Charters and Choice

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

February 9, 2010 – Education Week

Jindal Proposes Waivers from Education Laws

February 5, 2010 – AP

Commentary

Charters: Students With Disabilities Need Not Apply?

With the push for more charter schools, it's time to address the thorny issue of students with special needs, writes Harvard professor Thomas Hehir. January 26, 2010 – Education Week

N.Y. Fails to Agree on Charter Schools for Grant

January 20, 2010 – AP

Commentary

Charters and the Contract Conversation

Diana Lam, a former urban school superintendent, writes of "far different" contract negotiations at the charter school she now heads. January 19, 2010 – Education Week

News Briefs

Nashville Middle School Eyed as State's First Charter Conversion

The effort to help fix Cameron Middle School could be part of a model for turning around Tennessee’s most troubled schools. February 9, 2010 – Education Week

School Choice

A panel of scholars advances a bold plan for expanding the options that parents have for schooling their children. February 9, 2010 – Education Week

Charter Schools

Charter schools are more racially isolated than regular public schools in practically every state and large urban area in the United States, says a report. February 9, 2010 – Education Week

Charter Schools

Although charter schools have experienced steady and robust growth over the past five years, they're still not in the mainstream of American public education, a new report says. February 2, 2010 – Education Week

Alabama Board Backs Charters

Alabama's board of education unanimously supported the creation of charter schools in the state. January 19, 2010 – Education Week

Charter Schools

Two dozen states lack the kind of "charter-friendly" policies they need to earn top points on their Race to the Top applications, according to a new review. January 19, 2010 – Education Week

More News Briefs

N.Y. Legislature Rejects Charter School Bill

January 19, 2010 – AP

Mass. Gov. Signs Bill to Close Education Gap

January 18, 2010 – AP

Choice Advocate Schundler Nominated as N.J. Ed. Chief

January 14, 2010 – AP

Source: Choice Advocate Schundler N.J. Ed. Chief

January 13, 2010 – AP

Charter School Advocate to Be Va. Education Head

January 12, 2010 – AP

Mass. Renewing Push for Longer School Days

January 11, 2010 – AP

Second Study Gives Thumbs Up to N.Y.C. Charters

Fueling a national debate, Stanford researchers find that students’ learning gains in charters outstrip those in regular public schools. Updated: January 15, 2010 – Education Week

Commentary

The Education World in 2020

Joseph M. Cronin, a former chief state school officer in two states, "looks back" on the decade of 2010 and assesses the dramatic changes. January 5, 2010 – Education Week

Corzine Trims N.J. Budget as Christie Plans More Cuts

December 23, 2009 – AP

Gov. Riley Asks Ala. Board to Endorse Charter Schools

December 23, 2009 – AP

Commentary

Charter Schools: Education's Fox in the Henhouse?

December 22, 2009 – Education Week

N.Y. Regents Release New Plan to Improve Schools

December 14, 2009 – AP

Study Casts Doubt on Strength of Charter Managers

Updated: December 8, 2009 – Education Week

Michigan Senate OKs Changes to State's School Law