While CLE is not advocating for the IDEA to be amended during the current Congress, we do believe that, at the appropriate time, Representative Molinaro’s bill would be a big step in the right direction in making sure that parents of students with disabilities are able to meaningfully participate in the IEP process.
David Greenberg and Karega Rausch of NACSA share the results of their year-long analysis of how charters are authorized yielded some key suggestions for how applications should evolve.
Given the Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board’s decision to approve the charter application of the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, we at the Center for Learner Equity feel it is imperative to reinforce that charter schools are public schools that must be accessible and inclusive for students with disabilities and, we believe, must be non-sectarian.
CLE’s executive director, Lauren Morando Rhim is quoted in a Youth Today article exploring the trend of microschools.
The RISE Act was recently reintroduced, and CLE was listed as on of the supporting organizations in a press release from the House.
CLE supports ban opposing the use of corporal punishment in all public schools by passing the Protecting All Students in Schools Act.
The Center for Learner Equity receives research grant to explore relationship between charter growth and inclusive practices .
Lauren Morando Rhim featured in “The 74 Million” article “Bracing for a Tidal Wave of Unnecessary Special Education Referrals” on January 3, 2023.
The Center for Learner Equity (CLE), a national organization dedicated to ensuring students with disabilities thrive, is pleased to announce a charitable gift of $3.5 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This donation will accelerate CLE’s initiatives to eradicate the complex, pervasive, and systematic barriers that prevent students with disabilities from accessing educational opportunities, quality support, and inclusive environments.
Center for Learner Equity research manager, Laura Stelitano was quoted in an EdWeek article centered on the pandemic’s impact on learning for student with disabilities.
