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Special Reports

Our new Special Reports section will provide information on all aspects of special education in charter schools. Here are our first two reports:

Charter Schools Designed for Children with Disabilities:
An Initial Examination of Issues and Questions Raised
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By Julie F. Mead, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
January 2008
This report addresses both why and how charter schools designed for students with disabilities operate their programs; and information learned about charter schools specifically designed for children with disabilities through a series of questions and answers.

Demystifying Special Education in Virtual Charter Schools      Download PDF (380KB)
By Lauren Morando Rhim and Julie Kowal, Public Impact
January 2008
This report describes how educating students with disabilities in virtual charter schools entails not only molding state charter school laws to fit a specialized type of charter school, but also adapting federal and state special education guidelines aimed at providing special education in traditional brick and mortar settings.




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