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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: School Choice & Charters, charter schools.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
Charter Networks Show Big Gains Over Other New York City Schools
A new study from Stanford University compares charter management organizations, independent charter schools, and traditional district schools.
School Choice & Charters
Why Have Homeschooling Numbers Flattened Out After a Decade of Growth?
A number of factors could be at play, from the growth of charter schools and private school vouchers, to economic pressures that made it impossible for families to keep one parent at home educating their children.
Classroom Technology
In a Rare Move for the Sector, Indiana's First Online Charter School to Close
Hoosier Academies Virtual's board voted this week not to re-up the school's charter contrac, because it didn't believe the school could make a successful case for renewal.
School Choice & Charters
Millions in Federal Grants Awarded to Expand Charter Schools
This is the first round of Charter School Program grants handed out under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and new rules from the Every Student Succeeds Act.
School Choice & Charters
Florida's School Choice Program Drove Up College Enrollment Rates, Study Finds
An Urban Institute study has found that students attending private school with the help of a state-sponsored program in Florida enrolled in college at higher rates than their public school peers, but participation in the program did not boost rates of degree attainment.
School Choice & Charters
In State With Robust Private-School Vouchers, Many Families Don't Know They Exist
Despite increased attention brought on by the Trump Administration, a new poll finds many Indiana families are unaware of the state's voucher programs.
School Choice & Charters
To Create More Diverse Charter Schools, Walton Foundation Kicks In $2 Million
The foundation will be distributing the money via grants to people launching new schools aimed at recruiting and serving students from a wider mix of socioeconomic backgrounds.
School Choice & Charters
Fight Over One of the Largest Virtual Charters Heads to Ohio's High Court
The legal fight over attendance numbers and $60 million in public money between the state of Ohio and the school, known as the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, has been steadily rising through the lower courts over the past year.
Education Funding
Pro-Charter School Group Fined for Alleged Campaign Finance Violations
Families for Excellent Schools has paid nearly a half million dollars to settle a campaign finance complaint with the state of Massachusetts.
Classroom Technology
Online Public School Enrolls Private School Students. Is That Legal?
To stem enrollment losses, a school district in Southern California created a virtual school and recruited Catholic schools to enroll their students in it, reports the Los Angeles Times.
School Choice & Charters
What Makes Illinois' New Private School Choice Program Unique?
Illinois lawmakers have created a program to use tax-credits to send thousands of kids to private schools. But the program has testing and anti-discrimination requirements that make it unique from other states'.
School Choice & Charters
Illinois Plans to Use Tax Credits to Send Thousands of Students to Private Schools
The state will join nearly 30 others that offer private school choice to families, a favorite policy initiative of the Trump administration.
School & District Management
Why Has Charter School Popularity Suddenly Dropped Off?
Pollsters hypothesize that the causes may include changing dynamics within the Democratic Party, as well as high-profile debates over charter school expansion.
School Choice & Charters
Massive Expansion of Arizona School Choice Program Could be Blocked
A group that aims to halt a the expansion says it has collected enough signatures for a petition to stop the new law from taking effect.