HomepageEducation Editor in Education Where Alternative School Enrollment May Signal Problems “Nearly 2,000 school districts house “alternative” schools intended to serve students with disciplinary or academic problems. Using federal data, we show the relative size of the alternative school population in each district. The color of the bubble reflects several factors that taken together are warning signs that a district’s alternative middle/high schools are of poor quality or that a district may be using alternative schools to improve accountability measures.” Share this:Print ‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the SystemMarch 5, 2017In "Education"Why Public=Private Partnerships Don’t Work: The Many Advantages of the Public AlternativeMay 29, 2017In "Infrastructure"Study Shows Online Charter School Students Are Seriously LaggingAugust 19, 2017In "Education" Next Read: ‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System » Editor: Related Post Republicans are giving raises to striking teachers — and making the middle class pay for them