Charter School Funding: Inequity Expands
We take a look at the School Choice Demonstration Project's latest examination of charter funding across the country.
We take a look at the School Choice Demonstration Project's latest examination of charter funding across the country.
Although they’ve long been a favorite of working-class parents in search of safe, structured, morally solid environments, inner-city Catholic schools have struggled with finances and enrollment numbers for decades.
Hot off the presses: sometimes even a signed and sealed deal can't secure a facility for charter school.
“Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars”: this clichéd adage, often found on motivational posters, actually has something worthwhile to say. Sometimes where we set goals determines where we end up, even if the goal is seldom met.
Repeated failures of charter schools around Ohio seem endless; some hope may be around the corner.
The State of the Union was unusually light on education, though President Obama did touch on early-childhood education, ed tech, college access, and (of course) Race to the Top. However, the real action came the next morning, when the U.S.
Roughly 30,000 kids in Ohio take advantage of a publicly funded voucher (or “scholarship”).
Ohio ranked 28th out of 43 states and the District of Columbia on NAPCS' most recent ranking of charter school laws in the U.S. Ohio's kids and parents deserve better and now is the time.