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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: School Choice & Charters, charter schools.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
Ohio Lawmakers Make Bipartisan Push for More Charter School Oversight
Two state senators, one Democrat and one Republican, introduced a bill that would require more transparency and oversight in the state's charter sector.
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Charters & Choice News Roundup: Finding Real Estate in the Golden State
It's a road trip! This week's edition of the news roundup features school choice stories from California, Iowa, and New York.
School Choice & Charters
Will 'Backfilling' Become the Next Big Charter Schools Debate?
Backfilling, or replacing students who leave schools in the middle of their elementary, middle or high school careers, could become a new battle front in the debate over whether charter schools are equitably serving students.
School Choice & Charters
Latest California Parent-Trigger Effort Marks 10th Time Law Has Been Invoked
Parents of students attending a low-performing Los Angeles elementary school hope to use California's parent-trigger law to spur academic and staffing changes.
School Choice & Charters
Nevada Lawmakers Send Private School Choice Bill to Governor
The program, proposed by the Governor, grants tax-credits to businesses for donations they make to support scholarships for students to use toward private school tuition.
School Choice & Charters
Charters & Choice News Roundup: The New Orleans Edition
The Charters & Choice weekly news roundup aims to serve up a mix of news you can use, stories to mull over, and other nuggets you may have missed on the social media hamster wheel.
School Choice & Charters
In 1998, Workplace-Based Charter Schools Promoted as Way to Ease Commute Times
Seventeen years ago, some predicted that such charter schools would take off. Did they? I put the question to a policy expert at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
School Choice & Charters
School Voucher Numbers Are Growing, and So Is Accountability, Says Report
The policy brief from Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy examines general education vouchers in Indiana, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A: The 'Parent-Trigger' Movement Turns Five, What's Next?
Parent-trigger advocates in California are expanding their strategies to broaden this young movement's influence, while others wonder if the idea has run its course.
School Choice & Charters
Charters & Choice News Roundup: The Memphis Charter School Blues
A well-known charter school network pulls out of Memphis at the last minute, while measures creating voucher programs grow more popular with state legislatures. Those stories and more on this week's Charters & Choice News Roundup.
School Choice & Charters
Tennessee Lawmakers Consider New Type of School Voucher Program
The proposal would allow any of the state's students covered under the IDEA to use state and local funds for private education, including college courses.
School Choice & Charters
Study Examines How New Orleans Charter Schools React to Competition
Leaders in New Orleans' charter school system face constant pressure to increase enrollment, though few are employing strategies that substantially improve their schools, a new study finds.
School Choice & Charters
Charters & Choice News Roundup: The Charter Club Gets a New Member
It's been a good week for charter advocates: a respected research group released positive findings regarding urban charter school performance, and Alabama passed a charter school law.
School Choice & Charters
Alabama Governor Signs Measure to Allow Charter Schools
After years of failed efforts to pass legislation, Alabama joins 42 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing charter schools to operate.