Political discussions are often infected with false dichotomies, and the pros and cons of charter schools are not immune from this virus. Some charter advocates
Yesterday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave his annual report to the N.J. State Board of Education and, according to the Star-Ledger, honed in on fiscal
Here’s a letter to the editor from Christine Carter, a Newark Mom and member of the parent-driven Hands Our Our Future Collective. Ms. Carter wrote the
On Monday night the Newark School Advisory Board held its monthly meeting, with an added feature of a Newark Teachers Union “walk-in” to protest charter
Last night about 200 opponents to school choice attended/disrupted the Newark School Advisory Board meeting. Here’s coverage from the Star-Ledger and NJ Spotlight. The outcry
Critics of charter schools often claim that the reason for some of these independent schools’ superior student growth results from “skimming,” or admitting higher-achieving kids
Here’s Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s response yesterday to the announcement that KIPP NJ, wildly popular with parents, will add five schools and over 5,000 seats:
Emmanuel Felton at Hechinger reports on the the resignation of Chris Barbic from his position of superintendent of Tennessee’s Achievement School District, the state-run district
Here’s Newark School Advisory Board member Rashon Hasan after hearing the announcement on Wednesday that KIPP charter schools had filed an application with the state
It’s no secret that teacher unions look askance at charter school expansion. There are several reasons for the backlash against alternative public schools. Some labor