Charter leaders call special education funding a ‘Band-Aid solution’
Faith Dowell, a kindergarten student at Libertas School of Memphis, works on an independent lesson. (Caroline Bauman/Chalkbeat)
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Caroline Bauman
Caroline Bauman serves as Chalkbeat Tennessee’s community editor and writes about Tennessee schools. Bauman has a masters degree from the University of Missouri as a Thurgood Marshall Fellow. When she’s not working, you can almost certainly find her enjoying BBQ nachos at Central or live music at the Levitt Shell.
Leaders in the Achievement School District, charter schools that took over historically low-performing schools, fear further state cuts would seriously affect special education programs for students with some of the highest needs.
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