Charters and Choice

Current and past coverage documents efforts to promote and implement charter schools and school choice programs as solutions for education reform.

Commentary

Equity Is Elusive in Educational Markets

“Not all children have parents who are involved enough in their education to take advantage of choice. Concern about food, clothing, and shelter takes precedence over schooling," writes Walt Gardner. June 26, 2009

Texas Reworks School Accountability, Budgeting

Lawmakers toughened graduation requirements and lifted a mandate that districts spend 65 percent of their operating budgets in the classroom. June 26, 2009

Ore. House Passes Online Charter School Restrictions

June 24, 2009, AP

Model State Charter School Law Unveiled

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is calling for states to overhaul and expand laws governing charter schools. June 23, 2009

Tennessee Lawmakers Agree on Charter Schools

June 23, 2009, AP

News Briefs

School Choice

Education scholars examine the impact of school choice in a “post-desegregation era.” June 16, 2009

Spotlight Focuses on D.C. Vouchers

For such a small program, the private-school-voucher initiative for the District of Columbia has been getting an awful lot of attention lately. May 18, 2009

Broad Foundation Backs 2 Groups Running Charter Schools in N.Y.C.

April 21, 2009

Study Shows D.C. Voucher Gains

April 21, 2009

Demographic Changes

April 7, 2009

Transparency Time For Vouchers?

A Washington think tank argues that private schools that accept students under voucher programs have a responsibility to be transparent. March 31, 2009

More News Briefs

Calif. Charter Group Proposes Renewal Standards

The influential association is calling for schools that fail to reach expected levels of performance to be closed. June 22, 2009

Expansion of Tenn. Charter Schools Headed to Gov.

June 19, 2009, AP

Tenn. Charter Schools Bill on Fast Track in House

June 18, 2009, AP

Ohio's Charter Schools' Future Hangs in Balance

June 16, 2009, MCT

Obama Team's Advocacy Boosts Charter Momentum

The president and secretary of education are giving a big push to the independent public schools by urging that states lift caps limiting charters. June 16, 2009

Study Casts Doubt on Charter School Results

An analysis of half of the nation’s charter schools finds 17 percent of students faring better than their public school counterparts and 37 percent faring worse. June 15, 2009

Fitch: Charter School Caps Could Cost N.H. Money

June 9, 2009, AP

Unions Set Sights on High-Profile Charter-Network Schools

Teachers have formed collective bargaining units in schools run by some of the best-known charter school management organizations. June 9, 2009

Ed Secretary: Judge Teachers on How Students Do

June 8, 2009, AP

Duncan: States Could Lose Out on Stimulus Cash

May 29, 2009, AP

Charter-Style Schools Catching on Across the World

May 18, 2009

Governor's Plan for Revamping Education in Ohio Challenged

May 18, 2009