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Exton Teacher Dresses Up as African American Heroes in Honor of Black History Month

Tamika Burton, a Spanish teacher at Collegium Charter School in Exton, is dressing up as African American heroes to honor the historical figures during Black History Month, writes Raymond ... read more

Chester County teacher dresses up as historical figures for Black History Month

Tamika Burton is a Spanish teacher at Collegium Charter School in Exton. Burton's class is not only working on learning a new language, but Burton is also teaching them something about Black History. read more

Newberry Charter School Conversion Initiative fails, but Newberry Elementary’s fate is not yet determined

After seven hours of counting ballots, the initiative that would turn Newberry Elementary School, Oak View Middle School, and Newberry High School into community-based, public charter schools failed ... read more

Report Examines The World Of Right Wing Charter Schools

“A Sharp Right Turn” looks at how “a new breed of charter schools delivers the conservative agenda.” In her preface to the report, NPE president and education historian Diane Ravitch ... read more

LAUSD banned charter schools from many of its campuses. Now charters will fight it in court

The California Charter Schools Assn. alleges that L.A. Unified acted illegally when the Board of Education recently voted to restrict where charters could locate as well as the classrooms they ... read more

Broward schools had warnings of charter school funding controversy

A state demand that Broward schools provide charter schools about $80 million from a 2018 tax referendum has left the school district scrambling to respond, but there were warning signs for years ... read more

It’s Not ‘Unfair’ for Charter Schools to Expel Disruptive Students

What has received far less attention, though it is a far larger question, with more sweeping implications, is the role of disruptive students in schools. Critics of charter schools have often poin ... read more

EDITORIAL: Charter schools, an educational reform that actually works

Charter schools offer proof of this. Charter schools are public schools that are run by outside groups. They have more freedom and flexibility than traditional public schools. Without the ... read more

Public Charter School Sponsorships

Saint Louis University sponsors four charter school systems: City Garden Montessori Charter School in the city of St. Louis and Académie Lafayette, Frontier Schools, and Hope Leadership Academy in ... read more

Supreme Court Will Not, At This Time, Rule On Whether Charter Schools Are Public Or Private

On Monday, the Supreme Court indicated that it would not take on Peltier v. Charter Day School. The case, which is nominally about whether or not Charter Day School can impose a dress code on ... read more

Charter Schools

Charter schools are public schools typically run by nonprofit organizations, and have more flexibility and autonomy than regular public schools. California has over 1,300 charter schools— serving a ... read more

2023-2024 Best Charter High Schools

Charter high schools are public high schools that operate under charters and have been released from some of the regulations governing traditional public schools. Charter schools tend to have ... read more