Feds Warn Charter Schools About Not Serving Special Needs Kids
Writes Chris Staiti for Bloomberg News: U.S. charter schools must provide special-education services and avoid discrimination in admissions, academic services and athletics whether or not they receive federal funding, the Education Department said today. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, the department’s Office for Civil Rights reminded charter school operators of their obligations under federal civi
5-26-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: High-Stakes Tests, English Language Learners and Florida Voucher ExpansionTampa Tribune reporter Anastasia Dawson is emerging as one of Florida’s top education reporters. Even though FCAT was administered for the last time in March, Dawson writes how one vulnerable group