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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Turque should do a story on charters that are designed to meet the needs of special needs (which we need more schools in the District reaching special needs) being held to unfair measurements by NCLB--which is on its way out anyway.  THAT would be an interesting story.  Charter schools thrive on flexibility, and it would be great if they had some flexibility in assessments that are fair to the population they serve - though they should be  transparent and evaluated by an outside source once agreed upon.[/quote]

Again, (I posted the above), Charter Schools COULD be one of the interesting answers to special needs education in the district.  I am not sure which charter would want to wade in and focus on special needs with one hand tied behind its back by NCLB.  It would be shuttered in a few years.  There was an article in today's post about a charter succesfully reaching special needs.  They had failed 'AYP' , but the special needs kids were showing progress.  Isn't that the real goal?  But will this charter be shuttered ina few years due to failure of AYP pass rates?  THAT would be an interesting  topic to probe and draw attention to Mr. Turque.[/quote]

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