Working to ensure that students with disabilities have access to the quality public educational opportunities and choices they need to thrive. Formerly NCSECS.
In July, CLE recognizes #DisabilityPrideMonth! We stand in solidarity with the disability community, honoring the strength and beauty that comes with being disabled. Let’s celebrate our diversity, challenge ableism, and amplify the voices of those who often go unheard.
CLE recognizes #Pride Month in May. We commit to embracing a welcoming and inclusive work environment and celebrating what makes our LGBTQIA+ community members unique! #EqualityForAll this month and always. #CLE
We stand with @StarleeColeman of the @charteralliance: "Use federal funding to help support students most in need. Students with disabilities come into our schools with challenges that take time and resources to address." https://t.co/tKJBW4M723
Allowing private schools to reject students means students with disabilities and students from other marginalized communities could be excluded from learning opportunities.
Watch here: https://t.co/tKJBW4M723
"vouchers allow private schools to reject students" -@rosadelauro
This means students from low-income families, students with disabilities, multilingual learners, students in rural areas, and more could be excluded from learning!
💡ICYMI: Our co-founder @LMRHIM spoke with with @nytimes about how dismantling the Department of Education would be catastrophic for all students, and especially students with disabilities.
Check out the full piece: https://t.co/2XTmILs7Fo
“We should be making it easier for the families of disabled children to thrive, and this is not the way to do it.”
Our co-founder Lauren Morando Rhim weighs in on the harmful effects of eliminating the Dept of Ed.
➡️Read in the @nytimes here: https://t.co/2XTmILsFuW
America’s public schools welcome ALL students. Oppose discriminatory voucher programs like ECCA at https://t.co/ripjz9gf4Q during #SchoolChoiceWeek#NoVouchers
Happy #SchoolChoiceWeek! This week, we celebrate the freedom and opportunity that every family deserves when it comes to choosing the right education for their children. Every student should have access to an environment that sparks their curiosity and sets them up for success.
Today, CLE remembers and celebrates the life of Dr. King, who's vision continues to inspire and challenge us to work toward a society free from discrimination and filled with opportunity for every person, regardless of race, background, or belief.
On this day, CLE recognizes and celebrates the life-changing system of Braille, which empowers millions of blind and visually impaired people around the world to read, write, and engage fully with the world. Join us in honoring this incredible tool. #WorldBrailleDay
Rhim: With the coming push to expand publicly-funded private school choice, students with disabilities have a great deal to lose https://t.co/Zm3Gh6XdhE
“School choice hasn’t lived up to its promise as an alternative to traditional classrooms. This means that students from low-income families and those with disabilities often miss out,” writes Linda Jacobson in @The74: https://t.co/4R6MEo9Tvh
In an article published today by @The74, our Executive Director @LMRHIM shares that families with children who have disabilities often end up in a “holding pattern,” and sometimes turn to an ESA-funded private school out of desperation. Read more here: https://t.co/4R6MEo9Tvh
The @njedreport published an article on our Charter School Sustainability Study, referencing key findings, including that leaders sought opportunities to "build a staff culture focused on equitable practice for students with disabilities." https://t.co/XpW6RnpYul
“Students with disabilities experience systematic opportunity gaps and profound inequities in their schooling experiences, across all types of public schools” said our Executive Director, @LMRHIM in discussing our latest report. Read more here: https://t.co/4HNS0CA2Gc
Beth Hawkins of @The74 shares that the main takeaway of our latest report is that “the most promising developments are the result of cultures that hold general and special educators jointly responsible for the success of all students.” https://t.co/PvJDiDkv87
In the latest report from our Charter School Sustainability Study, we discuss how charter schools leverage the benefits of the autonomy granted to them under the law to build systems that drive stronger outcomes for students with disabilities: https://t.co/4HNS0CAAvK