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Oklahoma Supreme Court Knocks Down Bid for Virtual Catholic Charter School

Greg Toppo

‘Summer Boost’ Shows Promise in Halting COVID Slide

Greg Toppo

‘Up in the Air’: Oklahoma Families in Limbo as Courts Decide on Religious Charter

Linda Jacobson

With the Opening of a New School, New Orleans Is an All-Charter District No More

Beth Hawkins

Public Charter Schools in Montana Set to Open, Legislature May Consider Tweaks

Keila Szpaller

Meet 7 Changemakers Who Are Raising Their Voices for Public Education

Debbie Veney

Missouri Approves Law Boosting Teacher Pay, Expanding Tax-Credit Scholarships

Annelise Hanshaw

The Los Angeles Charter School Wars Are Headed To Court. Here’s What’s At Stake

Ben Chapman

Arkansas’ Shrinking City: A Charter Network Transforms Schools in Pine Bluff

Greg Toppo

State Report Gives High Marks to Washington’s Charter School Sector

Grace Deng

Education Reform as Social Justice: The Legacy of Washington’s Ramona Edelin

Linda Moore

‘Are We Being Used as a Test Case?’: Oklahoma Justices Question Catholic Charter

Linda Jacobson

Church v. State: Oklahoma’s High Court to Hear Precedent-Setting Charter Case

Linda Jacobson

$100M Nevada Facilities Fund a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Charters, Leaders Say

April Corbin Girnus

Texas Places State Largest Charter School Network Under Conservatorship

Ikram Mohamed

An Appreciation: How Don Shalvey Shaped the Charter School Movement

Louis Freedberg

The Nation’s Biggest Charter School System Is Under Fire In Los Angeles

Ben Chapman

Los Angeles to Bar Charter Schools from Many Public Campuses; Lawsuit Threatened

Ben Chapman

Growing Number of Parents Looking to Change Kids’ Schools, New Survey Shows

Amanda Geduld

National School Choice Week: Experts Discuss America’s Evolving Education System

The 74

40 Years of School Choice: How American Education Is Being Reshaped

John D. Singleton

The ‘Godfather’ of Top Charter Schools: A Tribute to the Late Linda Brown

Richard Whitmire

New Analysis Finds Charter School Sector Still Has Plenty of Room to Grow

Michael J. Petrilli

New Report: Charter Schools Gained 300,000 Students in 40 States from 2019-23

Debbie Veney

MN High Court: School Racial Imbalances Alone Don’t Violate State Constitution

Beth Hawkins

Judge Rules Kentucky’s Charter School Law Unconstitutional

McKenna Horsley

Charters Yield More Learning, Higher Earnings than District Schools Per $1 Spent

Patrick J. Wolf

New Report Finds Charters Deliver More Bang for the Buck than District Schools

Chad Aldeman

Proposed Charters Hope to Add Educational Options in Historically Black OKC Community

Nuria Martinez-Keel

Alaska Leads States in First-Ever Rankings of Charter Performance on NAEP

Greg Toppo

The Fight Over Charters in LAUSD School Buildings: What’s Really Happening

Ben Chapman

North Carolina Program for Improving Access to Charter Schools Reports Progress

Greg Childress

Exiting Charter Leader Nina Rees Says ‘the Center Still Holds’ on School Choice

Linda Jacobson

Public Charter Schools and the Chipotlification of American Education

Christy Wolfe

Washington Charter School Students See Big Gains on State Math Tests

Jo Napolitano

Charters Are the Most Popular Form of School Choice. Democrats Must Get on Board

Debbie Cox Bultan & Elena Parent

Texas Districts Mull School Closures Amid Declining Enrollment, Competition from Charters

Brian Lopez

New Charter Schools Need Vetting. But the Process Shouldn’t Shut Good Ones Out

Karega Rausch & David Greenberg

KIPP Middle and High School Students Have Far Higher College Completion Rates

Jo Napolitano

The 74 Interview: Cara Fitzpatrick on ‘The Death of Public School’

Kevin Mahnken

In Los Angeles and New York, Fights Escalate Over Sharing Schools with Charters

Linda Jacobson

Paramount Schools Succeed With Goats, Art And ‘Boring’ Looking Classes

Patrick O’Donnell

A High School for Dropouts: Goodwill Offers Adults a Second Chance at a Diploma

Greg Toppo

National Charter Schools Founders Library Preserves the Past, Shapes the Future

Ember Reichgott Junge

Battle Over Nation’s 1st Religious Charter School Heads to Oklahoma Courts

Linda Jacobson

Fair Funding Finally Flows to Charters — but the Window Won’t Stay Open Forever

Michael J. Petrilli

To Combat Nursing Shortage, Rhode Island Charter Turns to High School Students

Greg Toppo

How Parent Power Won Increased Funding for Wisconsin Schools

Brittany Kinser

Arkansas AG Requests Expedited Appeal of LEARNS Act Ruling

Antoinette Grajeda

From Pre-K to Age 74, Charter Network Works to Keep Indy Students on Track

Wayne D’Orio

Supreme Court Skirts Question of Whether Charter Schools are Public

Linda Jacobson & Greg Toppo

How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters

New Study: Charter Students Outperforming Peers at Traditional Public Schools

Kevin Mahnken

Charting New Legal Territory, Okla. Approves First Religious Charter School

Linda Jacobson

Choice Supporters to Catholic Charter School Backers: ‘Proceed with Caution’

Greg Toppo

For My Daughter’s Education, I’m Going to Move Mountains

Tia Llopiz

This Teacher Appreciation Week, Celebrating Charter School Educators

Nina Rees

Indiana Taxpayers Will Send Millions More to Charter Schools in New State Budget

Casey Smith

Bill Expanding N.C. Private School Vouchers to All Kids Moves Forward in Senate

Hannah McClellan

Indiana Nears Universal ‘School Choice’ in New Budget

Casey Smith

Los Angeles Schools Have a College Enrollment Problem — But There Are Solutions

Sara Kahn

Oklahoma Board Sidesteps Final Decision on Religious Charter School

Linda Jacobson

What if 2 Types of Education Reform — Charter Schools and ESAs — Merged?

Shaka Mitchell

Religious Public Schools? A Looming Legal Showdown Over Faith-Based Charters

Andy Smarick

Q&A: Rocketship Schools Co-Founder Reflects on 15 Years of Empowering Parents

Richard Whitmire

To Retain the Support of Black Voters, Democrats Must Re-Embrace Charter Schools

Markose Butler

Charter Schools Win in Proposed Indiana Budget Amid Public Advocacy Campaign

Casey Smith

NYC Mayor’s Comments on Charter Cap a No-Confidence Vote in District Schools

Alina Adams

Once a Charter Fan, Democratic Leader Jeffries Expected to ‘Downplay’ Support

Linda Jacobson

74 Interview: New KIPP CEO Shavar Jeffries on Students’ Post-Pandemic Needs

Beth Hawkins

In 2022 Midterms, Career Ed Emerged as Rare Source of Bipartisan Agreement

Greg Toppo

No Charter School Applications in Louisville Despite Legislature’s ‘Urban Academy’ Mandate

Lantern Staff

Scores Show ‘Personalized Learning’ Schools in CA Kept Kids on Track Amid COVID

Paul Keefer

After Charter School Battles, Top Ed Official Offers an Olive Branch

Greg Toppo

OK’s Endorsement of Religious Charter Schools Could Alter Landscape for Choice

Linda Jacobson

Student Essay: Young People Being Pushed Out of School Need an Advocate

Tiffany Santos

Schools That Lost Students During Pandemic Haven’t Recovered Enrollment

Alex Granados & Katie Dukes

‘Drinking From a Fire Hydrant’: New Orleans’ New Superintendent’s Singular To-Do List

Beth Hawkins

Maria Brenes and Kelly Gonez Lead in Tight LA School Board Races

Joshua Bay

Q&A: Nebraska’s Candidates for Governor Talk Education, School Leadership, Taxes

Aaron Sanderford

Charter Schools with Federal Grants Stay Open Longer, Watchdog Group Finds

Linda Jacobson

In Congress and the Courts, Charter Supporters Seek to Undo Grant Revisions

Linda Jacobson

OIG: Charter Grantees Opened Just Half the Schools for Which They Received Funds

Linda Jacobson

California Poll Finds Parents Leaving Traditional Public For Charter Schools

Joshua Bay

KIPP DC Official Embezzled $2.2 Million in School Funds, Federal Lawsuit Charges

The 74

Study: San Antonio Charter Schools Lifted Student Achievement Prior to Pandemic

Greg Toppo

Educator’s View: How My School’s Care Corps Helps Our Students and Community

Maricela Guerrero

Democracy Prep Founder Seth Andrew Sentenced to a Year in Prison For Wire Fraud

Kevin Mahnken & Asher Lehrer-Small

Why Actually Working Isn’t Enough to Defend Effective Education Ideas

Conor P. Williams

As Districts Spend Relief Funds, Auditors Say ‘Business is Booming’

Linda Jacobson

After Overhauling Program, Ed Dept. Opens One-Month Dash for Charter Funds

Linda Jacobson

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

Linda Jacobson

Harris Poll: Education Political Driver for Parents Ahead of Midterm Elections

Jo Napolitano

Attorneys Consider Asking SCOTUS to Weigh in on Public Status of Charter Schools

Linda Jacobson

This LGBTQ+ Affirming High School in Alabama Just Graduated Its First Class

Jeffrey Kelly

Bipartisan Group of Mayors Demand Ed Dept Spike Change to Charter School Program

The 74

Charter Schools Leverage State Borrowing Law to Save Millions on Building Costs

Alan Gottlieb

68 Years After Brown, Schools Still ‘Highly’ Segregated: 4 Takeaways from Study

Linda Jacobson

Staffing Challenges Could Await New $100M Success Academy School in the Bronx

Asher Lehrer-Small

Q&A: Jonathan Chait on Democrats' Divide Over Education, School Innovation

Kevin Mahnken
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