This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. After listening to nearly two hours of public comment in a statehouse hearing room, GOP Sen. Chris Garten’s support for more funding for ...

A study of charter schools in Massachusetts shows charter students in the state are significantly more likely to enroll in a four-year college and earn a degree compared with their noncharter peers, ...

A new study of charter schools in Massachusetts has identified strikingly positive academic results. The paper, released last week through the National Bureau of Economic Research, finds that charter ...

They’re off the charts! Charter schools make up more than half of the top 100 performing public schools in New York City based on results of state math and English exams, a new analysis found. Their ...

New York City charter-school students blew away their competition at regular public schools on state reading- and math-proficiency exams for grades 3-8. zetaschools/Instagram ...

Lake Norman Charter outperformed other area charters and most local public schools in proficiency on state exams and meeting growth expectations, according to results the state released this month.

When Alaska’s charter schools topped the nation in an analysis of student test scores, even the Harvard researchers who authored the study were stunned. Paul Peterson, director of Harvard’s education ...

It is at risk for losing its charter and closing. The shutdown would come a little over three years after the Erie School Board renewed its charter with a plan designed to improve the school's ...

A wealth of data about charter schools nationwide are concerning. Charter schools have made national headlines for scandals, lower test scores, and a host of other strange activities that make a ...