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Through powerful narratives of parents of Black and Latinx students with disabilities, this book provides a unique look at the relationship between disability, race, urban space, and market-driven educational policies. Offering significant insights into complex forms of educational exclusion, the text illustrates the actual challenges and paradoxes of school choice faced by today’s parents. Included are explanations for the kinds of injustices students with disabilities face every day, as well as resources that can be helpful for engaging in collective action aimed at improving educational services for all children. This accessible resource offers recommendations to help policymakers, charter school administrators, teachers, and families tackle the challenges of school choice while dealing effectively with the new generation of inclusive schools. Book Features: Presents a first-of-its-kind look at how Black and Latinx parents of students with disabilities experience market-driven approaches to education. Identifies the consequences of push-out practices in charter schools and how families experience and resist these practices. Situates school choice amid historical and compounding forms of exclusion associated with geographical (neighborhood) and social (disability, race, and class) locations. Provides lessons learned and valuable guidance for creating a new generation of inclusive charter schools.
Charter schools are become an increasingly important part of the education reform landscape. Although each state's charter school legislation is different in the specific restrictions or freedoms afforded to charter schools, all charter schools are public schools and as such are obligated to follow the regulations and principles enshrined in federal mandates, particularly the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Section 504"). This thesis examines the preparedness of the eight Washington State Charter School Commission (WSCSC)-approved charter school operators, as independent Local Education Agencies (LEAs), to create environments and service delivery models that effectively address the needs of students eligible for special education services. The study uses content analysis of WSCSC-approved applications and the special education-specific sections of WSCSC rubric against a best practices rubric for special education in charters operating as LEAs. Results indicate charter operators are most likely to consider special education when explicitly required to do so in the WSCSC Rubric and differences in the measured special education considerations exist among the applications. The WSCSC rubric only vaguely referenced many key considerations of the national rubric. Given the importance and complexities of operating as an independent LEA, concerns are raised by the results of this study as to how charter schools are preparing to meeting the needs of students with disabilities.
Throughout the United States, increasing numbers of students are being educated in charter schools. Although the educators in these schools may think they are prepared to tackle any problem related to teaching and learning, personnel, financial management, and community relations, many charter schools are overwhelmed by the need for complying with federal rules and regulations while at the same time meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse population―most notably those students with disabilities. In Charting the Course, Addie Angelov and David Bateman provide readers with a background in essential aspects of delivering special education services in this unique educational setting. Developed in collaboration with prominent charter school organizations and with the support of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.