Not exact matches
This year, the
special education students went on a
few college trips, and teachers are told that they
need to work
with the
students on college readiness skills, getting them ready to take the ACT.
The briefing paper specifically examines the ability of the OMPG schools to meet the instructional
needs of English Language Learners (ELLs),
students with special education needs,
students who are older
with few or no credits and
students who are pregnant and parenting....
That means that more than half of North Carolina's districts are being shortchanged on
special education funding in comparison
with districts that have
fewer students classified as in
need of
special education services.
These state - funded schools, which currently enroll nearly 7,100
students, also serve
fewer students who speak limited English and have
special education needs when compared
with the schools in the towns in which they are located.
Charter school leaders have explained that they have
fewer students identified as
needing special education services because
students who may initially require
special accommodations catch up
with their peers once in the charter school and eventually no longer are identified as
special education students.
Marcus Winters recently researched why public charter schools have
fewer students with special needs than district schools («The truth about charter schools and
special education,» Op - Ed, Oct. 1), and the results confirm what charter schools have been saying for a while.