by Heather Kays The Heartland Institute April 29, 2015 The latest 8th grade U.S. history, civics, and geography results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), released Wednesday, April 29, showed no significant change from the last assessment in 2010. For 2014, the NAEP scores show only 18 percent of students scored proficient in…

The Washington Post says this is proof white parents are using charter schools to “secede” from the traditional public system. But the figures show otherwise.

A national charter advocacy organization wants Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to veto a bill passed by the General Assembly that would change how charter schools operate in the state.

As one of "those charter advocates" mentioned in The Sun's editorial regarding charter schools ("Better than nothing," April 17), I strongly disagree with the conclusion that Gov. Larry Hogan should sign the horrendous charter school legislation passed by the General Assembly.

While I’ve lived in this area for only five years, my family is rooted in almost every corner of this state — from the Eastern Shore to Hagerstown, from Baltimore to Bethesda.

As the head of the NC Public Charter Schools Association, I read charter news alerts daily from all over the country.

Doug Ducey wants to continue to expand the role of charter schools in the Arizona education system.

More than three decades ago, a historic report ushered in education reforms aimed at raising standards, holding schools accountable for students’ performance, and giving parents and teachers more power.

First she noticed the gates around the building, then the boys playing football shirtless at the bus stop. Kenyatta McClairen had a bad feeling about her 11-year-old son's new school.

John Rakolta Jr. recently accompanied a Detroit mother and her two children on their journey to school.