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In this brief, we use the term “specialized charter schools” to refer to charter schools that primarily or entirely focus on educating students with disabilities.  \nWhile these specialized charter schools provide families access to programs tailored to specific needs,  \nsome policymakers and education stakeholders worry that these programs may not provide sufficient access to general educational settings and meaningful inclusion for students with disabilities.1 As discussed in Brief \\#3, the IDEA requires that students with disabilities are educated in the “least restrictive environment,”which both the law and research presume is a general education classroom.  \nIn this final brief we explore the characteristics of the 176 charter schools with a specific focus on students with disabilities.  \nIn this final of six briefs analyzing data from the U.S. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), covering the 2020–21 school year, we explore the characteristics of the 176 charter schools with a specific focus on students with disabilities. This group, representing 2.3% of charter schools nationwide, is heavily concentrated in a handful of states and is particularly focused on students identified as having autism, emotional disturbances, and intellectual disabilities. With students in these schools spending significantly less time in general education settings, student experiences in specialized charters are fundamentally different in important ways from the experiences of students with disabilities in charter schools on the whole.  \n1 Rhim, L. M. (2018, December 13) . Choice and specialization are important levers for parents of students with disabilities. Flypaper (The Thomas B. Fordham  \nInstitute). [https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/choice-and-specialization-are-important-levers-parents-students-disabilities](https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/choice-and-specialization-are-important-levers-parents-students-disabilities)  \n Specialized Charter Schools for Students with Disabilities | OCTOBER 8, 2024 2  \nThe Center for Learner Equity (CLE) is committed to catalyzing student success and eradicating the complex, pervasive, and systematic barriers that prevent students with disabilities from accessing quality educational opportunities and choices, robust support, and inclusive environments. We accomplish this through research, advocacy, coalition formation, and capacity building with national, state, and local partners.  \nThe Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), maintained and released biennially by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) since 1968, publishes data on leading indicators related to access and barriers to education opportunities from early childhood through grade 12. With each biennial release, CLE analyzes similarities and differences in student populations and student experiences in public charter schools and traditional public schools for students with disabilities. Understanding these national-level data supports success for students with disabilities without regard to educational setting and placement.  \nThe findings shared in this brief are based on data reported in the 2020-2021 CRDC, collected from 97,575 schools. This report uses a data-cleaning methodology that selected a sample of these schools. For more information about the methodology used in these briefs, including a data file and accompanying instructions, see our methodology brief here.  \nStudents with disabilities receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, an","cbCaihsupbAefQ43","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihsupbAefQ43","pdf",3555074,24,"English","# Key Takeaways\n## Size and geographic concentration\n## Enrollment shares and trends\n## Demographic and disability-category patterns\n## Time in general education settings\n## Out-of-school suspension rates","[{\"question\":\"What does the report mean by “specialized charter schools” for students with disabilities?\",\"answer\":\"The report uses the term for charter schools that primarily or entirely focus on educating students with disabilities.\"},{\"question\":\"How many specialized charter schools are covered in the analysis for 2020–21?\",\"answer\":\"The report examines 176 specialized charter schools, representing 2.3% of charter schools nationwide.\"},{\"question\":\"How do students in specialized charters spend time in general education settings compared with other charter schools?\",\"answer\":\"A substantially smaller share—30.3%—spend 80% of the day or more in general education settings, versus 83.1% in charter schools overall.\"}]","Specialized Charter Schools for Students with Disabilities - Fast Facts - October 8, 2024 | PDF",1792045457]