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The Failure Track

Alternative Schools and Accountability

Under pressure to meet accountability standards, school districts dump struggling students into alternative schools that are rife with profiteering, harsh discipline and educational neglect.

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The Failure Track

Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts

State officials are following up on a ProPublica report last month that Orlando uses alternative charter schools to boost ratings and hide dropouts.

by Heather Vogell,

Arkansas Spurns Warehousing of Floundering Students

by Heather Vogell,

How Students Get Banished to Alternative Schools

by Heather Vogell,

For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals and Facebook Endorsements

by Heather Vogell,

For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In

by Heather Vogell,

Camelot Under Siege

by Sarah Carr, Zoë Kirsch, Francesca Berardi and Stephen Smiley, The Teacher Project,

These For-Profit Schools Are ‘Like a Prison’

by Sarah Carr, Francesca Berardi, Zoë Kirsch and Stephen Smiley, The Teacher Project,

‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System

Heather Vogell and Hannah Fresques,

Alternative School Enrollment and Warning Signs

by Hannah Fresques, Al Shaw, Heather Vogell and Olga Pierce,