M.I.T. research finds special needs students benefit from charter school education

STATE HOUSE — Special education students and English language learners enrolled at charter schools are more likely to earn higher scores on the state's standardized tests and reach certain other achievement markers than their peers in district schools, according to a study of Boston students presented Monday. The study, conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Elizabeth Setren and discussed at an education conference held by MIT and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, found

STATE HOUSE — Special education students and English language learners enrolled at charter schools are more likely to earn higher scores on the state's standardized tests and reach certain other achievement markers than their peers in district schools, according to a study of Boston students presented Monday. The study, conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Elizabeth Setren and discussed at an education conference held by MIT and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, found…