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Lawmakers are considering creating an inspector general role just to oversee charter schools. It might slow the charter school movement.

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 ...

The establishment of charter schools in North Dakota takes effect Aug. 1, but it may be a while before the first ones pop up.

More than 100 people attended Spectrum Charter School’s graduation ceremony in Monroeville on May 23, when six seniors received their high school diplomas. Spectrum students, families, board ...

With many school districts reporting increased costs for cyber school tuition and a statewide debate over setting a flat rate for it, public and charter schools alike are becoming more creative to ...

Florida lawmakers passed a bill to expand ‘schools of hope,’ aiming to boost charter schools while revising public school criteria for low performance.

Dr. Raja, former Teacher of the Year, saw charter denial for dropout school in Sacramento. County cites legal, budget and special education issues.

Downtown College Prep, a three-campus charter school operator in San Jose, defaulted on $34 million of municipal bonds earlier this month.

This gateway community to Jackson, Wyo., needed a school and Utah's American Preparatory Academy was going to provide a K-8 charter. But the Utah company's politics were too divisive.

If approved, the new schools would significantly expand the reach of the Academy Charter School network on Long Island as an alternative to traditional public schools.

Houston is getting two new Generation 30 charter schools, Arcadia High School and Frank Liu Jr. Academy of Music and Arts, the TEA announced.