All Entries Tagged With: "D.C. public schools"
Uncertainties Around Charters’ Special Ed Role
One family’s legal struggle to get a charter school to recognize their son’s special needs.
The question of quality
James Forman Jr. on the challenges facing the charter school movement.
A Charter School with a Special Mission
St. Coletta Public Charter School in D.C.’s quiet East Capitol Hill neighborhood next to the Stadium-Armory Metro is a stand-out school with a humble mission: to integrate its learning disabled students into the general population.
But what seems like a modest goal requires generous resources and public will. St. Coletta has become known in the District [...]
How Do D.C.’s Charter Schools Serve Special Needs Students?
Washington, D.C.’s public schools serve one of the highest percentages of special needs populations in the country. The nation’s capital has long had neglected special education facilities and trouble funding the more expensive services that this population requires. As a result, a few charter schools have opened up in the District to serve the needs [...]
