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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.

Reason

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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.

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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

Axios

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.

Texas Observer

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.

Reason

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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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.

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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.

The Independent UK

School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky's Democratic governor in campaign ads

While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear

Chicago Sun-Times

Charter schools have proven their academic worth. Chicago and Illinois must invest in them

A recently released Stanford University study shows the impact charter schools can have on closing achievement gaps for students of color.

Roll Call

Group pushing charter schools says Democrats losing voters on education - Roll Call

Voters in key states trust Republicans more than Democrats on education issues, a new poll by a pro-charter school group found.

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Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoes one bill from July 17-23

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoed one bill from July 17-23. He vetoed H219, which would have made “various changes to the laws affecting charter schools,” including easing enrollment restrictions and allowing charter schools to utilize property tax to fund capital needs.

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