From the Washington Post
The District’s public charter schools discriminate against students with disabilities — especially those with significant needs — in their admissions policies and often steer them instead to expensive private schools, special education advocates contend in a complaint filed Thursday with the Justice Department.
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Arne Duncan claimed that Katrina was the best thing to happen to New Orleans schools. Parents of special needs kids beg to differ.
Ever since the RSD (Recovery School District) took over the city’s failing schools after Hurricane Katrina, some parents have complained about an admissions process made [...]
Bobb (Emergency Manager of Detroit Public Schools) also plans to dismantle the public school board, the best advocates for schools like CFA. Elena Herrada, an appointed member of the Detroit Public School Board will be running for her seat in the fall regardless. She thinks [...]
This excellent article presents a balanced picture of what is at stake in our changing educational environment. In this case the the debate is in North Carolina but the same issues affect us all:
The House debate was emotional. Rep. William Wainwright, D-Havelock, who is African-American, called the [...]
“I’m not convinced that anyone at the DOE has the best interest of the children in mind,” said Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, “We are not going to allow the students anywhere within PS 67 to be treated like second-class citizens.”
Parents fight for the rights of their special needs kids. I [...]
Why is Bloomberg so concerned about throwing public school money at private schools when he already does? What makes choosing to send your kid to private special ed school different from choosing to send your kid to a charter? Well, for one thing, Bloomberg can’t control private schools [...]
I wonder how worried I should be when charters get into the special ed bizz. Very or extremely? Recent announcements in New Jersey and Indiana will no doubt sound righteous to sped parents, but Indiana and New Jersey are among my Top Five Places I Am [...]
Charter schools are part of the Chicago schools system and are given more flexibility in staffing, curriculum and other areas — similar in theory to home schools. They receive public funding per student, causing the lawmakers concern over a possible redefinition of home schools.
At Dr. Diane Ravitch’s recent appearance in Los Angeles (which I videotaped; see below) one of her best lines quoted Rutger’s education economist Bruce Baker: “If I knew that a car that I was about to buy would surely explode one of every five times I got into it I would rather walk.” Dr. Ravitch [...]
Talk to You Later-Notes to My Son: Day 107 of School
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