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27 Jan, 2020
The Department published a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) in the Federal Register on January 27, 2020 (85 FR 4642) for Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools… Read More
10 Oct, 2019
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a new initiative to promote the creation and expansion of high-quality public charter schools in Opportunity Zones across… Read More
13 Sep, 2018
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has created four grants since July related to helping charter schools cater to students with disabilities, according to a recent article by… Read More
10 Sep, 2018
The new school year has brought the opening of eight new charter schools to the state of Idaho. There are now 57 charter schools in Idaho serving approximately 22,000 students,… Read More
23 Aug, 2018
For the first time, black students and white students are learning side-by-side in integrated public school classrooms at University Charter School in Sumter County in Alabama.… Read More
21 Aug, 2018
The first charter school has opened in the community of Villa Prades in Puerto Rico. Proyecto Vimenti, which is run by the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico, is the only… Read More
17 Aug, 2018
The first rural charter school has opened in Mississippi, according to a recent article by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School just… Read More
09 Aug, 2018
Several big names in education reform are teaming up to start a new organization designed to change how schools are managed in cities across the U.S. — and they say they’ve… Read More
06 Aug, 2018
The first computer-science-focused middle school will be opening shortly in Washington, D.C. Digital Pioneers Academy is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school that… Read More
01 Aug, 2018
Despite the continued growth of charter schools across San Antonio, newly released data shows that demand is so high for seats at several high-profile charter networks that… Read More