Charter Schools
New Faces, New Problems for New Orleans School Board
In all-charter district, winning candidates have limited power
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Charters Improving at Faster Pace in Urban Areas
Given the apparent underrepresentation of urban charter students in 2017, it is more likely that we are underestimating the overall gains
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How Charter Supporters Can Win Over Joe Biden
Remind Biden and his team of the real-life people that charter schools serve, people who are a key part of his coalition.
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5 Things We Learned in D.C. About How to Advance Charter Schools
The rise of white progressive politics in the city, in combination with a somewhat re-energized union movement, has left our schools fighting attacks on multiple fronts.
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Charter Authorizer Responds to “How Charter School Regulations Harm Minority School Operators”
Self-identification, not guessing, is key to solid research on race
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What Charter School City Actually Says
Why Jay Greene’s critique of my book about education reform in New Orleans doesn’t hold up
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How Charter School Regulations Harm Minority School Operators
In states with stricter rules, fewer Black and Hispanic applicants get charters approved, new research shows
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New Research on KIPP Shows that Charter Middle Schools Can Improve Early College Outcomes
Attending a KIPP school led to a 10-13 percentage point improvement in the likelihood of enrolling in college
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In the News: Chartering in Kansas City
In a new case study for the R Street Institute, "Chartering in Kansas City," Michael McShane writes about how, with support from farsighted local philanthropists, charter school enrollment has grown to 47 percent of students within the boundaries of the Kansas City Public Schools.
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Majority of U.S. Students Now Exercise School Choice
A week to celebrate those voting with their feet.
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Pandemic Parent Survey Finds Perverse Pattern: Students Are More Likely to Be Attending School in Person where Covid Is Spreading More Rapidly
Majority of students receiving fully remote instruction; Private-school students more likely to be in person full time
How One ‘Ordinary’ Brooklyn High School Produced Six Nobel Laureates, a Supreme Court Justice, and Three Senators
The recent death of the distinguished political scientist Sidney Verba will be an occasion to reflect on his contributions to the field of political science and to Harvard University. What caught my eye, though, was where he went to high school.
Eight Recommendations for the Biden Administration
How about another summit?
“The 1619 Project” Enters American Classrooms
Adding new sizzle to education about slavery—but at a significant cost.
Day After Inauguration, Biden Welcomes Teachers Union Leaders to White House
“I know how hard it is. I am teaching hybrid this semester myself,” says first lady Dr. Jill Biden
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Pandemic Parent Survey Finds Perverse Pattern: Students Are More Likely to Be Attending School in Person where Covid Is Spreading More Rapidly
Majority of students receiving fully remote instruction; Private-school students more likely to be in person full time
How One ‘Ordinary’ Brooklyn High School Produced Six Nobel Laureates, a Supreme Court Justice, and Three Senators
The recent death of the distinguished political scientist Sidney Verba will be an occasion to reflect on his contributions to the field of political science and to Harvard University. What caught my eye, though, was where he went to high school.
Eight Recommendations for the Biden Administration
How about another summit?
“The 1619 Project” Enters American Classrooms
Adding new sizzle to education about slavery—but at a significant cost.
Day After Inauguration, Biden Welcomes Teachers Union Leaders to White House
“I know how hard it is. I am teaching hybrid this semester myself,” says first lady Dr. Jill Biden
