Finally, charter schools in Washington
Six days after election day, 50.81 percent voters in the Evergreen State finally said yes to charter schools, after having said no three times before.
Six days after election day, 50.81 percent voters in the Evergreen State finally said yes to charter schools, after having said no three times before.
"Moving Up" is The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation's charter school sponsorship accountability report for 2011-12. Through it, we hope to help readers understand the complexities of charter schools and better appreciate the hard work of the teachers, school leaders, and board members who serve not only the schools we sponsor but also the schools around the state and nation that are working to make a difference in the lives of children. This year's report features an in-depth look at the struggles of two Fordham-sponsored schools in Dayton; it is researched and written by former Dayton Daily News reporter and editor Ellen Belcher.
The Charters & Choice Digest will guide readers through the triumphs, the quarrels, and the political foibles that accompany the growth of school choice and charter schools—and no cows will ever be sacred.
Why Michiganders repeal of the state's emergency-management law is a serious setback to education in the state
Charter school supporters can claim victory in at least one high-profile ballot initiative (Georgia) and perhaps one other (Washington) but each state has a different story to tell—and lessons to teach.
Correcting Diane Ravitch's mischaracterization of new Wisconsin voucher legislation.
Our data show that students frequently change schools. Should public policies try to slow student mobility? Encourage it? Or make policies better attuned to it?
The real lesson from a Florida charter school principal's $519,000 golden parachute
Politicians in the Keystone State fail again
Anyone who cares about Catholic education ought to watch what’s happening in Philadelphia, not just because the archdiocese there has turned twenty-one of its schools over to a private foundation, but because that foundation is applying business principles to schools that sorely need them
A warning bell for private-education continuation
A silent competitor
ESAs, meet WSF
Even charter opponents have ideas worth hearing
A battle brewing over school boundaries
The lesson from the UFT Charter School's recent struggles
Why charter school advocates can't afford to ignore their critics
Coming next year: two new KIPP schools in Columbus
The Hamilton Project weighs in on what differentiates high and low performing charters
Ben Austin's flawed stance on the role that for-profit educators might play in school-turnaround efforts
Innovation’s next frontier: Getting to scale
Arguing otherwise is, at best, disingenuous
As recent events in Los Angeles and New Hampshire show, so long as there are laws that limit charter authorization to one public body, promising charter applicants risk being held hostage to the whims of a political board
KIPP schools shine even under rigorous evaluation
The demise of the first teacher union at a Massachusetts charter school raises questions about whether unions and charters are ever a good fit
The case for overhauling charter authorizing in the Sunshine State
L.A.’s irresponsible and illegal charter moratorium