Special Education
Featured Special Education Resources
Using data from the US Department of Education’s biennial Civil…
The State of the Charter Sector: What You Need to Know About the Charter Sector Today
Students with Disabilities Resources
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Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
ReportsIdeas that Work09 Jan, 2004
The Tool Kit includes information about the Department’s investments, papers on large-scale assessment, technical assistance (TA) products, and resources. The section on large-scale… Read more
Special Education in Charter Schools: What We've Learned and What We Still Need to Know
ToolkitsCRPE01 Dec, 2014
According to national averages, charter schools serve fewer students with special needs, leaving them open to charges that they are exclusionary. Charter leaders counter that when special… Read more
Financing the Education of High-Need Students
ToolkitsThomas B. Fordham Institute01 Nov, 2013
America’s approach to the education of children with disabilities is antiquated, costly, and ineffective. Far too many children emerge from our special-ed system without the skills,… Read more
Meeting the Needs of Every Student Through Inclusion: A Qualitative Study of Ten California Charter Schools
ReportsCalifornia Charter Schools Association01 Oct, 2016
This report highlights best practices and progress in special education in charter schools across California. Its research design and shows some very compelling evidence around charter… Read more
Ensuring Discipline Contributes to a School Culture that Serves All Students - Including Students with Disabilities
Event14 Oct, 2016
This presentation comes from a session presented at the Discipline Convening on Expanding Positive School Climates in the Charter School Sector.
Fostering positive school climates and… Read more
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Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2016
ReportsInstitute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics01 Aug, 2016
Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups examines the educational progress and challenges students face in the United States by race/ethnicity. This report shows that… Read more
Promising Practices: Intersection of Rapid Charter School Growth and Increased Accountability for Special Education Prompts Action: The Utah Strong Start Academy
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools02 May, 2016
Two distinct forces recently converged in Utah that led to the Board of Education office creating a training and mentoring program for new special education administrators and teachers:… Read more
Building the Capacity of Charter Schools: Effectively Serving Students With Disabilities
Event18 Jun, 2012
The National Charter School Resource Center hosted a full-day conference in Minneapolis on June 19, 2012, titled, Building the Capacity of Charter Schools: Effectively Serving Students With… Read more
Legal Rights of Children with Disabilities and Charter Schools
Event09 May, 2013
The webinar, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 9, 2013, will feature distinguished presenters Diane Smith Howard, Staff Attorney for Juvenile Justice and Education Issues at the… Read more
Digging into Charter Schools' Special Education Enrollment Differences
Event22 May, 2013
Center on Reinventing Public Education Director Robin Lake and Senior Research Analyst and Research Director Betheny Gross will share key points from CRPE's November 2012 report, New York… Read more