Open Enrollment
School & District Management
A School District in Fiscal Free-Fall Scrambles to Avoid Crash Landing
Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving.
Student Well-Being
Open Enrollment Has Drained One District. It's Looking to Dissolve
Wisconsin’s Palmyra-Eagle district has lost more than half its students in the last decade, sparking a fiscal crisis. A special board is deciding whether the district should be allowed to dissolve.
School Choice & Charters
Trump Wants to Use Title I to Boost School Choice, But the Devil's in the Details
The Politics K-12's team took a look at Trump's proposal to use $1 billion in additional Title I aid to states to encourage public school choice.
School Choice & Charters
Despite School Choice, Uneven Grad Rates Persist Among N.Y.C. Neighborhoods
Despite more than a decade of letting students choose where to attend high school, students who live in poor neighborhoods of New York City still graduate at far lower rates than their wealthier peers.
Equity & Diversity
Here's How Six Charter School Networks Are Trying to Increase Student Diversity
A new report from The Century Foundation highlights the admissions practices of regular school districts and charters that are designed to foster diversity.
School & District Management
Denver Gets High Marks for School Choice in Brookings Report
Denver is the first large school district to receive an A grade from the Brookings Institution's annual Education Choice and Competition Index.
School Choice & Charters
New Orleans, Indiana, Nevada Top Charter and School Choice Rankings
Those are the findings from two separate reports released this week by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the National Association for of Charter School Authorizers.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
What Do Parents Think About Algorithms Choosing Schools for Their Kids?
Common enrollment systems are billed as a way to help families navigate school choice, but these policies have drawn strong criticism from some parents.
School Choice & Charters
New Orleans, New York City Top List of Friendliest Cities for School Choice
Washington-based think tank the Brookings Institution released its annual report ranking 107 school districts based on how well school choice can thrive.
School Choice & Charters
Waitlist for La.'s Course Choice Program Grows to Over 1,000
The state department of education is now scrambling to scrape together additional funding to accommodate the influx of requests.
School Choice & Charters
La. Gov. Jindal Frames School Choice as a Matter of Equality
Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has promoted vouchers in his state, described teacher unions as a major obstacle to the expansion of school choice. Unions have been sharply critical of the governor's agenda, saying it undermines public education.
School Choice & Charters
Ky. Court Sides With School Boards on School Assignment
Kentucky's Supreme Court says that school boards have broad powers to assign students to schools over the wishes of parents, who may want a spot for their children in the nearest one.
School Choice & Charters
Open-Enrollment Charter Says It's Giving Up on Nashville, for Now
Great Hearts Academies, an Arizona charter school operator, says it will give up on its application to open a charter in Nashville after seeing the local school board reject its requests to do so.
Federal
School Choice, and Cultural Identity, in GOP Platform
The Republican platform argues in favor of vouchers, charters, and other versions of school choice, and against "centralizing forces seeking to remake America."