The Ohio board of education last week voted to order the state’s largest full-time online charter school to repay $60 million in state aid. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
Controversial Charter Network in N.Y.C. Wins Broad Prize – Education Week
Success Academy, New York City’s booming—and at times controversial—network of charter schools, has been awarded the charter sector’s most prestigious prize. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
More Charter School Teachers See Unions as an Option – Education Week
Teachers in a spate of urban charter schools are unionizing and the National Education Association is expected to take up the issue at its annual meeting. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
Detroit District May Rethink Authorizing Charter Schools – Education Week
From almost the moment Michigan began allowing charter schools more than 20 years ago, the Detroit school district has been active in authorizing them. But that could soon change. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
Important Perspective Lacking from Virtual Charter Reporting – Education Week
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Rewarding Failure: An Education Week Investigation of the Cyber Charter Industry – Education Week
With growing evidence that the nation’s cyber charter schools are plagued by serious academic and management problems, Education Week conducted a months-long investigation into what is happening in this niche sector of K-12 schooling. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
A Virtual Mess: Inside Colorado’s Largest Online Charter School – Education Week
At Colorado’s 4,000-student GOAL Academy, just 1 in 4 students uses the learning software each day. The founder helped direct millions of dollars to his for-profit management company. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc
NAACP Ratifies Call for Ban on New Charter Schools – Education Week
The NAACP national board has ratified a proposal calling for a ban on new charter schools. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
Charter School Network in Chicago Averts Strike – Education Week
Teachers at one of Chicago’s largest charter school networks last week reached a deal to avoid a strike. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc
Texas Rejects Complaint About Charter Network – Education Week
Texas education officials have dismissed a wide-ranging complaint against the state’s largest charter school network, saying they either found no wrongdoing or lacked the authority to investigate. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc