The Rev. John Thomas: No act of God caused Chicago schools closings
Chicago officials are going ahead with the largest mass closing of public schools in the country's history despite polls showing that a majority of ...
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Charter Schools, Education, Education Issues
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Schools Matter, The Washington Post
Goldwater report says red tape could be holding back Arizona charter schools
Charter school advocates warn against government red tape in a report released today by the Goldwater Institute. Many of Arizona’s successful charter ...
New Poll: Moms Prefer More School Choice
(NAPSI)—A new poll on popular though sometimes controversial schooling issues shows that moms of school-age children are frustrated with K−12 ...
Letter To Lazenby On School Choice
Re: “Lazenby: A Liberal Argues For School Choice” Dear Ms Lazenby, I applaud the logic and literary quality of what you’ve written that I’ve read in ...
Catholic schools update to compete with charter schools
A number of Catholic schools in Western Washington are embracing educational innovations in an attempt to update their curriculum and to better ...
A major motive behind Common Core is profit not education
This commentary originally appeared on Keystone Politics and is reprinted with the permission of the author. by Susan Spicka ...
N.J. charters look at teacher evaluations
Following a parallel but very different path from their school-district brethren, New Jersey's charter schools are finalizing plans for how they will ...
Meridian continues to examine allegations of test-tampering
Meridian Public Charter School officials have said that are continuing to examine allegations of test-tampering at the school and have not yet ...
Charter school critics keep coming up short: Opinion
Worse grades? No. Brighter incoming students? No. Better funding? No.
Michigan’s charter success story
By Josh Dwyer - According to a 2009 study conducted by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes, 42 percent of Michigan’s ...