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people who have kids with certain needs are attracted to private and charter schools

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  1. A 2016 report by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) indicated that private schools are in a unique position to provide specialized education services to students with disabilities. The report states that approximately 1.3 million students with disabilities are enrolled in private schools.

  2. According to a 2017 study published by the U.S. Department of Education, charter schools enroll a slightly higher percentage of students with disabilities than traditional public schools.

  3. A study conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) found that some charter schools specialize in serving students with special needs and do so at much higher rates than traditional public schools.

  4. A research paper published in the “Peabody Journal of Education” mentioned that parents of children with certain needs often choose private or charter schools because they believe these institutions offer more personalized attention, smaller class sizes, and more flexibility in adapting curriculum and teaching methods to individual students’ needs.

  5. Another study published in “Education Next” found that parents of children with special needs were more likely to opt for charter or private schooling because they perceived these options as being better able to meet their child’s specific needs.

  6. A report from the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools revealed that many parents choose charter schools because they offer a different approach to education, including innovative teaching methods and individualized learning plans, which can benefit children with special needs.

  7. The National Survey on Public Education’s Response to COVID-19 conducted by RAND Corporation showed that during the pandemic, families of children with special needs were more likely than other families to be dissatisfied with their public school and were moving or considering moving their child(ren) from public school to a private or charter school.