NYC charter schools excel on state reading test as public-school results plummet
The overwhelming majority of students in the city’s largest charter-school networks excelled on recent state math and reading…
Philadelphia School District selection process kicks off Sept. 8
Things to know for applications Three types of schools are available in the selection process: criteria-based schools, citywide…
Most Philly principals think schools are moving in the right direction, per new survey
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A new survey of Philly school principles shows they’re generally optimistic, but their satisfaction…
NY charter school heads blast education department in scathing letter
New York’s charter school bigwigs are “deeply troubled” by state education officials who they claim are stunting the…
Chicago Board of Education renews six charter school contracts
The Chicago Board of Education renewed the contracts with six charter school operators Wednesday, despite recent hesitations from…
Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013
The Philadelphia School Board voted in May 2026 to close 17 of its 218 schools. Seven are elementary…
Does Houston Really Need More Charter Schools?
Nothing scandalous happened to prompt Tammara Sherrod to withdraw her elementary-age kids from Alief ISD and choose a…
Little-known NYC charter school with 22% homeless rate wins state chess championship
They’re all kings and queens! Students at the Rosalyn Yalow Charter School in the South Bronx — where…
Charters call to lift the cap as they dominate public schools on NYC top 100 list for math, reading
They’re off the charts! Charter schools make up more than half of the top 100 performing public schools…
Chicago school board revokes ASPIRA network charter
When Carl Schurz High School principal Heidy Moran heard that the district was moving students out of the…