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Ashley Jochim

As education choice programs expand, the promise of securing better educational opportunities remains unevenly realized for many families. This report examines the challenges families face and offers practical solutions to help education choice programs deliver on their potential. The report reveals that while some families benefit from education choice, many—particularly those in rural areas, low-income communities, and families of color or with children who have disabilities—encounter significant obstacles.

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What Does It Take to Educate Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities in General Education Settings? Lessons from Washington’s Public Charter Schools

Georgia Heyward, Travis Pillow, Sivan Tuchman

This report includes in-depth case studies of five Washington State charter schools to understand their strategies for full inclusion of students with disabilities, and offers recommendations to school leaders and policymakers.

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Ensuring All Students in Indiana Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

Lisa Chu

This report examines and offers recommendations to resolve Indiana’s student funding inequities.

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Lessons from Remote Learning in Six School Systems

This report looks more deeply into a small number of districts and charter management organizations (CMOs), hoping to understand why they took particular approaches to remote learning and how their experiences last spring affected their plans for the fall.

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Promising Practices Emerge from Expert Peer Review of District Reopening Plans

CRPE and the Collaborative for Student Success convened experts in emergency planning, health and safety, parent and family advocacy, special education, and school district and state leadership to review school districts’ plans to educate students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Getting Back to School: An Update on Plans from Across the Country

Betheny Gross, Alice Opalka

This brief gives a snapshot from August 17–21 of how school districts across the country are planning for fall 2020.

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School Districts Across the Nation Plan for An Uncertain Year Ahead

Betheny Gross, Alice Opalka

This brief gives a snapshot from July 27-31 of how school districts across the country are currently planning for fall 2020.

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