3 West Baltimore schools attended by Freddie Gray: then and now. What’s changed?

Amber Outlaw watched her 5-year-old son, Brandon, romp around the playground after school last month. It’s his first year at Matthew A. Henson Elementary School in Baltimore. Litter lines the outside of the fence, but there are two playgrounds and a huge …

Kenosha County schools face federal funding uncertainty

Kenosha County schools are playing a waiting game on potential cuts which could impact several federally funded programs. Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, county …

Opinion: George Will: This Supreme Court case could stall the charter school movement

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about an Oklahoma dispute involving the tension between the First Amendment’s proscription of the “establishment” of religion and its guarantee of the “free exercise” of religion. And about whether …

Managing public safety in NYC: Improving public schools security

It was March 13, when my mother, a New York City educator, shared the story of a stabbing and a group of three individuals trespassing into her middle school in Queens. A fight broke out between two teenagers at a playground, near her middle school. One …

What’s in Nevada Governor Lombardo’s education bill? Open enrollment, charter school and literacy funding

Gov. Joe Lombardo on Friday unveiled his omnibus education bill, which follows promises the Republican governor made during his January State of the State address to make it easier for students at low-performing schools to transfer to a different school …

Just six state schools express interest in converting to charter

David Seymour is defending his signature charter schools policy, after just six state schools expressed interest in converting to charter schools in the latest round of applications. Last year, the Government allowed funding for up to 35 of the country’s …

Opinion: Charter schools deliver what Indigenous students deserve

Indigenous students need more than lip service. Alberta’s charter schools prove real change is possible. An increasing number of K-12 students in Canadian public schools are Indigenous because the Indigenous population in Canada is growing rapidly. …

US Education Chief Linda McMahon visits Arizona Autism Charter Schools, taps founder as new special education deputy ...

McMahon and her new deputy sidestepped criticizing HHS Director Robert Kennedy Jr's claims that those with autism 'Will Never Pay Taxes, Hold a Job, Go on a Date.' PHOENIX — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon came to Phoenix on Friday to …

US Secretary of Education visits Arizona Autism Charter Schools 

Chicago School Board Again Delays Vote On Future Of 21 Charter Schools

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Education again delayed voting on renewing contracts with 21 charter schools, …