Just days before the fate of 39 new charter-school applications is decided, pressure on the School Reform Commission is building from all sides.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), incoming chairman of the Senate committee on education, says his top priority is fixing the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law that has been in limbo since it came up for renewal in 2007. Since that time, the Obama administration has been issuing waivers to states from some of the law’s requirements,…

The 40,000 students on charter school waiting lists in Philadelphia have high hopes as the School Reform Commission starts to review new applications for the first time in seven years.

by Erin James and Nikelle Snader York Dispatch October 9, 2014 York City teachers and school officials are digesting the surprise alternative to complete charter conversion announced by the district's state-appointed financial recovery officer Wednesday. The concept is interesting, said Carol Hill-Evans, a member of the Community Education Council and president of the York City…

A majority of students are minorities. Poverty rates are going up. Refugees speak 100 different languages and dialects. And despite all this, the school district is seeing gains.

The 2014 Parent Power Index (PPI) rankings are here! The 2014 rankings reveal that most states are still below average, and there is much work to be done when it comes to giving parents fundamental power over their child's education. The education scorecard below reveals state summary data, while full state-by-state details, including methodology, can…

A second-grader in a Middletown, N.Y., school furrows her brow, searching her keyboard to find that funny number sign for her password. A third-grader holds her Chromebook aloft, hoping to speed the connection to a wireless router.

Under the guise of “equality,” the United States Department of Justice is waging a campaign to slam the schoolhouse doors on thousands of poor children living in states that have decided to give them the same educational options enjoyed by wealthy families.

Tension between public schools and charter schools in Pennsylvania has been tense and competitive over the years. Legislation could help ease the situation.

MEMORANDUM May 7, 2014 TO:  U.S. Charter School Leaders CC: Parents, Advocates, and Friends FROM: Kara Kerwin, President RE:  URGENT ACTION NEEDED  - Federal Charter School Program Tomorrow, the United States House of Representatives is slated to vote on the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, which reauthorizes both the federal Charter School…