It’s an important topic that doesn't get much attention: How charter schools can better serve students in special education.

In the latest episode of District Administration‘s “Talking Out of School” podcast, Lauren Morando Rhim, executive director of the Center for Learner Equity, details her organization's pivotal two-year study of how charter schools support students with disabilities.

“Collectively, traditional and charter, we are not doing what we should be doing for kids with disabilities,” says Rhim, named one of District Administration’s Top 100 Education Influencers. “So let’s be honest about that, and say, ‘How do we improve?’ How do we make sure that parents of kids with disabilities can find a school that works for their child?'”