'We Have a Lot of Demand From Families Trying to Get Away From Common Core'
The controversial standards represent an opportunity for private schools and homeschoolers
School Choice
Here's What's Wrong With the Nation's "Investigation" of New York's Evil Charter School Plot and the Greedy Hedge Fund Moguls Who Fund It
A useful compendium of all the head-scratching arguments commonly voiced by school choice opponents.
A Win for School Choice: Charters Are Coming to Alabama
The State Will Be the 44th to Allow Charters
The New York City Teachers Union Opened its Own Charter School. Disaster Ensued.
An attempt to demonstrate that unions are compatible with high performing schools unravels.
Florida, the Freest State in the Country?
California, New York, and New Jersey always rank near the bottom of these lists as intrusive, red tape-bound hellholes.
How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the Teachers Union
A charter school pioneer counters the political influence of organized labor.
How Public School Administrators Endanger Special-Needs Kids
When faced with the choice between protecting children or protecting the public school system, the system's lawyers chose to protect the system.
Meet Ann Legra: Exhibit 24,340 in the Case Against Current Teacher Tenure Rules
Would you still have a job if your performance were described as "unsatisfactory" for six straight years?
9-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Lord of the Rings Magic on Fellow Student
One ring to bring them all, and in the stupidity of zero tolerance bind them.
Vergara Plaintiff Talks Landmark Decision on Teacher Tenure
Landmark court decision puts students' needs above ineffective teachers and the unions that protect them.
Nope, Charter Schools Aren't Driving Away Problem Kids
A new report debunks the myth that charters push away students who hurt their bottom line.
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
School Choice: How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the NYC Teachers Union
The head of the charter-school system Success Academy isn't just fighting political challenges. She's educating low-income kids with stunning results.
School Made 11-Year-Old Girls Pull Down Their Pants for Disgusting Inspection
"I felt uncomfortable and I didn't want to do it"
How "Backpack Funding" is Revolutionizing K-12 Education and School Choice
Good things happen when tax dollars follow K-12 students to whatever school they enroll in.
America's Worst School System Will Soon Be Dead. Will What Replaces It Be Any Better?
The remaking of public education in Camden, New Jersey.
How a Great School is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America's Poorest City
An "army" of parents fought to avoid sending their kids to Camden's traditional public schools.
Parents Organize for Another Charter School Transition in California
Two-thirds sign petition to transform struggling Palm Lane Elementary School.
This Impoverished City Hiked Spending to $25,000 per Student to Fix Its Schools. And Nothing Changed.
"It's not all about money!"
Andrew Cuomo Rebukes Teachers Unions: 'Don't Say You Represent the Students'
Democrats everywhere have had enough of teachers unions
Poisoning John Boehner, Talking Smack About Campbell Brown, and More: Katherine Mangu-Ward on Bloggingheads
Plus Mitt Romney, snow removal, the financial transaction tax, and more.
Joel Klein on the NYC School System: "The Most Complex Bureaucracy in America"
The former schools chancellor on the wisdom of shutting down "perpetual failure factories."
Best of 2014: How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the Teachers Union
A charter school pioneer counters the political influence of organized labor.
The School Religious Holidays Problem is Really a Public Schooling Problem
It is almost impossible to treat all people equally with a single system of public schools. To foster peace and real unity, educational freedom is key.
How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the Teachers Union
A charter school pioneer counters the political influence of organized labor.
