The 5 most serious charter school scandals in 2019 — and why they matter
NPE staff decided to review our 2019 collection of charter scandals and identify the five most serious. This piece is the result of that review.
NPE staff decided to review our 2019 collection of charter scandals and identify the five most serious. This piece is the result of that review.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf horrified the charter school lobby with eight words — “the privatization of education in our public schools.”
Has the charter movement, amply funded by the federal government, become a web of interconnected vested interests for whom real estate is the central focus?
One of the primary reasons for the explosive growth and failure of Florida charter schools is that nearly half are run by for-profit CMOs.
Peter Greene writes about the NPE/Parent Coalition for Student Privacy State Student Privacy Report Card for Forbes.
Carol exposes School Choice Week as a public relations campaign designed to remind lawmakers of the financial muscle of its billionaire sponsors.
In this Washington Post Answer Sheet piece Carol Burris asks if the charter sector should continue to grow through government subsidies, even as demand for new charters has waned.
It’s part of a pattern, Burris said, of wealthy donors who support charter schools infusing campaign cash into school board races.
This post, written by Carol Burris and Diane Ravitch, looks at the issue of governance and why it matters who is in charge.