The Early College Charter School of Philadelphia won approval in an 8-1 vote despite board members' concerns about the ...

Since 2018, when the city regained local control of schools, the Philadelphia Board of Education had rejected all attempts to ...

A pregnant woman was assaulted by another woman and taken to the hospital after a dispute at a Philadelphia school over an ...

Freire Charter School contains 1 schools and 934 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 100%. The student body at the schools served by Freire Charter School is 1% white, 92.4% Black ...

The proposed new law would cap the amount cyber charter schools receive at $8,000 per student across the commonwealth. But ...

For the first time since the Philadelphia School District returned to local control in 2018, the school board has approved ...

Lisa Blunt Rochester. “His work exemplifies the profound impact that passionate and committed educators can have on the future of our democracy,” said Madeline Weckel, Head of School for Freire ...

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The Whitehall-Coplay School District Board of Directors held the second and final hearing on a proposed charter school Tuesday night at the high school. The Whitehall STEAM ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether the Catholic Church in Oklahoma can run the nation’s first religious charter school, a potentially major expansion of the use ...

Oklahoma will not be able to launch the nation's first ever religious public charter school after the Supreme Court on Thursday deadlocked 4-4 in a major case on the separation of church and state.

An 18-year-old was killed and a 17-year-old was injured following a double shooting near the area of James Logan Elementary School in Northwest Philadelphia, police said. The 18-year-old victim ...

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, once ...