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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: School Choice & Charters, charter schools.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
Most New Charter Schools Were Actually Approved by School Districts. That's Changing.
For the first time, school districts are no longer approving the majority of new charter schools, according to a new report, but it is not clear what is behind the decline.
Education Funding
Is LeBron James' New School Really the First of Its Kind?
The LeBron James Family Foundation has partnered with Akron Public Schools to create a school for at-risk students with a STEM-focused curriculum and extensive wrap-around services.
School Choice & Charters
Principals' Union to Go After New Members in Charter Schools Post-Janus
The initiative comes at a time when unions are anticipating steep membership and funding losses as a result of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The mostly non-unionized charter school sector could be an area for expansion.
School Choice & Charters
Fired KIPP Co-Founder Mike Feinberg to Help Start New Schools
After being fired from KIPP over allegations of sexual misconduct, the network's co-founder Michael Feinberg is launching a new organization called the Texas School Venture Fund that will help set up new schools in the state.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
13 Years Post-Katrina, New Orleans' Elected School Board Is Back in Control
The Orleans Parish School Board will oversee a wholly unique system of autonomous charter schools that has made significant gains since 2005, but still faces big challenges.
School Choice & Charters
How the Janus Decision Could Fuel the Growth of Charter Schools and Vouchers
In the bruising arena of school choice and electoral politics, teachers' unions have long been the primary opposition to efforts to expand charter schools and vouchers at the ballot box.
School Choice & Charters
Denver Charter School Network Wins Broad Prize for Closing Achievement Gaps
The Broad Prize was launched by billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad. The winner was announced at the National Charter Schools Conference in Austin, the largest gathering of charter advocates and leaders in the country.
School & District Management
Getting a Private School Voucher in D.C. Lowers Students' Math Scores, Study Finds
A federal study of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income students found that two years into the voucher program students perform significantly worse in math than their peers.
Federal
Fate of Washington's Charter School Law to Be Decided, Again, by State Supreme Court
For the second time in two years, Washington state's charter school law goes before the state's supreme court, and a ruling on the case could come at a politically precarious time for charter school advocates.
School Choice & Charters
New Federal Data Detail the State of the States on Charter Schools
States vary in their approaches toward teacher certification, regulatory flexibility, and other issues.
School Choice & Charters
New Mexico's Largest Cyber Charter School Loses Appeal to Stay Open
New Mexico Connections received two years of F grades on the state's accountability system and failed to live up its potential, the state's chief school official says.
Classroom Technology
After Threatened Walkout, Teachers Win Contract at Online Charter School
Inspired by walkouts in West Virginia and Oklahoma, teachers in California's largest online charter school were preparing to strike if their new union could not reach an agreement with their school's management.
School Choice & Charters
KIPP Alumni Are Thriving at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Here's Why
Among the alumni of the country's largest charter school network, those who are now attending HBCUs report significantly higher feelings of belonging than their peers in other colleges. They are also more likely to seek out academic supports at their colleges.
Federal
For-Profit Charter School Students Doing Better on Math in Michigan, Study Finds
Students at a for-profit charter school network in Betsy DeVos' home state of Michigan are out-performing their public school peers in math, according to a new study.