Charter Schools

Charter paean disguised as a donors’ guide

The Philanthropy Roundtable recently released an exceptional publication produced by an exceptional author.

Next for Neerav, NSNO, and NOLA

Today, New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) announced that longtime CEO Neerav Kingsland will transition out of the organization this summer.

From Promising to Proven: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Expanding on the Success of Charter Schools

For two decades, path-breaking philanthropies have propelled the growth of charter schools. Today, more than 2.5 million American children attend a charter school, and research has shown that, done well, charters can produce impressive academic results.

The two tracks of school reform

The outer limits of school choice

When we talk about educational choice on these pages, we are mostly speaking of charters, vouchers, digital learning, and the like. But in Fordham’s home state of Ohio, educational choice encompasses several other options, of which many families regularly avail themselves. Two of those “outer-limits” options have been in the news recently.

E-schools drive Ohio’s charter-school growth

Online charter schools have been the primary driver of sector growth; with a number of implications

The Effect of Co-Locations on Student Achievement in NYC Public Schools

New York mayor Bill de Blasio has made clear his aversion toward charter schools, singling out in particular his predecessor’s policy of allowing charter schools to co-locate with the city’

The de Blasio paradox: Private money and public schools

By now, education observers are aware of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s incursion on the Big Apple’s charter sector.

One Million Lives, Year One

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) has emerged as one of the nation’s staunchest proponents of charter-school quality.

Brother, can you spare a scholarship?

A school choice proposal with legs…in New York State?

As legislative sessions across the country continue to wind down, it's worth keeping tabs on some of the big private-school-choice proposals still under consideration.

Missouri Charter Schools and Teacher Pension Plans: How Well Do Existing Pension Plans Serve Charter and Urban Teachers?

How well do existing pension plans serve charter and urban teachers? The unsurprising answer: not well. At all. Economist Cory Koedel and his colleagues study teacher-pension plans in Missouri, which has three teacher pension plans—Kansas City Public Schools (which covers 3 percent of Missouri teachers), the Public School Retirement System for the City of St.

A chance for Mississippi to get out of the educational basement

Which state ranks last of the fifty in fourth-grade math on the NAEP, last in eighth-grade r

School choice keeps families in the city

School choice marketplace in one Columbus neighborhood, all in the name of urban stability.

A new campus for KIPP

Fantastic things are happening for students in central Ohio's KIPP school.

Groundhog Day: The only thing missing is Bill Murray

Repeated failures of charter schools around Ohio seem endless; some hope may be around the corner.

School choice keeps families in the city

School choice marketplace in one Columbus neighborhood, all in the name of urban stability.

Universal enrollment and the potential for a perfect school-choice marketplace

Charter High Schools’ Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings

In the midst of short-term and mostly small-scale snapshots measuring charter quality, this new Mathematica study brings a more panoramic portrait. Using longitudinal data, the authors sought to determine whether charter-school enrollment is indeed related to student success.

The connection between choice and humility

A New Frontier: Utilizing Charter Schooling to Strengthen Rural Education

With thirty-two cities across the nation placing more than 20 percent of their students in charter schools, it is clear that chartering has changed the face of urban education. But what about students from rural areas?

School choice and accountability: Finding the right balance

Editor’s note: This article wades into the ongoing debate over private school choice and public accountability.

National School Choice Week: A time to recognize outstanding choices

We recognize 25 of the best charter schools in Ohio.

Charter lessons for school choice, including accountability via authorizers

Yesterday at AEI’s terrific conference on “encouraging new and better schools” via school-choice programs, I presented a paper on

The Ticket

At less than an hour, this documentary, directed by Choice Media founder Bob Bowdon, provides a digestible overview of school choice and how it impacts families. The film’s slightly hokey structure is a transcontinental exploration of school choice by train.

Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws

A state’s laws and policies set the conditions for a thriving charter-school environment. Good policy can ensure that public charters have access to the resources they need and the freedom to innovate, while also ensuring accountability for academic outcomes. But not all state charter laws are created equal.

Replicating Quality: Policy Recommendations to Support the Replication and Growth of High-Performing Charter Schools and Networks

We take a look at Public Impact's recent publication of ten policy recommendations to foster growth of successful charters.

Utilizing charter schooling strengthens rural education

Today, Bellwether released a new report on the promise of charter schooling in rural America—and the very real challenges facing it.

Flipping Out: Controlled choice restricts options

Mike Petrilli and Rick Kahlenberg are among my favorite people (I don’t know Sam Chaltain, although I might like him, too), but their piece in Sunday’s Washington Post smacks of nanny-statism rather than school choice and educationa

Re: Flipping Out

Checker thinks that Sam Chaltain, Rick Kahlenberg, and I are engaging in “nanny-statism” when we propose a form of “controlled choice” in strategic locations of Washington, D.C., which he likens to “forced busing&rdqu