How Charters Filter Out "Unwanted" Students:
🚫 Complex applications in English only
🚫 Mandatory parent volunteer hours
🚫 "Counseling out" struggling students
🚫 Harsh discipline for minor infractions
How Charters Filter Out "Unwanted" Students:
🚫 Complex applications in English only
🚫 Mandatory parent volunteer hours
🚫 "Counseling out" struggling students
🚫 Harsh discipline for minor infractions
Who Gets Left Behind:
The Students Charters Don't Want
Students with severe disabilities
English language learners
Kids with behavioral challenges
Children from struggling families
- Public schools serve 2X more English learners
- In Albany, only 1 of 7 charters serves typical special ed populations
- Success Academy was sued for dropping a special needs student at a police station