‘Court School’ students are virtually ignored in push for educational equity
Journalists in our Equity Reporting Project have examined a diverse range of issues that are shortchanging students of quality educational experiences, but one group stands out as particularly overlooked: students in so-called “court schools.” Describing them as a “captive audience,” a team from San Francisco-based New America Media reports that with few exceptions, local and national educational reform efforts have virtually failed to address the needs of youth attending schools within juvenile justice facilities.