Poorer students, non-English speaking students, students who go home to a household where English is not the primary language and
students with special education needs show up far less often in charter schools.
Not exact matches
Department for
Education (DfE) commissioned research has
shown that funding for
students with special educational
needs (SEN) varies depending on where the live and attend school.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12
education over the next five years,
with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that
show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on
students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.
As well, CT
showed larger effects on the mathematics achievement of
special need students than that of general
education students, the positive effect of CT was greater when combined
with a constructivist approach to teaching than
with a traditional approach to teaching, and studies that used non-standardized tests as measures of mathematics achievement reported larger effects of CT than studies that used standardized tests.
And, the final US Department of
Education report on the Washington, DC voucher program
showed that a main reason why
students didn't use a voucher offered to them was that they were unable to find a participating school
with services for their learning or physical disability or other
special needs.
Heavier sanctions required for schools that do not boost test scores have previously been
shown to be counter-productive; • The requirement that limited English proficient
students score «proficient» on English exams is self - contradictory, as is the provision that most children
with special needs demonstrate competency in the same manner as other
students; •
Education is being damaged as
students are coached to pass tests rather than taught a rich curriculum that will help prepare them for life in the 21st Century; and • The federal government has failed to adequately fund the law.
A new school finance study
shows Michigan is underfunding its schools, and additional dollars should be invested in
students with the greatest
needs, including those who are low - income, have a limited grasp of English or require
special education.