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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: School Choice & Charters, charter schools.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
Will a 'School Choice for All' Program Survive the Ballot Box in Arizona?
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling has paved the way for a voter referendum on the state's ambitious plan to expand eligibility for a private school choice program to all public school students.
School Choice & Charters
In Cities With Lots of School Choice, Black Students Have Longer Commutes
That was one among a myriad of findings from an analysis by the Urban Institute of student travel patterns across cities that offer a lot of school choice.
School Choice & Charters
In a Big Win for Charter School Advocates, Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Charter Funding Is Constitutional
Charter advocates have been fighting back similar legal challenges in other states.
School Choice & Charters
Teachers' Unions Are Making Gains in Charter School Networks. What's Behind the Trend?
But whatever trends in charter school unionization we're seeing now could be completely scrambled by the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming decisions in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.
School Choice & Charters
KIPP Co-Founder Mike Feinberg Fired Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Feinberg is denying the allegations that he sexually abused a student in the late 1990s. KIPP officials said investigators found the allegation to be credible.
School Choice & Charters
Charter Schools May Come to Puerto Rico, But Don't Expect Another New Orleans
Puerto Rico is looking to charter schools and school vouchers to help rebuild and improve its education system post-Hurricane Maria. But is it really on track to implement a New Orleans-style overhaul of its schools?
School Choice & Charters
Can Converting to Charter Status Save Struggling Catholic Schools?
After Tennessee lawmakers abandoned a push to create school vouchers, several struggling Memphis Catholic schools hope to remain open by converting into charter schools.
School Choice & Charters
Growth of Charter Schools Is Slowing Down. Here's What's Behind the Trend
Soaring real estate prices, teacher shortages, and bruising political battles are likely contributing to the slow down in charter school growth in the San Francisco Bay Area, which researchers say is a microcosm of what's taking place across the country.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
Too Big to Fail? Why Large Cyber Charter Schools Rarely Get Shut Down
Closing a school that enrolls over 10,000 students from across the state presents officials with a unique set of problems.
Federal
National School Choice Week: Annual Public Relations Campaign Kicks Off
The week-long campaign highlighting school choice will feature events in dozens of cities nationwide with organizers projecting that 6.7 million people will participate.
Federal
Want to Become an Education 'Reformer'? There Are Online Courses for That
A number of free, online courses are offered to help local advocates and lawmakers get steeped in education policy and related issues with the goal of more effectively pushing for changes to public schools, such as expanding choice or stricter accountability for teachers.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
How Homeschooling Is Sometimes Used to Conceal Child Abuse
Most states take a very hands-off approach to regulating home schooling, and some advocates worry that makes it attractive to neglectful and abusive parents.
School Choice & Charters
How DeVos, Trump, and Midterm Elections May Affect New School Choice Laws
Midterm elections—not necessarily U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump—are likely to have the most impact on efforts to expand school choice in the states in 2018, advocates say.
School Choice & Charters
F-Rated Cyber Charter Loses Renewal Bid, But That Doesn't Mean It Will Close
In New Mexico, a new report finds widespread academic and financial problems among the state's three cyber charter schools, issues that closely mirror the niche schooling sector in other states.