30 years of vouchers & charters, not much gain
In Milwaukee, 3 decades of school choice has produced no notable improvements in educational outcomes for most students.
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Will SCOTUS hear Okla. Catholic charter school case?
The Okla. Charter School Board voted to appeal a state court order to end a contract with what could be the nation's 1st publicly funded religious school.
La. has a new education savings account law
Next year, Louisiana has a new program for sending public tax dollars to private, often religious, schools: LA GATOR.
Okla. high court rejects a religious charter school
A 6-2 decision handed down from the Okla. Supreme Court rejects the public funding of a religious "charter" school.
On Okla.’s Approval of a Catholic Charter School
A Catholic public charter school, the first in the US, is set to open in Oklahoma in the fall of 2024. We disagree.
Parents in Maine sue for religious school tuition
Some districts in Me. don't have a high school, so schools reimburse parents for outside tuition. But not for religious schools.
Trump wants major cuts to federal education funding
The president sent a budget proposal to Congress that would increase military spending & the deficit but cut education programs.
N.H. voucher bill passes the state House
Vouchers are on their way in New Hampshire, as the state House comfortably approved a voucher bill earlier this month. Now it goes to the Senate.
Hirsch H.S. & others in Chicago dropped football
Charter schools are common in Chicago. The city wants to put another one inside an existing h.s. that has had its budget cut.
The federal budget and Title II funding
A closer look at Washington's attempts to pass a budget reveals some strategic cuts to programs that could affect teacher quality.