National Study of Charter Schools Report Available
The fourth-year report on The National Study of Charter Schools,
produced by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational
Research and improvement has been released. To view this report,
click on the link below: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/.
Charter Schools
"Review
of Charter School Legislation Provisions Related to Students with
Disabilities" examines charter school statutes in 29 states
& special education provisions within extant statutes in February
1998.
"Charter
Schools & Students with Disabilities: Review of Existing Data
1998" (November 1998) summarizes existing research data
& policy-relevant analyses that have focused on charter schools
& students with disabilities.
"The
Charter School Roadmap" aims to guide policymakers through
issues that need to be examined when developing or assessing charter
schools legislation.
If you have general questions, feel free to contact the local
school board in your area or the Illinois Network of Charter Schools.
Their website can be found at http://www.incschools.org, e-mail at info@incschools.org,
call at 312-235-0798, or fax at 312-235-0679. You may also contact
staff at the Illinois State Board of Education as follows:
Rich Loman
Jo Price
217/782-2948 Phone
217/524-8750 Fax
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