Charter Schools

There is no historian of American education I admire more than Diane Ravitch; her fair-minded scholarship has inspired me throughout my career. How painful

One of the biggest misconceptions around charter schools is that they lack accountability. While I am a strong supporter of public schools and take pride i

“I’m sorry, Rikiyah, but we have to expel you. You can come back to Baker next school year.” My heart dropped out of my stomach; the room started to spin.

As a busy high school student with a demanding schedule, the last thing I wanted to add to my plate was yet another standardized test. But two years ago, m

I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and came across this piece of news: Kipp Ignite Academy has received $100,000 through a Farmers Insurance Thank Am

This fall I had the privilege of attending a convening hosted by the U.S. Department of Education on the cultural practices of schools across the United St

As advocates for public school choice, we disagree strongly with the NAACP’s call for a moratorium on charter schools and have published numerous opinion p

If you want to kill a good idea just set impossible conditions for its success and it will die trying to meet them. That’s the apparent strategy behind the

It’s not easy being a political progressive and a charter school supporter. In these polarized times, it’s easy to forget how many of us support great publ