Enrollment at San Diego’s District-Run Schools Dropped But Shot Up at Charters

Enrollment at San Diego’s District-Run Schools Dropped But Shot Up at Charters

When Heather Higginson Santana’s son Tiago was young, he attended a district-run public school where he received special education services. The classroom experience felt chaotic to Tiago. He would get over stimulated or anxious and fall behind. To catch him up, his teachers would pull him out of class to work with him.  “But every time they pulled him out, he was missing another assignment. I thought, how is he ever going to catch up?” she said…