National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools

Check out our newest report, "Key Trends in Special Education in Charter Schools: A Secondary Analysis of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)."

See our Center of Excellence profile on Brooklyn LAB. These profiles are designed to showcase examples of how charter schools – and all public schools – can support students with disabilities and create opportunities for their success.

In an effort to document and promote school models and practices that effectively serve students with disabilities in charter schools, CRPE asked NCSECS to conduct case studies about exemplary schools - Thrive and Haven Academy.

Be sure to explore our interactive data visualization tool to better understand the state of special education in public schools across the U.S.

Check out our Special Education Toolkit: Guidance for Charter School Authorizers, developed in partnership with NACSA, which provides a framework for authorizers at each stage of the charter lifecycle, and the tools to do this work.

Report Published in Partnership with the Center on School Turnaround WestEd: Assessing and Improving Special Education: A Program Review Tool for Schools and Districts Engaged in Rapid School Improvement

Check out this video of Lauren Morando Rhim and others discussing how authorizers ensure access to charter schools for students with unique needs.

Interested in seeing state specific details and reports comparing states? We got you covered with our Charter School Special Education Finance Data Project!

NCSECS Equity Coalition Releases Statement to the Trump Administration and 115th Congress.

Read The Impact of LEA Status, the first in a series of issue briefs from our Equity Coalition.

Learn more about joining our CMO Special Education Network!

Our goal is to advocate for students with diverse learning needs to ensure that if they are interested in attending charter schools, they are able to access and thrive in schools designed to enable all students to succeed.

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Charter School Special Education Finance Project

NCSECS launched a special education finance initiative in response to the urgent need for stakeholders to better understand how special education is funded in the charter sector.