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District of Columbia Public Schools, 2024
This District of Columbia Public Schools School Year 2024-2025 "Parental Right to Know Guide" informs parents on their rights with regard to the following: (1) Notice of Non-Discrimination and Non-Retaliation; (2) Teachers and Paraprofessionals; (3) Student Achievement (DC CAPE Data); (4) Student Records; (5) Unsafe School Choice Option;…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Parent Rights, Access to Information, Equal Education
Waitoller, Federico – Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center, 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to make this information easily available to policymakers, activists, and parents/caregivers, and to contribute to a substantive discussion about developing equitable educational opportunities for all children.
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Students with Disabilities, Charter Schools
Tuchman, Sivan; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2017
The debate over school vouchers continues as more states offer government dollars to fund private schooling for students as a method of improving choice and quality in K-12 education. Previous research in the charter school sector has found that special education enrollment discrepancies between charters and traditional public schools is likely…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Special Education, Educational Vouchers, Private School Aid
Minnesota Department of Education, 2009
The purpose of this document is to provide information and resources on special education for charter school sponsors and charter school directors. This document is the result of collaborative input from individuals who work in and with charter schools in Minnesota. It also represents the collaborative efforts of the following divisions of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Charter Schools, Special Education, School Choice
District of Columbia Public Schools, 2014
School-Parent Compacts are a component of school-level parental involvement policies, and must be developed by the school, teacher, and parents as a description of how parents, the entire school staff, and students themselves will work together for improved student academic achievement. This District of Columbia Public Schools School Year…
Descriptors: Parent Rights, Access to Information, Public Schools, Guides
Council for American Private Education, 2003
This issue of the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) includes the following articles: (1) New Majority Leader Supports School Choice; (2) Bush: End Discrimination Against Religious Organizations; (3) Paige Establishes New School Recognition Program; (4) Congress to Take Up IDEA; and (5) CAPENotes.
Descriptors: Private Education, Equal Education, School Choice, Religious Organizations
Council for American Private Education, 2003
This issue of the monthly newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) includes the following articles: (1) A Nation at Risk: New Report Looks Back and Looks Ahead; (2) Paige Unveils IDEA Principles; (3) Prizewinning Professors and Private Schools; (4) IDEA Survey; and (5) CAPENotes.
Descriptors: Private Education, Private Schools, School Choice, Accountability
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Taylor, Shannon S. – Journal of School Choice, 2006
The study of school choice for special education students brings together several important pieces of legislation which are separately the focus of high interest. This paper reviews the features of the three major special education bills (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Acts, the Americans with…
Descriptors: School Choice, Disabilities, Court Litigation, Educational Vouchers