Some members of the group proposing a Montessori-style charter school in Schenectady, from left to right: Virginia Rawlins, George Borum, Kimberly Bernard, LaQuetta Alexander, and Sira Ramos.

Thirty years ago, Congress created a radical new idea: fund initiatives for public schools that operated with more flexibility, community control, and strong accountability. Charter schools ...

They are not private schools and they are not traditional public schools — they are charter-public schools, usually referred to as charter schools. The most important advantage enjoyed by ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would make a series of changes related to charter schools, including allowing charter schools to have stricter codes ...

Dozens of school choice advocates gathered outside the Supreme Court Wednesday as justices weighed whether public funds could go directly to religious charter schools. The protesters rallied and ...

On Wednesday, the court heard arguments over whether states may insist that charter schools, which they all define as public schools, be nonsectarian. Nearly every state offers charter schools to ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A financial report detailing the maintenance of fund balances at charter schools is prompting a conversation over perceived inequities within both charter and ...

Joseph Mayers, a tall and slender senior at Uncommon Charter High School, sat on a colorful rug next to a box of interlocking plastic bricks as 4- and 5-year-old preschoolers excitedly built and ...

Florida could see a surge in charter schools under a proposal that could make it easier and cheaper for them to operate. A pair of bills that have been advancing the state Legislature would ...

The closures of charter schools have been a pressure point for the newly seated Chicago Board of Education. Some board members are concerned that last week’s vote to keep open five of seven ...

In April 2025, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the nation’s first religious charter school can open in Oklahoma. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be ...

The Florida Department of Education's Charter School Review Commission approved the application to convert Newberry Elementary School into a public charter school. The decision comes despite ...