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Action Guide on Charter Schools
NEA supports innovative charters but calls for all public schools to meet strict accountability and transparency standards.
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Rejoice And Mourn: National Charter Schools Week 2023
05.18.2023
Progress, amid attacks and opposition....
Education Freedom: State Funding Is Only Half The Battle
05.09.2023
To realize the full potential of education freedom, local officials and governments will need to become active in making this funding fair and equitable....
A State Of The Union Speech To Remember
02.08.2023
The members of the Yass Prize community are coming to town this week to meet with members of Congress and many of their governors,
A New Report By The Florida League Of Women Voters Claims Educational Diversity Is The Wrong Road In Education
04.07.2021
In states where educational choice has become more popular and more school options are available to parents, student performance, education quality and value is
Latest On The School Reopening Saga
02.18.2021
Media Tires Of Rhetoric And Unions Claim Their Actions Won’t Harm Students...
The Fight To Reopen Schools Is On For Parents Everywhere
02.10.2021
We can no longer allow students to continue to lose ground in learning....
School Cancellations Continue To Hurt Kids, Pushing More Parents To DIY Options
01.29.2021
Students' increasing isolation from learning communities is leading parents to consider alternative education models....
A Teachable Moment: Deep And Rich Education Is Vital To Bringing Out Our Better Angels
01.12.2021
Learning in the wake of chaos and insurrection...
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Kids in Poverty Can Still Learn
10.24.2012
But poverty cannot be used as an excuse for bad teaching or our failure to better educate children who live in poverty. To me,
Florida Charters Outperform Traditional Public Schools
04.13.2012
Highlights from the most recent annual report from the Florida Department of Education comparing charter school and conventional public school performance.
Voucher Students Make Gains
02.27.2012
Multiyear study reveals voucher students in Milwaukee experience greater reading gains than their peers in traditional public schools.
Fact-Checking Charter School Achievement
01.26.2012
Download or print your PDF copy of Fact-Checking Charter School Achievement
NAEP Writing Results
09.25.2012
The National Center for Education Statistics released the 2011 Writing Report Card, where only 27% of U.S. 8th and 12th graders scored proficient or
A Tale of Two Cincinnati’s
09.24.2012
Cincinnati’s public school system is featured as an Education Nation case study because of its holistic approach to education, beginning with wraparound services before
CER Expresses Importance of Ed Reform With PA House Leaders
11.14.2011
Pennsylvania is poised to be the next big battleground for serious, and potentially controversial, school reforms. Next to Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, if the
University of Chicago Study Finds Modest Learning Gains
10.13.2011
A University of Chicago study finds that while graduation rates have had significant growth, racial gaps have widened and many students have academic achievement