In "Serving Students With Disabilities in Charter Schools: Legal Obligations and Policy Options," Paul T. O'Neill, Richard J. Wenning and Elizabeth Giovannetti provide a concise, lucid and much needed explanation of the formal legal obligations of charter schools vis-??-vis disabled youngsters, note key state-level policy variables that bear on these obligations, and suggest several policy options for improving the fit between special ed and charter schools. This is immediately useful for charter school people and state policymakers and should also help federal officials weighing the reauthorization of I.D.E.A. This 20-pager is available at http://www.charterfriends.org/SpecialEdChartersArticle.pdf.
