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 ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a pivotal case over whether Oklahoma may establish the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school — a legal showdown with sweeping ...

Last month, Namgyal Choedup, the Dalai Lama’s North American envoy, noted in a letter to Minnesota’s state legislature that “charter schools are currently asked to operate with 30 percent less funding ...

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 ...

is partnering with Helix Community Schools to turn Baker High School and Park Ridge into type three charter schools. This would mean the school board will stay in place managing policies and ...

The only other one is New Orleans, which made a dramatic switch to charter schooling in 2006 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This agreement with Helix Community Schools is a prelude to an ...

When: School District of Lancaster school board meeting, March 18. What happened: Board members unanimously voted to deny the Valenta Academy Charter School application. During the discussion ...

The State Board of Education’s recent approval of five new charter schools in Connecticut marks an exciting step forward for families seeking quality educational options. However, this decision ...

Great public schools offer opportunities for students from all backgrounds without any financial, religious or academic barrier to entry. Following a statewide vote in 2012, charter public schools ...

When a charter school works, it works. The publicly funded, independently run schools are often subjected to scrutiny, but in Sarasota County, several operate without issue. Some even thrive.