Tag: charter schools

The Supreme Court for the state of Washington has declared the diversion of public money for charter schools to be unconstitutional.

"I've yet to meet a parent who would prefer their child to be taught by an unqualified teacher," says Education International.

In the war on public education, some networks inject great humor; others are boorish. Here's one example of the difference.

A company that runs a charter school in Peoria was linked to political attack ads in the Philadelphia mayoral race this spring.

A network of charter schools based in Turkey, said to be part of a "parallel state" being run by a leader in exile, will remain open.

We interviewed 2 leaders from a Norwegian school marching band who visited the US earlier this month for the July 4 parade in Washington.

A now-closed charter school fraudulently padded its enrollment numbers so it would receive more than $1 million more than it deserved.

The principal at a Chicago charter school has won the Ryan Award, which includes $25,000 and an opportunity to teach at Northwestern.

Charter schools, a few of them, serve the needs of a small population of students: pregnant teens. More like this are desperately needed.

Md. has a new charter school law. It's not everything the Republican governor wanted, but it does create good opportunities for charters in the state.