charter schools
Tennessee Using $14.4M of $64M COVID Education Funds Toward Charter Schools
Teachers unions and other critics view the efforts as a way to siphon money away from traditional public schools.
Alabama State Agency's Meeting Zoom-Bombed With Porn, Hitler References
An Alabama Public Charter School Commission meeting was flooded with pornographic images and references to Adolf Hitler, moments after a group of elementary students exited the Zoom conference.
What Does the Rise of the Pandemic Pod Mean for the Future of Education?
Musings on an under-discussed pandemic innovation in childhood education.
Trump's 'Outsider' Candidate Loses Louisiana Governor's Race
Where the "Trump bump" panned out for Tate Reeves in Mississippi, it ultimately flopped for Eddie Rispone, just as it did for Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky. Both candidates were the scourge of local teachers unions.
Charter and Public School Students Perform Similarly on Tests, Report Finds
The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics released a report that noted "no measurable differences" in the students' average reading and mathematics scores.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai Declares Public Schools a 'Monopoly'
Turzai says public school teachers '"don't really care about kids."
DeVos Doesn't Know How Michigan Schools Are Performing
In 60 Minutes interview DeVos appeared not to know how policies she pushed impacted school performance.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Announces New Harlem Charter School
The rapper, producer, entrepreneur and clothing designer has partnered with Capital Preparatory Schools to open the school.
What Makes a School Successful?
A study of New York charter schools and a controversial experiment in Houston tested competing hypotheses.
