News Briefs
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year contract to Learning Point Associates to conduct research and create a National Charter School Resource Center.
October 27, 2009
Charter schools accounted for only 4 percent of the nation's 98,916 public schools, according to a new federal statistical analysis.
October 20, 2009
A new study by an Ohio think tank suggests that pupils in the state's magnet and charter schools start kindergarten with stronger academic skills than their public school peers.
October 20, 2009
North Carolina charter schools want a court to force counties and school districts to consider their requests for the same funds that regular public schools receive for buildings, new buses, and equipment.
September 29, 2009
In response to years of falling enrollment and multimillion-dollar budget deficits, the Minneapolis school board has approved a downsizing plan that will close four schools and reduce busing.
September 29, 2009
The first teachers’ union contract approved for one of Massachusetts’ 57 charter schools that operate outside a local public school district will allow performance-based teacher pay and a longer school day.
September 22, 2009
These much-lauded charter networks may not be able to meet the administration's ambitious plans for them, writes Thomas Toch.
October 23, 2009
Priscilla Wohlstetter, Joanna Smith, and Michelle Nayfack say that development of these nonprofit school networks is a positive for the charter movement.
October 23, 2009
A scholar at Stanford University defends her study's mostly negative findings on charter schools against criticisms from a colleague who found positive results for charters in New York City.
Updated: October 13, 2009
The dispute over a noted network of schools in Colorado focuses attention on the crucial role of charter school authorizers.
October 6, 2009
As states rush to lift their caps on charter school growth, Gary Miron and Leigh Dingerson ask whether proliferation is interfering with quality.
October 2, 2009
UNO, a Chicago-based charter network, strives to turn Latino students into informed citizens and leaders in American society.
October 2, 2009
Updated: September 18, 2009
