Charter Schools

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Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
—Brian Widdis for Education Week

For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts

Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems. (May 1, 2013)

Spotlight on Charter School Leadership

This Spotlight examines the ways schools cultivate new leaders and the many strengths and skills those leaders must draw upon.

Spotlight on Charter School Research

This Spotlight looks at how success of charter schools is measured, and how charters can collaborate with district schools.

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Charting My Own Course Blog

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Charters and Choice Blog

05/21 03:14 pm | La. Audit Finds State Department of Ed. Lagging on Charter School Evaluation | 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.

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Ed. Funders Giving More to Same Few, Studies Show
Researchers also found a growing share of philanthropic dollars going to "challengers to the system"—mainly charter schools.
May 7, 2013 - Education Week
For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts
Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems.
May 1, 2013 - Education Week
TFA Alumni Aid New Teachers in New Orleans
A group started by former Teach For America members helps novices navigate the cultural and instructional challenges they face in the city's schools.
April 19, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Do Charter Schools Serve Special-Needs Students?
Whether charter schools fairly serve children with special needs is a complicated question, write Robin Lake and Alex Medler.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Keys to Radical Classroom Change
Turnarounds generally happen through a series of disciplined improvements, not because of one silver bullet, Amanda Gardner writes.
March 25, 2013 - Education Week
Neighborhood High Schools Waning as Parents' Choices Expand in Phila.
The emergence of new public school options has spurred an exodus of students from many of Philadelphia's neighborhood schools, but residents are fighting to keep them open.
March 6, 2013 - Education Week
KIPP Outpacing Regular Public Schools, Study Finds
Middle school students in the charter network showed greater learning gains in math, reading, science, and social studies than their peers in regular public schools.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Rebranding Public Schools as New Charter Schools
Urban public schools should consider refashioning themselves as charters to recapture public confidence, Jack Schneider writes.
February 26, 2013 - Education Week
New Orleans Schools Unite on Expulsions
With dozens of charter schools, the Crescent City had dozens of different discipline policies.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
KIPP CEO Addresses School Discipline Questions
In an exclusive interview with Education Week, Richard Barth talks about expulsion and suspension policies in his charter school network.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week

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