Advocacy
Since its founding in 2011, the Collaborative for Inclusive Education team has served as a leading advocate for NYC charter schools and their students with disabilities and multilingual/English language learners. Collaborative leadership represents the voice of the City’s charter sector on local, state and national advisories and committees, and works closely with New York City Public Schools to ensure students receive the supports and resources they are entitled to as public school students.
Policy watch
New York City Council & Special Education Data Transparency
Since COVID, the lack of related services provisions for children with disabilities has disproportionately affected charter school students. We continue to advocate for charter school inclusion in a City Council bill that would require New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) to provide data on the number of charter school students receiving related services from the city.
Monitor & Mythbuster
Charter schooling remains a contentious issue in New York; myths and misinformation about charter schools and their special populations offerings abound. The Collaborative team provides facts and data to inform the public dialogue as well as coordinates a Special Education Working Group to shape NYCPS’s polices, practices and supports as well as to ensure all legal obligations with regard to charter school students are met.
Get the Facts
Working Together for Change
Our leadership team actively engages with over a dozen local and national nonprofits fighting for students’ and families’ rights. Whether it’s advocating for stronger special education oversight with the ARISE Coalition or the continued protection of undocumented students with the National Newcomer Network, our team is committed to tackling systemic change.
