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Date added October 19, 2016
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Category Charter Schools, Education, School Choice, White Papers

Date: October 19, 2016

Co-authors: Ken Ardon and Cara Stillings Candal

The following paper describes how charter schools in Massachusetts and especially in Boston enroll and serve English language learners. Another report in this series provides similar information about students with disabilities. This paper provides enrollment, attrition, and achievement data for English language learners in charter schools across the Commonwealth, with a concentration on Boston and Gateway Cities such as Lawrence. It also summarizes some of the results of recent studies that have been conducted on this topic. The fourth section of this paper is a description of anecdotal evidence, gathered from school observations and interviews, about how some charter schools help English language learners achieve strong outcomes. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations for change, including recommendations for continued data collection and transparency around the enrollment and achievement of various student sub-groups and for the increased sharing of best practices across sectors.