Charter public school advocates are rallying in Chicago this morning to demonstrate their schools’ achievements and demand more equitable funding. https://
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How One Charter School Is Stepping Up Its Leadership Game
Successions are often tough times for schools of all kinds. When one principal leaves and another takes over, everything changes—for good or bad. Making th
Read MoreDiscipline in Charter Schools: There’s More to the Story
This week, the Civil Rights Project at UCLA came out with a report on charter and traditional public schools’ discipline practices. The Civil Rights Projec
Read MoreHere’s to Making Charter Schools Better in Michigan
Being from Michigan, generally, is a wonderful thing. Great people, Great Lakes, you get the picture. When it’s not so wonderful, however, is when you have
Read MoreMaking the Right Choice for My Son’s School
I homeschooled my son Joseph until he was 4 years old. Then I found Legacy Charter School, just by walking down the street. If I hadn’t found Legacy I woul
Read MoreThank You, Mom and School Choice, for Saving Me From Ninth Grade
From preschool till my freshman year of high school, my grandma and I would commute about 30-40 minutes each day to a different city so I would be able to
Read MoreStudent Praise for a Chicago High School Where Everybody Knows Your Name
When you go to school, you should never feel like just another seat in the class. Everyone in the school should know you by name—not just the teachers, but
Read MoreHow My School Helped Me Get Straight A’s, Lose Weight, and Forgive My Drug-Addict Birth Mom
Perspectives Charter School isn’t just a school for me. It has given me the foundation to open up my heart. It turned me into a straight-A student, helped
Read MoreA Practical Approach to Closing For-Profit Charter Schools
National for-profit charter school operators have increasingly been in the press lately, and not for good reasons. Based on how often for-profit operators
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