special education

Some (Muted) Applause for the NCLB/ESEA Rewrite

Many Americans probably chuckle in agreement when hearing that old Mark Twain quip, “suppose you were an idiot, and suppose…

9 years ago

De Blasio’s DOE Declines to Evaluate Schools for Students with Disabilities

Chalkbeat reports today that the New York City Board of Education, which just issued new school "quality reports," left out…

9 years ago

Are Camden Students Better Off Since the Opening of Hybrid Renaissance Schools?

In today's NJ Spotlight, JerseyCAN's Michele Mason and Janellen Duffy take stock of the "sizeable strides" made by students attending…

9 years ago

Reconciling Higher Expectation with Behavioral Differences: The Case of Brooklyn’s Achievement First Charter School

Today’s New York Times details a lawsuit pressed by the New York Legal Assistance Group on behalf of five special…

9 years ago

Asbury Park Press Nails It: Lakewood Discriminates against Minority Special Education Children

The Asbury Park Press Editorial Board calls for a full investigation against Lakewood Public Schools’ discriminatory (and illegal) practice of…

9 years ago

QOD: A Parent of Children with Special Needs Rebuts Farina and de Blasio’s Claims about Charter Selectivity

A Bronx parent of three kids with special needs rebuts NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s…

9 years ago

Does the New NCLB’s Opt-Out Provisions Protect Kids with Disabilities? This Mom says “No”

Great read in The Atlantic about the alignment of disability advocates and civil rights leaders on the necessity of maintaining federal oversight,…

9 years ago

New Jersey D.O.E., Denies Proposal for Charter School to Serve Children with Autism

Speaking of charter schools and students with disabilities , a series of documents came through the transom last week regarding…

9 years ago

Do Charter Schools “Counsel Out” Students with Disabilities?

Charter schools are often criticized for under-enrolling students with disabilities.  For example, a report last October from Mark Weber (Jersey…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

John Mooney asks, "All the stir about the state’s plans to relinquish control of Newark’s schools has raised a collateral question:…

9 years ago