John C. Fremont Elementary has been renamed after two Mexican American civil rights trailblazers who were part of the ...

Academy Charter School announced in early June it wants to open three new schools — a high school in Central Islip, and an elementary school and middle school in Brentwood. Of the 370 charter ...

Charter schools added more students at the same time the state’s traditional public schools saw an enrollment drop this school year.

The Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to renew the contracts of 16 charter schools set to expire at the end of June.

The decision has also emboldened opponents of the emerging school choice movement, which aims to give parents options beyond the assigned district public school, often using public dollars to do so.

A new Chicago Teachers Union report released Thursday criticizes the lack of oversight of the district’s over 100 charter schools.

SB 460 by Las Vegas Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro would increase teacher licensing rules and require charter schools to prove they're more efficient.

What to know about charter schools after the latest Supreme Court ruling Unlike traditional public schools, charter schools are run independently, though they're still funded by taxpayer dollars.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took a useful step to revamp the federal Charter School Program’s Model Development and Dissemination Grants.

Charter school enrollment has been surging in Wake County over the past decade, increasing the competition for the school system.

The department will free up $60 million immediately, it announced Friday, increasing funding for the Charter School Programs grant to $500 million for the budget year that lasts until Sept. 30.

Excel Academy has approval to grow into a K-12 school. The Council - with a strong contingent of charter opponents - can’t stop the school, but can disrupt its use of city-owned property.