Charters & Choice
Charter schools. School Vouchers. Private Schools. Home Schooling. Staff Writer Arianna Prothero examined the implications of school choice for students, families, and education. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: School Choice & Charters, charter schools.
School Choice & Charters
Walton Family Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Charter Schools
The Walton Family Foundation says it plans to spend $1 billion over the next five years to support new charter schools and bolster current programs, according to the Associated Press.
School Choice & Charters
Washington Lawmakers Propose Bill to Revive State's Charter School Law
A pair of state senators have proposed a bill to fix Washington's charter school law after it was struck down by the state's supreme court.
School Choice & Charters
Department of Justice Closes Investigation Into Milwaukee School Vouchers
The 4-year-old investigation looked at whether Milwaukee's voucher program discriminated against students with disabilities.
School Choice & Charters
Federal Charter School Grant Program Gets Big Boosts From Budget, ESSA
Advocates say the changes to the Charter Schools Program signal that federal policymakers want to support the growth of charter schools around the country.
School Choice & Charters
D.C. School Vouchers Left Out of Federal Budget Deal
Reauthorization of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) was not included in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this week.
School Choice & Charters
How Washington's Charter Schools Plan to Stay Open After Court Ruling
Washington State charter school advocates are strategizing ways to keep schools open after the state's supreme court ruled them unconstitutional in September.
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
School Voucher Advocates Push Supreme Court to Hear Case on Blaine Amendments
Four high-profile school choice groups have filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a Colorado case on school vouchers.
Special Education
Inside a District-Charter School Partnership for Students With Disabilities
The Denver district and high-performing charters in the city are working together to better serve students with significant disabilities.
School Choice & Charters
'Micro-Schools' Network That Fuses Technology and Instruction Expands to Chicago
Founded by Google's former head of personalization, AltSchools focuses on personalized instruction driven heavily by technology.
School Choice & Charters
Washington State Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Charter School Ruling
Charter schools are unconstitutional in Washington state, and the state's high court says it will not reconsider its September decision.
School Choice & Charters
California's Largest Online Charter School Network Gets Green Light to Unionize
A state agency has cleared the way for educators who work in the California Virtual Academies to form a union.
School Choice & Charters
John E. Chubb, Education Researcher and National Private School Leader, Dies
The prominent researcher and president of the National Association of Independent Schools, died Nov. 12. He was 61, and had worn multiple hats in the education world.
School Choice & Charters
New Mexico Supreme Court: State Can't Give Textbooks to Private School Students
The state' supreme court struck down, as a violation of the state constitution, a program to lend free textbooks to private school students.