Ensuring FAPE for Students with Disabilities During COVID-19
Created in partnership with the Diverse Learners Cooperative, this guide offers a decision-making model that aims to balance individual student needs within a virtual learning context as well as a range of exemplars showing how this model can be applied.
Resources for Educators
The Center is a proud founding partner of the Educating All Learners Alliance.
Principles for Equity Coalition During COVID-19
In June 2020, the Center’s Equity Coalition released the Principles for Equity Coalition During COVID-19, which calls for schools to reject harsh disciplinary practices.
Principles of Equitable Schools in the Context of COVID-19
In June, the Center’s Equity Coalition published the Principles of Equitable Schools in the Context of COVID-19, a set of guidelines for educators working to put equity at the forefront of decision-making. This fall, we caught up with three schools that are working hard to embody these principles: Digital Pioneers Academy in Washington, D.C.; Animo Legacy Charter Middle School in Los Angeles, CA; and Audeo Charter School in San Diego, CA.
COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities: FAQs for Schools
COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities: FAQs for Authorizers
Our Latest on COVID-19
Equity Coalition Statement on Discipline During COVID-19
On June 13, 2016, the Equity Coalition issued a joint statement on school discipline, urging all schools, but particularly charter... read more →
December 15, 2020
Top Tips for School Leaders during COVID-19
Eight months after COVID-19 first shut down schools across the country, the state of education in the United States remains... read more →
October 22, 2020
The Center’s Statement Regarding the Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act
Children with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic—both in and out of school—and the enormous challenge of... read more →
October 15, 2020
Returning to School in the Wake of Disaster: Post-Katrina Lessons for the COVID Era
Back-to-school 2020 is unprecedented in our modern history: we are still in the midst of a raging pandemic in which... read more →
October 8, 2020
Disproportionate Discipline and COVID-19: A Call for Change
Disproportionate discipline of students with disabilities is a long-running crisis—and with the new rules and considerations around COVID-19, the... read more →
September 14, 2020
The Center’s Statement in Response to the Education Department’s Decision to Uphold Accountability Testing
We are deeply appreciative of the important clarification provided by Secretary DeVos to states today ensuring states must plan to... read more →
September 4, 2020
