Tag: charter schools
Charter schools and private options can thrive in tandem
The nation’s first charter school law passed in 1991, the year after an improbably left-right coalition enacted the nation’s first modern school voucher program. Ever since, charters have been the go-to “third way” solution: More regulated than private schools. More flexible than district-run public schools. Accountable to the public in... READ MORE70 years after Brown vs. Board, the Linda Browns of today can still be denied access
Available to All has released a new study called The...
READ MOREOklahoma Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on precedent-setting religious charter school lawsuit
An attorney defending the Oklahoma’s charter school board wasted...
READ MOREOklahoma’s high court to hear arguments in Catholic virtual school lawsuit
The story: All eyes will be on Oklahoma on Tuesday...
READ MORESuccess Academy eyes Florida expansion as Schools of Hope operator
Florida’s decade-long efforts to recruit more high-quality charter school operators...
READ MOREChildren are our future
America’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic represents an unmitigated disaster...
READ MOREOpinion: Why NAEP scores should be used with skepticism when ranking states’ charter schools
Harvard University’s Paul Peterson and M. Danish Shakeel wrote a...
READ MOREBrewer owner’s lawsuit looks to capitalize on Badger State’s new court and attack school choice options
The story: After two court victories in the 1990s, Wisconsin,...
READ MORE‘Game Changers’ in K-12 choice
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READ MOREpodcastED: National charter school movement leader talks about charter performance and Oklahoma’s approval of a religious charter school
On this episode, senior writer Lisa Buie talks with...
READ MOREAfter strife and delays, finally ‘fantastic news’ for Florida’s latest charter school turnaround
With the start of classes just weeks away, Florida’s...
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