Podcast
Behind the Bastards
It was referenced in the context of problems in the education system, including how charter schools disproportionately enroll fewer students with disabilities or who are English language learners.
Many studies show that charters enroll a disproportionately small share of students who are English language learners or who have disabilities as compared with their home district.
— Episode: Part Two: The Ballad of Bill Gates
Episode: Part Two: The Ballad of Bill Gates
It was referenced in the context of problems in the education system, including how charter schools disproportionately enroll fewer students with disabilities or who are English language learners.
Many studies show that charters enroll a disproportionately small share of students who are English language learners or who have disabilities as compared with their home district.
A survey of expulsion rates in the District of Columbia found that the charters which enroll nearly half of the student population of the district expel large numbers of children.
The charter's expulsion rate is 72 times the expulsion rate in public schools.