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The Coming Public Education Crisis

By: Justin H. Vassallo โ€” June 20th 2023 at 12:38

A fiscal calamity awaits public schools once pandemic-related federal assistance ends.

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Why the Charter School Movement Is Pushing Back on a Religious Charter

By: Sarah Mervosh โ€” June 8th 2023 at 20:39
A Catholic school, newly approved in Oklahoma, is testing the bounds of what it means to be a charter โ€” uncomfortably so for some leaders.

A student at a public charter school in Oklahoma, where the definition of a charter school is being challenged.
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Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S.

By: Sarah Mervosh โ€” June 7th 2023 at 23:37
The school will offer online, Roman Catholic instruction funded by taxpayers. Its approval is certain to tee off a legal battle over the separation of church and state.
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A Chicago Mayoral Hopeful Who Took on Hard-to-Fix Schools Faces a Political Shift

By: Mitch Smith and Matthew Rosenberg โ€” April 4th 2023 at 22:26
Paul Vallas has long been a supporter of charter schools. He is running against Brandon Johnson, an ex-teacher with a different approach.
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An Ice Factory From the 1900s Is Now a Spectacular New Bronx School

By: Michael Kimmelman โ€” February 15th 2023 at 15:00
Designed by David Adjaye, a $50 million Dream Charter School rises from a ruined plant on the Harlem River. But the construction process was tragic.
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Charter School Expansion Faces Tough Fight in New York

By: Troy Closson โ€” February 2nd 2023 at 20:52
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to allow more charter schools to open in New York City. But as the public school system loses students, the effort faces strong political headwinds.

Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a state budget that included proposals that would increase the number of charter schools, along with the funding they received.
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Charter School Expansion Faces Tough Fight in New York

By: Troy Closson โ€” February 2nd 2023 at 20:52
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to allow more charter schools to open in New York City. But as the public school system loses students, the effort faces strong political headwinds.
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