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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: School Choice & Charters, charter schools.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
Success Academy Wins Broad Prize for Charter Schools
New York City's largest network of charter schools is often at the center of debate over strict discipline policies in high-performing charter schools.
Federal
DeVos, Philanthropist Heavyweights to Speak at Charter Schools Conference
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings, and the Walton Foundation's education director, Marc Sternberg, will address the annual gathering in Washington.
School Choice & Charters
'Vouchers for All' Program Will Remain Unfunded in Nevada
State Democrats have successfully blocked a Republican-led effort to find a new funding source for the state's education savings account program, which would have offered all public school students in the state money for private school tuition.
School Choice & Charters
Nevada's Once 'Unprecedented' School Choice Program Is on Thin Ice
The future of Nevada's education savings account program is caught up in a funding fight between Republicans and Democrats.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
Los Angeles Offers Playbook for Charter School Expansion Efforts Nationally
In this Q&A, the head of the country's largest charter advocacy group discusses what the recent Los Angeles school board elections mean for charter schools locally and nationally.
School Choice & Charters
Trump's Budget Disappoints Many School Choice Advocates Too
Although school choice was a clear winner in President Trump's proposed budget, many school choice advocates were hesitant in their support of the spending plan.
School Choice & Charters
What Are States Doing About Charter Schools in Their ESSA Plans?
Very few states so far have outlined specific plans for charter schools in the early submissions of ESSA plans to the U.S. Department of Education, according to a new Education Commission of the States report.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
Will a Pro-Charter Victory in Los Angeles Build Momentum in Other Districts?
Steve Zimmer, the recently ousted president of the Los Angeles school board, says the millions of dollars spent securing a pro-charter school majority on that district's board will embolden proponents of charter schools to do the same in other cities and states.
School Choice & Charters
Arizona's Expansive Voucher-Like Program May Face Challenge at Ballot Box
A new group called Save Our Schools Arizona is collecting signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to halt the recent expansion of Arizona's voucher program, which is scheduled to take effect in August.
School Choice & Charters
Charter Advocates Win Majority on Los Angeles School Board
A new majority of pro-charter members will now oversee the nation's second largest school district, long a battleground in the larger fight over the expansion of charter schools.
School Choice & Charters
Charter-Union Showdown in Los Angeles: Massive Spending on School Board Race
The outcome of the election that has attracted a windfall of outside spending will determine whether the Los Angeles school board tilts for or against more charters in the nation's second largest district.
School Choice & Charters
Most Americans Don't Know Much About School Choice. But Many Like It.
A new poll finds most people know little about charter schools and private-school vouchers, despite the high-profile attention school choice has received under President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
School Choice & Charters
Colo. Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring School Districts Split Funds With Charters
Charter school advocates are calling the bill "historic."
Classroom Technology
Indiana Virtual Charter School Escapes the Ax Again, Despite Poor Academic Record
Online charter schools, which struggle nationally both with academic performance and student participation, are rarely shut down by the state regulators charged with overseeing them.