FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2016 CONTACT: Josiane Martinez [email protected] 857-­‐222-­‐0800 Eileen O'Connor [email protected] 617-­‐806-­‐6999 More Than 80 Latino Leaders – Joined by Governor Charlie Baker - Call on State Legislature to Lift the Cap on Public Charter Schools EAST BOSTON – More than 80 Latino leaders from across Massachusetts gathered today at Excel Academy…

by Alex Granados April 1, 2016 Rep. Rob Bryan, R-Mecklenburg, unveiled the latest version of a draft Achievement School District (ASD) bill at the House Select Committee on Achievement School Districts on Wednesday. One of the most significant changes was the addition of Innovation Zones to the legislation. Districts that put a school into an ASD…

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press April 1, 2016 KSL.com A Montana judge ruled that the state cannot exclude children attending religious schools from being awarded scholarships under Montana's School Choice program. In his ruling released late Thursday, District Judge David Ortley said the state Department of Revenue likely overstepped its authority in excluding religious…

The Boston Globe reported on March 28, 2016 that "Racial aspects tinge Mass. charter debate." As the state debates lifting its cap on charter schools, if there's to be any focus on race and charter schools, it should be centered around the fact that charter schools in MA, and across the nation, are helping minorities…

Legislators in both the Kentucky House and Senate have submitted bills just before the filing deadlines to try to bring charter schools to the commonwealth.

Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin vows to make charters reality by Ben Jackey WLKY February 26, 2016 Charter schools 101 The debate over charter schools has become the biggest question in Kentucky education. A charter is an independently managed public school operating under a charter, or contract, with a governmental entity or a school board. The…

In a unanimous opinion Tuesday, the state's high court ruled the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship Program does not violate Oklahoma's constitution.

For Immediate Release: February 12, 2016 Contact: Eileen O’Connor [email protected] Tel: (617) 806-6999 Dom Slowey [email protected] Tel: (617) 523-0038 Public Information Campaign Launches To Set Record Straight About Public Charter Schools In Massachusetts Leading Policy Organizations Launch ‘Fact Check: Public Charter Schools in Massachusetts’` BOSTON, MA – Many of the state’s leading charter school policy…

By Jerod Clapp News & Tribune Feb 10, 2016 If school choice isn’t going anywhere, Kim Knott said Clarksville Community Schools is going to embrace it. Knott, the superintendent of the district, spoke at an event for the Institute for Quality Education in January. She said as Governor Mike Pence continues his efforts to expand…

The Boston Globe February 5, 2016 The Massachusetts Teachers Association has positioned itself as perhaps the most aggressive foe of a charter school expansion in the state. Barbara Madeloni, the fiery president of the union, has pledged an all-out fight. “We’re going to put everything we’ve got into it,” she said last month. But the…