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CLE’s Executive Director and Co-Founder featured in New York Times article on Trump’s education plans

“If I were to read the tea leaves,” said Lauren Morando Rhim, a co-founder and the executive director of the Center for Learner Equity, “I think that we’re going to see a huge decrease of staffing and simply reducing the function of the department.” Morando Rhim thinks that what Trump and Musk have done to U.S.A.I.D. could be a blueprint for their plans for the Department of Education. Read the article here.

  • February 13, 2025
  • In the News
Supreme Court

CLE Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter Schools Case

CLE responds to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Oklahoma case on religious charter schools, standing with the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s June 25, 2024 decision that ruled religious charter schools unlawful.

  • January 27, 2025
  • In the News, Statement
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Jennifer Coco’s Guest Column: NOLA schools must come together on helping students with disabilities. Here’s how.

A recent District Administration “Talking Out of School” podcast explores how charter schools can improve support for students with disabilities, featuring insights from a two-year study by Lauren Morando Rhim, our Executive Director.

  • October 2, 2024
  • Center for Learner Equity
  • In the News, Landing Page, Press Release
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Lauren Morando Rhim Appears as Guest in DA’s Podcast ‘Talking Out of School’: How charter schools can improve special education

A recent District Administration “Talking Out of School” podcast explores how charter schools can improve support for students with disabilities, featuring insights from a two-year study by Lauren Morando Rhim, our Executive Director.

  • August 18, 2024
  • Center for Learner Equity
  • In the News, Landing Page, Press Release
Animated image of a child in a divided classroom. Half the image is in a regular classroom and the other half in an at-home learning environment.

Lauren Morando Rhim Quoted in Vox “One complicated reason homeschooling is on the rise” Article

CLE’s executive director, Lauren Morando Rhim spoke with Vox about why many families are turning to homeschooling and microschools to better accommodate children with disabilities and learning differences.

  • August 16, 2024
  • Center for Learner Equity
  • In the News, Landing Page, Press Release
Image of a student standing in front of a green background with pencils pointing in different directions all around.

Jennifer Coco Quoted in Axios New Orleans: “New Orleans schools may centralize services for students with disabilities”

CLE’s Senior Director of Strategy and Impact, Jennifer Coco, is quoted in the Axios New Orleans “New Orleans schools may centralize services for students with disabilities” article.

  • August 15, 2024
  • Center for Learner Equity
  • In the News, Press Release
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Jennifer Coco Quoted in WWNO – New Orleans Public Radio “Charter school leaders support centralized approach to special education, report finds”

CLE’s Senior Director of Strategy and Impact, Jennifer Coco, is quoted in the “Charter school leaders support centralized approach to special education, report” from the New Orleans Public Radio.

  • August 12, 2024
  • Center for Learner Equity
  • In the News, Press Release
Classroom Desks

New Orleans to Consider New, Centralized Approach to Better Serve Students With Disabilities in Charter Schools

Center for Learner Equity report reveals broad consensus from local schools to explore shared services amid deep concerns from families and schools about current challenges and inequities.

  • August 12, 2024
  • In the News, Press Release
At-home classroom setting with a library, fireplace and other alternative learning tools.

CLE Featured in The Seattle Times “WA’s charter schools can be a game-changer for special needs students” Article

For many Washington families, navigating special education is a daily struggle that ends with disappointment and despair. Some Washington charter schools are upending this long-standing equation, giving parents and their children with disabilities something entirely different: hope for the future.

  • August 4, 2024
  • In the News, Press Release
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CLE Featured in The 74’s “Report: Charter Schools Are Failing Students with Disabilities” Article

“The origin of the charter sector was to expand opportunities for kids from marginalized demographics,” says Executive Director Lauren Morando Rhim. “With kids of color and low-income kids, the charter sector has done that. But for kids with disabilities, it has not.”

  • July 16, 2024
  • In the News, Press Release
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