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‘A full-throttled takeover’: Dems decry charter school conversion bill in last House committee
Every year, it gets deeper and deeper.' A bill that would make it easier for public schools to be converted into charter schools is one vote from passing in the House after clearing its final ...
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RISE Preparatory Charter School closing doors due to 'lack of time and resources' to keep state charter
EAST POINT, Ga. — The RISE Preparatory Charter School will close this summer after requesting to end its state charter early, according to a news release from RISE Schools. The news release ...
Chalkbeat14d
Revised property tax reform bill would limit proposed revenue sharing for Indiana charter schools
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Common Dreams15d
Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge Supreme Court to Block Nation's First Religious Public Charter School
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syracuse.com15d
2-time coach of the year will lead Syracuse charter school’s inaugural football team
Syracuse, N.Y. — OnTECH Charter High School will field its own football team for the first time next fall with a familiar face on the sideline. Two-time 8-man coach of the year Jason Wait will ...
Tampa Bay Times15d
Florida lawmakers aim to make it easier to open new charter schools
The big story: Charter schools remain in the mix of Florida’s school choice discussion even as much of the debate focuses on voucher expansion. Bills to make it easier to open new charter ...
The Telegraph18d
Should states fund religious charter schools? What Americans said in new poll
Most Americans said states are not required to fund religious charter schools, according to a Marquette Law School poll. Getty Images/istockphoto A majority of Americans said they don’t think ...
Staten Island Advance21d
NYC charter school application deadline is Tuesday: How Staten Island families can apply
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The deadline for New York City families to apply for a charter school for the 2025-2026 school year is Tuesday. Charter schools are free public schools open to all New York ...
Frederick News-Post21d
20 staffers accused of abusing students or not reporting it at Pennsylvania charter school
Twenty staffers at a suburban Philadelphia charter school are facing charges related to the alleged physical abuse of students using painful, unapproved techniques to restrain and punish youths in ...
WOWT.com23d
Iowa community comes together to open nature-based public charter elementary school
Matt Brooks is a founding member of the new Red Barn Schoolhouse. A nature-based, public charter elementary school. “We have beautiful garage doors. They kind of blur the lines between the ...
WXIX-TV23d
CPS holds Sunday enrollment open house for students of abruptly closing charter school
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati Public Schools held a special enrollment open house Sunday for students at a local charter school that abruptly announced its closure over the weekend due to ...