Why parents are pulling their kids out of school
Homeschooling is gaining in popularity for a wide range of parents looking to personalize their children's education.
School Choice Can Help Save Public Education—If Done Right
We should all try to see the big picture and unite in our desire to reward good instruction, student achievement, and well-run campuses.
Why Is Biden Waging War on Charter Schools That Benefit His Base?
With a series of proposed regulations, the Biden administration seems intent on damaging and destroying most of America's charter schools.
COVID Leads Parents to Opt for Charter, Home School Over Public Education
The 2020–2021 school year saw charter school enrollment increase by seven percent, compared to the year before.
We Must Support Our Teachers
Considering how teachers are treated, it's no surprise that they're quitting.
The Teachers Unions Are Abandoning Poor Children of Color. Again.
It is certain that schools can operate safely. It is certain that remote schooling just doesn't work.
Tennessee Using $14.4M of $64M COVID Education Funds Toward Charter Schools
Teachers unions and other critics view the efforts as a way to siphon money away from traditional public schools.
Alabama State Agency's Meeting Zoom-Bombed With Porn, Hitler References
An Alabama Public Charter School Commission meeting was flooded with pornographic images and references to Adolf Hitler, moments after a group of elementary students exited the Zoom conference.
What Does the Rise of the Pandemic Pod Mean for the Future of Education?
Musings on an under-discussed pandemic innovation in childhood education.
Trump's 'Outsider' Candidate Loses Louisiana Governor's Race
Where the "Trump bump" panned out for Tate Reeves in Mississippi, it ultimately flopped for Eddie Rispone, just as it did for Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky. Both candidates were the scourge of local teachers unions.
Charter and Public School Students Perform Similarly on Tests, Report Finds
The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics released a report that noted "no measurable differences" in the students' average reading and mathematics scores.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai Declares Public Schools a 'Monopoly'
Turzai says public school teachers '"don't really care about kids."
DeVos Doesn't Know How Michigan Schools Are Performing
In 60 Minutes interview DeVos appeared not to know how policies she pushed impacted school performance.
Single-Sex Schooling May Harm a Child's Development
Separating boys and girls in school reinforces cultural stereotypes and encourages both to shy away from fields customarily associated with the opposite gender.
Cyber Charter Schools Fail Their Core Goal: Education
Online charters routinely lag behind their brick-and-mortar counterparts, research shows.
Teacher Pension Profits Help Fund Charter School Fight
Eight financial firms with contracts to manage state pension assets have bypassed anti-corruption rules to help fund groups backing a ballot question that would expand charter schools.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Announces New Harlem Charter School
The rapper, producer, entrepreneur and clothing designer has partnered with Capital Preparatory Schools to open the school.
What Makes a School Successful?
A study of New York charter schools and a controversial experiment in Houston tested competing hypotheses.