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Public Education
South Carolina charter school makes compelling argument for single-sex classrooms

Might boys and girls learn better when they’re taught separately? That’s the method used at Langston Charter Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina, which has the… Read More

March 31, 2025
Courts
Opening brief sets stage for upcoming Supreme Court arguments over nation’s first religious charter school

The nation’s first potential tax-funded religious charter shouldn’t be discriminated against because it is religiously affiliated, a new brief before the Supreme Court argued. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual… Read More

March 10, 2025
Public Education
Poor academics, declining enrollment show Philadelphians ‘hungry for alternatives’ to public schools, educational analyst says

Pennsylvania’s failing public schools need more competition – not more money, argues the founder of a Philadelphia charter school. “Imagine bringing home a report card full of Ds and Fs,”… Read More

March 7, 2025
Public Education
NYC charter school bursting at seams fights uphill battle against ‘anti-charter’ bias

A New York City charter school is making headlines as its administrators attempt creative solutions to the school’s spacing issues made worse by a hamstringing city law. In an… Read More

February 14, 2025
Public Education
Liberty-based charter school seeks approval in Colorado

A proposed K-12 charter school in Colorado wants to give children a classical education.  John Adams Academy seeks approval from the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI) to open a location… Read More

January 6, 2025
Public Education
School choice helps close performance gap for low-income students, study finds

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Cities with robust charter school programs have drastically lowered the performance gap between low-income students and their peers, a study published in October found. The… Read More

October 14, 2024
Public Education
Report: Traditional public school enrollments down, charter schools gaining

Charter schools continue to attract more students amid a decline in government-run public schools, a new report reveals. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released a… Read More

October 14, 2024
Courts
First publicly-funded religious charter school asks Supreme Court to overturn Oklahoma ruling barring it from opening

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School and the charter school board in Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to review a previous… Read More

October 9, 2024
Public Education
Iowa announces $4M in grants for charter schools

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced which charter schools would receive the first $4 million of the state’s new grant program. “Public charter schools provide yet another school choice for… Read More

September 10, 2024
Courts
Charter school board taking religious school case to the U.S. Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board voted Tuesday to take a religious charter school case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in… Read More

July 31, 2024
Courts
Charter schools file lawsuit contesting Illinois’ ‘union neutrality’ clause

Charter schools are suing Illinois leaders over a new law requiring such schools to have “union neutrality” clauses. HB 1120, sponsored exclusively by Democrat legislators and… Read More

June 28, 2024
Courts
California charter school files lawsuit against school district

A California school district is being sued for allegedly trying to force a charter school to close its doors.  North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) filed its… Read More

June 17, 2024
Public Education
Over 85,000 students waiting to enroll in North Carolina charter schools

Thousands of North Carolina families are clamoring for coveted spots at charter schools, a new state report revealed. The report, compiled for the Legislature by the… Read More

May 20, 2024
Courts
Los Angeles school district sued over anti-charter policy

A charter school group is suing the Los Angeles school district for its alleged anti-charter animus, accusing the board of passing illegal policies that defy voters’ wishes. The California Charter… Read More

May 9, 2024
Public Education
Washington charter schools have less funding, better academics than traditional public schools

It seems impossible that public education could be made cheaper without skimping on quality. But Washington’s charter schools appear to be doing just that. Charter schools are public schools –… Read More

May 3, 2024
Public Education
Florida teachers’ union blames public school decline on burgeoning charters

After a Florida school district announced it was cutting 700 positions, the local teachers’ union was quick to point the finger at charter schools. “It’s a drain on public schools… Read More

May 2, 2024
Government
Colorado governor defends charter schools from bill proposing crippling regulations

A Colorado bill to tighten charter school regulations has faced strong resistance, including from the state’s Democrat governor. Although charter schools are technically public schools, Democrats have increasingly seen charters… Read More

March 28, 2024
Government
Mississippi only has 10 charter schools. This bill would pave the way for more

The Mississippi Legislature is considering a bill to ease requirements for opening a charter school. Proposed by Rep. Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, HB 1683 would make three… Read More

February 29, 2024
Public Education
Proposed ‘genderful’ charter school wants kids to ‘explore their gender’

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Concerned critics are reportedly pushing back against a proposed public charter school in Brooklyn, New York, that would encourage kids as young as the fifth grade… Read More

February 19, 2024
Public Education
LAUSD adopts policy to restrict charter schools on 350 campuses

(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to adopt a policy restricting public charter schools from operating on public school campuses with the largest portion of underachieving… Read More

February 19, 2024