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ERIC Number: EJ1246663
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1539-9664
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Inclusion in Action: Expectations for All at Excel Academy
Solomont, E. B.
Education Next, v20 n2 p60-63 Spr 2020
There's considerable public debate about charter schools and students with specialized needs, focused mainly on the extent to which charters enroll students who are classified to receive special-education services. A new study by Elizabeth Setren of Tufts University shows that critics, who often charge that charters do not serve as many special-education students as traditional public schools do, may not be asking the right questions. A school's overall environment, not just access to specialized services, appears to be an important component to all students' success. Looking across the city of Boston, Setren compared the classifications and academic performance of charter-school students who were considered special-education students or English language learners at the time of their application with their peers in traditional public schools. Boston charters achieve better outcomes for those students than traditional public schools do, even though charter enrollment at least doubles the likelihood that students lose their classification and, as a result, access to specialized services. The types of educational approaches charters use--like data-driven instruction, more instructional time, and intensive tutoring--appear to benefit students with specialized needs just as they benefit their non-classified peers.
Hoover Institution. Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6010. Tel: 800-935-2882; Fax: 650-723-8626; e-mail: educationnext@hoover.stanford.edu; Web site: http://educationnext.org/journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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