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Denver’s DSST charter schools are one of the nation’s premiere secondary school networks. Led by longtime CEO Bill Kurtz, DSST has expanded steadily in Den

Recently, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said she believes local and state governments should be allowed to set their own rules when it comes to discri

For the most part, what states measure for school quality has already been decided by federal law under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Every state, for ex

If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on in the case of the opt-out moms versus the state of Florida, it’s that Michelle Rhea’s daughter can read ju

Do your kids go to a good school? “Good” depends on who you ask, of course, but if you’re interested in knowing how well a school is helping kids pass read

Some states may be setting themselves up to fail. That’s my takeaway after reading through a summary of state education plans for dealing with schools that

This morning, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered a keynote address at the Brookings Institution for the Center on Children and Families’ release of

I know we’re all supposed to be on the “local control” bandwagon when it comes to setting school accountability standards, but a recent report made it crys

A lot of people have been talking about the uncertainty that might come if Washington nixes regulations for the nation’s latest education law or what effec