Meet a Radically Inclusive St. Louis Community Charter: City Garden Montessori

City Garden Montessori parents created a community charter to extend their school’s mission: creating an integrated, anti-racist community.

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DC Wildflower Launches Its First Community Charter School: Riverseed

Riverseed brings Montessori learning to Northeast D.C. families. The community charter school fosters a welcoming, home-like space.

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Teacher giving instruction to students. Photo courtesy Success Academy Charter Schools.

Charter Schools Helping to Close Harlem’s Achievement Gap

According to a white paper produced by New York’s City’s Success Academy, charters schools in Harlem have narrowed the achievement gap.

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HBCUs Produce Culturally Relevant Leaders for Black Charter Schools

There is an urgent need for HBCUs to take on a new challenge — cultivating and developing the next generation of charter school leaders of color.

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Community charter schools earn their spot in public education

The best community charters build strong, collaborative relationships between educators, students, parents and social service partners.

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HBCU students. Photo by Andre Chung

The Undeniable Connection between HBCUs and Black Charter Schools

In a series by the National Charter Collaborative and the United Negro College Fund, educators discussed how HBCU graduates are having a profound impact.

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Real Freedom Looks Like Black and Latinx Families Having the Power to Choose Their Own Schools

Real Freedom Looks Like Black and Latinx Families Having the Power to Choose Their Own Schools

Families need to send their children to a school that provides proper education and support to both students and parents. My family has personally experienced what that looks like.

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Don't Stop With Baby Formula and Meat, Joe. End All Monopolies That Harm Children.

Don’t Stop With Baby Formula and Meat, Joe. End All Monopolies That Harm Children.

Unlike the meat and baby formula industry, any move to diversify options for schools is met with harsh resistance. Public charter schools, an alternative to traditional public schools, have become the scapegoat for why traditional public schools are failing.

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When We Cap Charter School Growth, We Cap Student Growth

When We Cap Charter School Growth, We Cap Student Growth

It’s time for charter school adversaries to wake up and realize they’re fighting an incredible chance to foster diversity in education in a way that promotes the liberty of individual students and families, regardless of their class, their race, or their creed. 

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