Charter Schools

When COVID-19 hit New Jersey in March 2020, Efe Odeleye, the co-director of Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, was faced with a moral imperative: in order to best serve the public charter’s students and families–Hispanic, Black, and 82% economically-disadvantaged— her team had to quickly pivot to meet their urgent academic and emotional needs.

As a charter school, SICS is specifically designed to be a laboratory for effective practices. It is our charge to investigate and demonstrate what works and what doesn’t.

As educators, we know that kids cannot learn if they don’t feel safe and supported at school. During the past two years, this truth was at its most visceral.

The recent announcement by the US Department of Education to propose radical changes to the process by which charter schools must follow to open new schools is a dismal reminder of our education system’s entrenchment of the status quo.

In this moment, shaped by both the global pandemic and enduring racial inequities, excellent educational opportunities that communities are rightly demandi

There is untapped brilliance in communities — especially in communities of color — that can lead to equitable and excellent outcomes in schools for all stu

BES (Build, Excel, Sustain) started its Fellowship program 20 years ago to support school leaders with the preparation and professional development they ne

Ethan Ashley is the president of the Orleans Parish School Board, which regained full control of New Orleans public schools on July 1, 2018. New Orleans is

A new report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) finds that enrollment in district public schools dropped 3% from school years 20