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Which States Have Private School Choice?
Education savings accounts, voucher, and tax-credit scholarships are growing. This tracker keeps tabs on them so you don't have to.
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The U.S. Private School Market: An Explainer
As private school choice programs expand, the sector is on track to grow in enrollment and value to education companies.
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School Choice & Charters Explainer What Is a Micro School? And Where Can You Find One?
Some experts predict micro schools have the potential to shake up the private school sector. But what, exactly, is a micro school?
Arianna Prothero, January 28, 2016
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School Choice & Charters National School Choice Week Kicks Off on Sunday
National School Choice Week highlights all forms of school choice, including charter schools, private schools, and home schooling.
Arianna Prothero, January 22, 2016
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School Choice & Charters U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case That Could Affect Private School Choice
The justices will hear the appeal of a Lutheran church denied a grant from a state program to use recycled tires to build safer playgrounds.
Arianna Prothero, January 21, 2016
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Middle school students in teacher Christie Seyfert’s class watch their daily CNN Student News video at the AltSchool Fort Mason campus in San Francisco. The school is one of six private schools run by AltSchool, a technology startup with aggressive plans to use student data to personalize learning.
Middle school students in teacher Christie Seyfert’s class watch their daily CNN Student News video at the AltSchool Fort Mason campus in San Francisco. The school is one of six private schools run by AltSchool, a technology startup with aggressive plans to use student data to personalize learning.
Ramin Rahimian for Education Week
School Choice & Charters The Future of Big Data and Analytics in K-12 Education
Tech startup AltSchool wants to push the boundaries of classroom data collection and personalized learning. But are schools ready for the big data revolution?
Benjamin Herold, January 11, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Department of Justice Closes Investigation Into Milwaukee School Vouchers
The 4-year-old investigation looked at whether Milwaukee's voucher program discriminated against students with disabilities.
Arianna Prothero, January 4, 2016
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School Choice & Charters New Orleans, Indiana, Nevada Top Charter and School Choice Rankings
Those are the findings from two separate reports released this week by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the National Association for of Charter School Authorizers.
Arianna Prothero, December 9, 2015
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School Choice & Charters 'Micro-Schools' Network That Fuses Technology and Instruction Expands to Chicago
Founded by Google's former head of personalization, AltSchools focuses on personalized instruction driven heavily by technology.
Arianna Prothero, November 25, 2015
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School Choice & Charters John E. Chubb, Education Researcher and National Private School Leader, Dies
The prominent researcher and president of the National Association of Independent Schools, died Nov. 12. He was 61, and had worn multiple hats in the education world.
Arianna Prothero, November 13, 2015
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School Choice & Charters New Mexico Supreme Court: State Can't Give Textbooks to Private School Students
The state' supreme court struck down, as a violation of the state constitution, a program to lend free textbooks to private school students.
Arianna Prothero, November 13, 2015
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Habeeb Quadri, the principal of Muslim Community Center Academy, shakes hands with students following afternoon prayers at the school's Morton Grove, Ill., campus.
Habeeb Quadri, the principal of Muslim Community Center Academy, shakes hands with students following afternoon prayers at the school's Morton Grove, Ill., campus.
Alyssa Schukar for Education Week
School Choice & Charters Opinion Building Community, One Student at a Time
Leading a parochial school demands an engaged focus on students' sense of community and character, says Habeeb Quadri.
Habeeb Quadri, November 10, 2015
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School Choice & Charters Nevada's Private School Choice Attracting Mostly Wealthier Families, Analysis Finds
A Las Vegas Sun analysis found that the majority of applicants for Nevada's sweeping new voucher-like program hail from Las Vegas' wealthier suburbs, while very few come from the inner city.
Arianna Prothero, November 4, 2015
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School Choice & Charters Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to Open Private School for Low-Income Kids
The Facebook CEO and his wife, a pediatrician and former teacher, are launching a private school that will also help connect families with medical care.
Arianna Prothero, October 23, 2015
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School Choice & Charters Choice Programs Prompt Call for Private School Expansion
As large-scale choice programs mature and new ones are created, advocates are looking to the thriving charter sector for lessons in how to grow.
Arianna Prothero, September 29, 2015
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School Choice & Charters Pope Francis' Visit to NYC Catholic School Highlights Unique Charter-Like Network
Pope Francis's visit to a school in New York City highlights how Catholic schools are evolving to survive after decades of substantial declines in enrollment.
Arianna Prothero, September 25, 2015
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