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What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private

In April 2025, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the nation’s first religious charter school can open in Oklahoma. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be funded by taxpayer money but run by a local archdiocese and diocese.

The Conversation

As new charter schools open, we still know too little about how they worked last time

Seven new charter schools are opening their gates, and ACT leader and Associate Education Minister David Seymour – the politician responsible for their existence – has been singing their praises.

The Conversation

Public Education Bills: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

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TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones

An agency report challenging media stories overlooks the charter schools’ compliance with federal tax and state business laws, on the watch of the now-HISD superintendent, while revealing new out-of-state payments.

Texas Observer

Privatisation by stealth: changes to education in NZ opening the door to private interests

Since taking power last year, the New Zealand government has made rapid changes to the country’s education system including the introduction of structured approaches to literacy and maths and the promotion of charter schools.

The Conversation

Can Charter School Closures Be a Good Thing?

Bad charter schools can close. Bad public schools can stay open forever.

Reason

When Cities Embrace Charter Schools, Achievement Gaps Shrink

School choice makes kids better off, whether or not they're enrolled in a traditional public school.

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Charter Schools Boost College Graduation Rates, Study Finds

The paper studying Massachusetts charter schools also found that students in urban charters saw a large test-score jump.

Reason

Mike Miles Moved Texas School Funds to Colorado Through a Possible Shell Corporation Without a Paper Trail

An Observer investigation has found irregularities in how the Houston ISD superintendent's Colorado charter school nonprofit did business in Texas.

Texas Observer

Some Quick Thoughts on the Oklahoma Charter School Case

St. Isidore Catholic School is caught in a legal dilemma

Reason

State Board of Education approves 4 new charter schools in Texas

Public education advocates opposed the new charters, which would launch in Arlington, Austin, Big Spring and Manor.

The Texas Tribune

A Pennsylvania Pastor Leads His Community's Fight for Educational Freedom

Pastor Joshua Robertson stepped up when his community asked for support. His efforts have more people realizing that there is an alternative to the failing school system.

Reason

Republican Tim Scott falsely claims Biden policy resegregates public schools

Possible Trump running mate makes extreme remark as former president steps up efforts to woo Black and minority voters

The Guardian - US

School segregation surging 70 years after landmark Brown v. Board ruling

The resegregation of America's public schools comes amid the rise of charter schools and school choice options

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Houstonians Force Anti-LGBTQ Democrat into Runoff with Progressive Challenger

Meanwhile, a long-term incumbent who backed a controversial state school takeover easily secures renomination.

Reason

3 Unsettled Questions Regarding the Constitutionality of Public Funding of Religious Schools

The charter school movement has seen many recent Supreme Court victories widening their scope to faith-based education, but some ambiguities remain.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago could move away from school choice. Here’s what that means for parents and students.

Many selective enrollment and magnet schools were created to integrate schools, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says the system creates a ‘Hunger Games’ scenario.

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #90

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Activists praise Board of Ed’s push toward neighborhood schools, away from school choice

Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the choice system creates “haves” and “have-nots” and leaves children competing with one another for resources.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson’s Board of Ed looks to move away from school choice, toward neighborhood schools

This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teachers authorize strike at Instituto charter schools

Negotiations have dragged on over pay and staffing, union leaders said. The charter operator runs two campuses near Little Village with a total of 550 students.

Reason

Charter Schools Get Less Funding but Achieve Similar Test Scores to Public Schools

Charter schools use "fewer dollars to achieve better outcomes," write University of Arkansas researchers.

The Conversation

1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state's standardized test − geography and income help explain why

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Charter schools provide school choice to families of all incomes

Parents with resources have plenty of educational options for their children, but far too many low-income and families of color lack those choices, the head of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools writes.

WEKU

Fully online Kentucky Virtual Academy begins first school year, opens doors for K through 12 student

The virtual school is the first of its kind in the Commonwealth after the state legislature’s passage of House Bill 9 allowed for the operation of charter schools.

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