Florida Charter Schools Failing Disbaled Children
From reporters John O’Connor and Sarah Gonzalez of NPR:
According to state law, every student is supposed to have an equal shot at enrollment – including students with disabilities. But students with severe disabilities are not appearing in most charter school classrooms.
StateImpact Florida and The Miami Herald gathered and analyzed data on K-12 students with disabilities from 14 school districts representing more than three-quarters of Florida’s total charter enrollment.
The analysis focused on students in the state’s two most severe disability categories, which