Mercedes Schneider: Kauffman Leadership Academy in Texas Closes with One Week’s Notice
The charter industry is nearing a flection point. The number of schools that open each year is almost the same as the number that close....
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Jack Schneider: Why Are Americans Turning Against Charter Schools?
Jack Schneider, a historian of education who often collaborates with Jennifer Berkshire, analyzes the fading allure of charter schools. After years of claims that...
My New Book Was Just Announced!
I am very excited! My new book was just announced! The title is: SLAYING GOLIATH: The Impassioned Fight to Defeat the Privatization Movement and to...
Los Angeles: Another Charter Executive Will Be Charged in Embezzlement of Millions
The charter schools of California continue to be riddled with corruption, and to date, the state has ignored the multiplying scandals. California has more Charters...
South Carolina: Taxpayers Waste $350 Million on Failing Virtual Charter Schools
Legislators in South Carolina must have been following an ALEC script when they authorized Virtual charter schools to enroll students and take money away from...
God Bless Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe!
As reported earlier today, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation that would have allowed privately managed charters to be authorized without the approval of the...
Thomas Ultican: America Has an Amazing Public School System, Don’t Listen to the Naysayers
Tom Ultican teaches physics in San Diego after a career in the private sector. He likes evidence. He reviews the failure of various privatization schemes....
North Carolina: Voucher Program After Three Years: An Expensive Failure
Duke University reports on North Carolina’s voucher program after three years. The report adds to the growing evidence that “escaping” a public school to a...
Los Angeles Rocked by Another Charter School Scandal: State Awards Two New Schools to Ethically Challenged Charter Chain
The Los Angeles Times ran a first-page story about the latest charter school scandal, only a day before the school board election that will decide...
DeVos and the Charter Fraud in Michigan: $1 Billion Down the Drain
Michigan has one of the worst charter sectors in the nation, according to the Detroit Free Press, which conducted a year-long investigation of charters in...