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The 13 Most Innovative Schools We Visited This Year
19 Dec, 2017
Sometimes the problem seems small: A student doesn’t have a clean uniform and is embarrassed to show up at school. Sometimes the problem seems huge: A 21-year-old high school… Read More
State Supreme Court to Hear Charter-Schools Case Again
19 Dec, 2017
For the second time, Washington’s Supreme Court will decide the fate of charter schools in Washington state. Two years ago, the court ruled that the state’s charter schools were… Read More
Animas High School Named Top Charter School
17 Dec, 2017
The Charter School Institute in Denver on Friday recognized Animas High School as one of 10 charter schools to earn its Performance with Distinction rating.
This Charter School Gives K-6 Students Jobs, Adult Responsibilities
16 Dec, 2017
Last week I spent a morning at the Jersey City Global Charter School, a unique K-6 school serving 385 pupils. I left with a sense of hope for the future. JCGCS employs an… Read More
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is Backdrop for New Anti-Bullying Music Video
12 Dec, 2017
A Milwaukee activist is helping several young artists create an anti-bullying music video, and they want every student in the country to see it. The Milwaukee Excellence Charter… Read More
Inside the Best Public School in America — a Charter School That Feeds Prodigies into the Ivy League
06 Dec, 2017
Basis Scottsdale, a charter school in Arizona, is the best public high school ;in America. It dates back nearly 20 years, to when two economists struggled to find a school that… Read More
In Boston, Fight to End Homelessness Moves from Street Corner to Classroom
06 Dec, 2017
This week, Sashanna Stewart and her second-grade daughter, Saniyah Henry, have something they’ve never had: their own bedrooms. Ms. Stewart works as a housekeeper for… Read More
A ‘Portfolio’ of Schools? How a Nationwide Effort to Disrupt Urban School Districts is Gaining Traction
06 Dec, 2017
Several years ago, Indianapolis Public Schools looked like a lot of urban school districts. The vast majority of students attended traditional public schools, though enrollment… Read More
Charter School Focuses on Students in Rural Poverty
05 Dec, 2017
It all begins with a song Mandy Johnson sings to her third-grade students to help them remember key math concepts. “Area is two squares inside,” she sings. “What is the perimeter… Read More
Most Pregnant and Parenting Students Don’t Graduate. Here’s How One Rhode Island High School Is Helping Its Teens Beat the Odds
05 Dec, 2017
She’s only 17, but Gionna Martin works harder than many people twice her age. Martin is a full-time high school senior and a teen mom. The sole provider for herself and her 11-… Read More