Center for Learner Equity

New America examines barriers to career pathways, including for students w/ disabilities, citing our new analysis of federal civil rights data.?https://lnkd.in/eS-C99XZ. #CLEInTheNews #CRDCAnalyses?

CLE was honored to speak on a panel at the 2024 PIE Network Summit last week! We discussed our recent CRDC research and the urgency of all public schools prioritizing educational opportunities, resources, and choices for students with disabilities. It was a dream to chat on this panel with our partners at the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, Education Resource Strategies, Center on Reinventing Public Education, and the League of Education Voters! ID (L-R): Laura Anderson,?Associate Director of Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, Jennifer Coco, CLE's Senior Director of Strategy & Impact, Ventura Rodriguez, Partner at Education Resource Strategies, Bree Dusseault, Principal & Managing Director, CRPE, Arik Korman, CEO at League of Education Voters

Beth Hawkins of The 74 Media spotlights ‘stark disparities’ for students with disabilities in accessing coursework that sets them on the path to college. The story is based on our fifth analysis of federal civil rights data for charters and traditional public schools. https://lnkd.in/etJzbRHU

K-12 Dive News reporter @KaraArundel notes that "the difference in rates of inclusion in general education settings between charter schools and traditional public schools has been generally consistent since 2012." Check out her story on our new analysis of federal data:

While the 2020-21 school year may seem like a distant memory, events like the COVID-19 pandemic cast long shadows. Chronic absenteeism, achievement gaps, and the student mental health crisis must be addressed. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/efxJC6XK #CLE #CRDC #StudentsWithDisabilities

"All public schools need to continue to do more to ensure that they’re investing in the right types of practices and interventions that we know keep kids in school and accommodate the needs of students with disabilities in particular," says Jennifer Coco of CLE in an article by educationweek.org: https://lnkd.in/e7GdxRZe

Continuing the celebration of our 10th Anniversary, this #ThrowbackThursday features the Executive Summary of a multi-phase study CLE conducted on the feasibility of creating a centralized entity (Educational Service Agency) to coordinate special education across New Orleans’ decentralized system of autonomous charter schools. This executive summary examines the interests and concerns of the New Orleans school community and families of students with disabilities regarding the current state of special education program delivery and their relative interest in exploring the creation of an Educational Service Agency. Read more here: https://buff.ly/3Why6BO #ESA #NOLA #NOLAPublicSchools #CLE #CLEtakes10

A new analysis from @charteralliance found public charter school enrollment has risen for the fifth year in a row. See their top takeaways from the data ??

Charter schools are more likely to educate students with disabilities in a general education classroom than traditional public schools, our report shows. ‘But what this data can’t tell us is the quality of that instruction,’ says CLE's Senior Director of Strategy & Impact, Jennifer Coco. Read more here:

Reporter Kara Arundel of K-12 Dive discusses new CLE analysis showing charter schools enroll fewer students with disabilities than traditional public schools but have higher inclusion rates: https://lnkd.in/ejQ8QFW8