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School choice is gaining momentum, and it's on the ballot in 3 states. We want to hear what you think.
Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska have school choice on the ballot. A vote for the initiatives would…
Ayelet Sheffey
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My daughter attends an IB charter school. Her student-driven classes are more about mastery than memorization.
A mother sends her daughter to an IB charter school. Her classes are more student-driven and encour…
Jamie Davis Smith
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I'm a Yale student who just toured Oxford and loved the campus. Here's what I learned about the famous school.
While studying abroad as a Yale student, I toured Oxford. The historic school and gothic design mad…
Miles Kirkpatrick
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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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Arizona is a cautionary tale for school vouchers as a wave of states are giving parents cash to send their kids to private school
A new Brookings report found Arizona's universal education savings accounts are primarily going to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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An epidemic of sexual abuse in schools
Shoddy investigations, quiet resignations, and a culture of secrecy have protected predators, not s…
Matt Drange
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I spent 6 years studying to become a chartered accountant. Then I gave it all up to become a soft-skills trainer.
Akansha Jain quit her dream job as an Chartered Accountant to pursue a career in teaching soft skil…
Shubhangi Goel
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Florida charter school gives away handguns, shotguns, and an AK-47 as part of raffle
James Madison Preparatory High School has been giving away guns as part of a raffle fundraiser, the…
Charles R. Davis
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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 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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I'm sending my kids to private school. It's my attempt at keeping them safe from school shootings.
The author says 6% of school shootings happen in private schools and talked to an Uvalde, Texas, su…
Layne Van Vranken
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This Delaware charter school will pay parents $700 this year for every child they drive themselves, as a bus driver shortage forces some schools to delay opening
A shortage of bus drivers is forcing some schools to push back start dates - others are offering pa…
Hannah Towey
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My family moved from the US to Canada. Education at my son's school in Calgary was focused more on fun and adventure.
His son got to play in the snow and build igloos during a snow day. The school also sent less infor…
Jeff Manuel
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A high school basketball coach is still out $10,000 after Southwest canceled a flight and left his whole team stranded in Las Vegas for 5 days over Christmas. They ended up chartering a bus to drive 18 hours home in the snow.
Southwest tried to send them on "flights to nowhere," the coach said, before a local businessman fi…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Dallas car dealership gifted a Jeep to a high school sophomore who never missed a day of school as a way to increase attendance
A Faith Family Academy student identified as Johanna Castillo won the car for her perfect attendanc…
Taylor Ardrey
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Meal distribution at DC charter schools - which is how many of the city's children eat - was paused because of Wednesday's violence at the Capitol
During remote learning at some charter schools, meals are available to be picked up by low-income f…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon is the latest member of Congress to violate a federal conflicts-of-interest law
Debate is raging on Capitol Hill over whether to ban lawmakers from trading stocks. Insider's "Conf…
Dave Levinthal
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New York City teachers say students are increasingly coming to school high: report
Teachers told The Times kids take out vape pens when their backs are turned and hallways smell of m…
John L. Dorman
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Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on planes chartered by DeSantis received a misleading brochure that promised cash, job placement and more, lawyers say
Mid-air, the migrants learned they were bound for Martha's Vineyard rather than Boston and those wh…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Supreme Court strikes down ban on state funding for religious education, a major win for religious interests
"This Court continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state that the Framers…