The Immoral Charter Cap Battle in Massachusetts

The news that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has reversed her position on school choice and now opposes a ballot initiative to allow up to 12 new p

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How Do I Join This Thursday’s Facebook Q&A on Charter Schools and the NAACP?

On Thursday, September 29, at 8:30 PM ET Education Post is hosting a Facebook Q&A on Why the NAACP Is Wrong to Propose a Moratorium on Charter Schools. Wit

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Why I Had to Leave Behind 'No-Excuses' for the Promise of Student Agency

Why I Had to Leave Behind ‘No-Excuses’ for the Promise of Student Agency

When I read Steven Wilson’s blog post The Promise of Student Agency: How This Charter School Is Moving Beyond ‘No Excuses’, I immediately connected with hi

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Here’s What These Black Educational Leaders Had to Say About the NAACP’s Proposed Moratorium on Charter Schools

Since the NAACP’s proposed moratorium on public charter schools in July, a number of Black leaders and organizations have come out against its stance. The

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UNCF Joins Coalition in Sending Letter to the NAACP Regarding Proposed Moratorium on Charter Schools

In a press release issued Wednesday, September 21, the UNCF joins more than 160 education and community leaders in asking the NAACP to reconsider a propose

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The Key to Charter School Success Is Collaboration With District Schools

The dominant theme of Richard Whitmire’s book The Founders is that the top quintile of public charter school operators are remarkably open to collaboration

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Richard Whitmire’s ‘The Founders’ Is Turning Myths on Their Heads

Richard Whitmire’s new book, “The Founders,” offers a virtual tour through the moves, machinations and mindsets that led to the growth of a particular flav

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Dear Hillary, Read This Before You Take That Advice on Public Education

Dear Hillary Clinton: Now that it looks like you really might be our next president, a lot of people who work in public education are giving you advice. [p

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It Isn’t Easy, But Here’s How We’re Passing Pro-Charter Legislation in Illinois

A few months ago, I chronicled my time in Springfield as a second-year lobbyist for the Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS). During the legislative

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