2020, the Center completed an analysis of the challenges associated with educating students with disabilities in Connecticut charter schools. We found that these challenges are symptoms of two broader issues—the state’s inequitable public education funding system and problematic ambiguity in the state charter law.
This brief expands on the NCSECS’ full analysis of 2015-16 CRDC data and focuses on enrollment data of students with disabilities and the underlying factors that influence their access to charter schools
On June 24, RealClear Education published an op-ed by the Center’s Policy Director, Simone Hall, on the intersection of Blackness, disability, and policing in the public education system.
This document outlines the Center’s Equity Coalition and its seven core principles.