School Choice and Charters

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (184+ words) The school has an approximate enrollment of 190 students and claims to offer special education to students who need those services. Teachers in the PCSD claim the charter school, which does not require teachers to be state-certified, lacks qualified special education…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (328+ words) Fewer than 20% of eligible students in LA County have claimed funds from the state’s CalKIDS scholarship program, designed to support higher education costs for low-income students. According to the California Student Aid Commission (SIB), about 1.1 million public school students are…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (569+ words) At a time when public schools are struggling with teacher layoffs and program cuts, a new pot of money could become available next year to boost public and private education in Massachusetts — if Governor Maura Healey agrees to take it....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (360+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Arizona voters will decide whether to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public universities, including the University of Arizona. Proposition 142 prohibits race and ethnicity-based preferential treatment at public education offices. The measure would put the prohibition…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (594+ words) Duluth News Tribune Incumbent's View: Unfunded mandates burdening schools, local government From the column: "In St. Paul, we must be willing to listen to local officials when they tell us of the financial impacts of these mandates (and how they…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (287+ words) Mostly cloudy with a few showers north of I-70. Lows in the middle 60s.. Columbia Public Schools filed its second lawsuit regarding a charter school that would divert public funds away from the district, alleging that the charter school's application process was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1712+ words) Two days before the scheduled date, Chaney’s lawyer accused the state of moving too slowly. The next day, Harris’ attorney raised the same issue: by law, their clients should have been arraigned within 30 days. Their motions created delay, the latest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (772+ words) A state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million. Published on September 23, 2026 by Carolyn Jones, CalMatters A Highlands Community Charter and Technical School located on Marconi Avenue in Sacramento on Sept. 21, 2026. A Sacramento charter school that the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (221+ words) The California Cradle-to-Career Data System reports that as students return to campus, the system is helping connect more than 40,000 community college students with over $20 million in available scholarships from the California Kids Investment and Development Savings — CalKIDS — program, administered by…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (938+ words) Education reporter Savannah Kuchar shares the latest news for parents and students in her weekly newsletter, "Homeroom." Published on September 21, 2026 The Amtrak station parking lot in Davis on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. A weekly email with news and insights into Sacramento area…...