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The former head of a St. Louis Charter school was sentenced for his role in a $2.4 million education fraud scheme

Michael Malone, the former head of St. Louis College Prep, was charged with just over one year in p…

Madison Hall   


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Former Obama White House advisor arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from charter schools he founded

Prosecutors say Seth Andrew stole more than $200,000 from a network of charter schools he created i…

Erin Snodgrass   


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The results of a new Stanford University study could surprise charter school critics

"The charter school sector has gotten to a point of maturity where it's dominated by established ch…

Abby Jackson   


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A new study raises a troubling question about charter schools

1. While charters in North Carolina started out serving disproportionately minority students, over …

Abby Jackson   


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One type of charter school has an 'overwhelming negative impact' on students

Hedge funds and other private businesses are particularly interested in the growth and success of c…

Abby Jackson   


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The 25 best charter schools in the US

The ranking looked at graduation rates, college readiness, and how well students at each school per…

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Trump's pick for education secretary champions vouchers and charter schools - here's what that means

The authorizer controls the actual mission of the school - whether it caters to science and enginee…

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New education secretary Betsy DeVos champions vouchers and charter schools - here's what that means

The authorizer controls the actual mission of the school - whether it caters to science and enginee…

Chris Weller   


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An alarming study links fraud in the Enron scandal to similar practices at charter schools

One example the study points to is of Ivy Academia Charter School, a Los Angeles-area charter schoo…

Abby Jackson   


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There's an alarming new study that says charter schools are America's new subprime mortgages

"Supporters of charter schools are using their popularity in black, urban communities to push for s…

Abby Jackson   


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High-profile charter school advocates implore NYC leaders to acknowledge spike in test scores

"If you want to find real improvement, you need to look at schools whose scores increased more than…

Abby Jackson   


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Moms for Liberty leaders are behind a new charter school, which will have little government oversight even as taxpayers fund it

Moms for Liberty is on the board of a new charter school. Charter schools have little government ov…

Katie Balevic   


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We just got even more evidence supporting the theory that charter schools are America's new subprime mortgages

The study found that while charter-school boards have the responsibility to follow the laws mandate…

Abby Jackson   


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Pro-charter school group spent $2.4 million to get a guy elected to a local school board

While there was not a clean sweep for either side - charter advocates or unions - the charter movem…

Abby Jackson   


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Inside the best public school in America - a charter school that feeds prodigies into the Ivy League

Its founding dates back nearly 20 years, when two economists struggled to find a school that could …

Melia Robinson   


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Here's how millions of dollars flow from Wall Street to charter schools

A recent report produced by a union-backed group called the Hedge Clippers says New York Governor A…

Abby Jackson   


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John Oliver points out the major problems with charter schools

"The problem with letting the free market decide when it comes to kids is that kids change faster t…

Meryl Gottlieb   


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America's first charter school started by recruiting students off the street - now it has a 0% dropout rate

A program to rescue hardened kids from the brink of drug abuse, jail or homelessness may become St.…

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In NYC's top charter schools, students are reportedly so scared to take a break they wet their pants

We were hoping for academic rigor. Instead we found a school that was overly strict, cold, and inse…

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The best public high school in America is an Arizona charter school with 750 students

Part of a larger network of charters - schools that are publicly funded but privately run - BASIS S…

Abby Jackson