Boston-area charter school students outperform their regular public school peers on state tests, are more likely to take AP tests, and are more likely to go to four-year colleges. Read Full Post >
But I remain convinced that there is a larger role for independent schools, dimly imaginable as being something like a national laboratory program for educational experimentation and innovation, that we haven't yet fully articulated among ourselves as a body. Read Full Post >
A recent audit found that the state's education department did not properly monitor charter school performance to determine whether those schools should remain open. Read Full Post >
The charter movement had it right from the get-go: Each school would have its own "charter" spelling out the results that it would be responsible for achieving. Read Full Post >
Lawmakers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and other states are considering legislation to expand school choice. Read Full Post >
Many charter schools in the state are not complying with the state's right-to-know law, which requires state-related agencies to disclose certain information to the public. Read Full Post >
Achievement First, KIPP Foundation, and Uncommon Schools are the three contenders to be awarded the Broad Foundation's top charter network prize in July. Read Full Post >
What if the perfect for which you have spent decades championing really is the enemy of the good? Read Full Post >
The report explores growth and innovation in the charter sector. Read Full Post >
In York, Penn., school officials rejected a plan that would have converted the entire district to charter schools in favor of a plan that sets strict performance measures. Read Full Post >
