California charter schools significantly under-enroll students with disabilities

This is In the Public Interest’s pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California and the families, students, and teachers fighting back.

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Special education kids missing from charter schools. A new study released last week by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and the California Teachers Association (CTA) has revealed that California charter schools disproportionately enroll far fewer students with disabilities than previously thought. Capital & Main

“Charter Schools’ Success Is an Illusion.” Los Angeles Unified School District Glenn Sacks writes, “More than 80% of my students passed the 2019 Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics exam. I’m proud of them. Their success is my success. But my success is an illusion.” The Wall Street Journal

Hollywood weighs in. TV and film writers and producers are starting to duke it out over charter schools in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter

Online charter school closures hit Marin County hard. ”Just as the new school year is starting, dozens of Marin children could be in educational limbo because of recent indictments in Southern California involving online charter schools.” The Mercury News