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Charter Schools As Leverage For Special Education Reform, Tommy Chang
Charter Schools As Leverage For Special Education Reform, Tommy Chang
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Few studies have examined the intersection of charter school and special education policies. The concerns around the serving of special education students in charter schools must be carefully studied, especially as charter schools continue to grow in numbers and continue to serve a greater percentage of public school students. New policies must not only address equity in access for special education students in charter schools but must also study how charter schools can be leveraged to generate innovative and promising practices in the area of special education.
This study examines a recent policy change in the Los Angeles Unified School …
College Knowledge: How Immigrant Latino Parents Access Information, Ana F. Ponce
College Knowledge: How Immigrant Latino Parents Access Information, Ana F. Ponce
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Among ethnic groups in California Latinos continue to have the lowest high school graduation rates and the lowest college completion rates. This study focused on understanding the role parents can play and ways schools and educators can support immigrant Latino parents to improve these rates.
Framed with a funds of knowledge approach (Gonzalez, N., Moll, L., & Amanti, C., 2005), this mixed-methods qualitative and quantitative study was conducted in a public charter high school in a low income area of Los Angeles where the student body was primarily Latino. The mission of the school was to prepare students for higher …