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Paula Noonan breaks down how school choice. charters, and vouchers exacerbate school segregation.
Read MoreMost objectionable is the false hope charters hold out to parents of something special, an American disease of looking for an advantage over others. If charters did — although they don’t — offer a superior education, all students would be entitled to that level of learning. “Separate but equal” is unconstitutional under the facts of Brown v. Board of Education and “separate but unequal” is even more so.
Read MoreIt is well known that Success Academy used to not have a very high percent of students requiring special education services. My sense was that Success Academy did not want many students requiring special education services because those students would require attention which could take away resources from their test prep gaming system.
Read MoreSeventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, segregation is a growing problem in U.S. schools—and charters are a big reason why.
Read MoreTwo main factors are driving the increase: the end of most court oversight that required school districts to create integrated schools, and policies that favor school choice and parental preference.
Read MoreSC chapter of Moms for Liberty — a group best known for opposing LGBTQ rights, pushing for the removal of library books, & fighting racially inclusive curriculum starting their own charter school w/ taxpayer money
Read MoreOne of the parents behind the claims includes Shari Alspach, who said her son, Kayden Matthews, was subjected to racist language and bullying at Tulsa Honor Academy. The abuse got so bad that she unrolled her son earlier this week.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Hearings and Appeals has ruled that Cardinal Charter Academy in Cary engaged in illegal, retaliatory actions when it fired a math teacher who made “protected disclosures,” claiming the school did not provide students with the special education services their Individual Education Plans required.
Read MoreOpponents, on the other hand, say religious charters would undermine one of America’s founding principles: that government funds should not endorse any one faith over another. They also worry that religious charters will discriminate against people of other faiths and LGBTQ students in ways that would be patently illegal for public schools.
Read MoreAn OCR investigation found significant underreporting of restraint and seclusion at Spectrum Academy, a charter program serving students with autism.
Read MoreA recently-passed bill in North Carolina allows the charter industry to screen students and charge tuition, just like a private school.
Read MoreThis Tik Tok video shows legal counsel for Monument Academy in Colorado. MA will support parents who want to take legal action against parents of transgender students.
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