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  1. charter schools
    Oklahoma’s Religious Charter School Aims to Break Church-State SeparationWhy bother with vouchers and scholarships to subsidize private religious schools when the state can just fund them directly and call them “public”?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    National Study Shows Charters Outperform Traditional SchoolsEducation-reform skeptics’ favorite fact is officially false.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. the city politic
    Kathy Hochul Is on the Brink of 3 Wars With Her Own PartyNew York’s governor claims she’s not looking for fights, but various state Democrats are signaling she’ll get them anyway.
    By Errol Louis
  4. politics
    Why Republicans May Go All In on Parental RightsVirginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin thinks defending parents’ rights to dictate what happens in schools appeals to swing and base voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Unlearning an AnswerJust as charter schools have begun to deliver extraordinary results, their political support among Democrats has collapsed. What will Biden do?
    By Jonathan Chait
  6. education
    Parents Are Flocking to Virtual Charters and Homeschooling. That’s Bad News.Poorly regulated education alternatives could set kids back.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. the national interest
    Elizabeth Warren Tells Poor Parents to Fix Their Own SchoolsPresidential candidate boasts of helping to kill effective reform, tells urban parents to deal with it themselves.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. 2020 elections
    Cory Booker Has a School Choice ProblemBooker’s past positions on vouchers and charter schools are out of line with Democratic orthodoxy. He can’t stay quiet about it much longer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. labor
    Acero Charter Schools Takes Legal Action To Stop StrikeAcero Charters Schools Is Taking Legal Action Against Striking Teachers
    By Sarah Jones
  10. labor
    Inside the First Charter-School Strike: ‘30k Is Not a Livable Wage in Chicago’Following a wave of public educator protests, teachers at Chicago’s Acero Schools charter network are demanding higher pay and smaller class sizes.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. education
    Chicago Teachers Clear Path for Nation’s First Charter-School StrikeFollowing a wave of teacher protests earlier this year, Acero Charter Schools educators voted to authorize a potentially groundbreaking strike.
    By Sarah Jones
  12. The GOP Could Get Shut Out of California’s Gubernatorial ElectionIt could matter a lot nationally if Republicans are shut out of the general election in both of California’s top-of-the-ballot races.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. california
    Charter School Billionaires Boosting Former L.A. Mayor’s Gubernatorial CampaignA network of wealthy charter school backers is financing ads for Antonio Villaraigosa into a general election with fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Charters Didn’t Cause Segregation. They’re a Solution for its Victims.Don’t wait for residential segregation to disappear before helping urban students.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. education
    Betsy DeVos Knew How to Wield Power in Michigan. It’s Not Working in D.C.Who is she? And how did she get to be head of our schools?
    By Lisa Miller
  16. trump transition
    Does Betsy DeVos Really Believe in Public Schools?The would-be secretary of Education is committed to eroding accountability for the use of taxpayers’ education funding.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Trump Picks Wealthy Voucher Proponent to Head Education DepartmentBetsy DeVos is his gift to the Christian right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the city politic
    Is Andrew Cuomo Getting Schooled?His rough treatment of the teachers’ unions is driving down his popularity. So why is he doing it?
    By Chris Smith
  19. city politic
    Who Will Take Round Two of the Charter-School Debate in Albany This Year?Pro-charter-school allies won big last year, but Albany’s dynamics have changed just enough to make that less certain.
    By Chris Smith
  20. education
    How Campbell Brown Became the Most Controversial Woman in School ReformShe’s managed to make a lot of enemies, thanks to her new mission.
    By Vanessa Grigoriadis
  21. education
    How Campbell Brown Became the Most Controversial Woman in School ReformThe ex–news anchor has managed to make a lot of enemies, thanks to her new mission.
    By Vanessa Grigoriadis
  22. Charter-School Advocates Shift Tactics in Their Battle With de Blasio How they plan to put the mayor on the defensive.
    By Chris Smith
  23. early and awkward
    Mayor de Blasio on His First (Nearly) 100 Days in OfficeHow about that pre-K deal? And what was it like getting booed by Mets fans?
    By Chris Smith
  24. bill de blasio’s new york
    New York Lawmakers Reach Deal on Universal Pre-K and Charter Schools [Updated]Mayor de Blasio will get $300 million to expand early education programs.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. politics
    Why Mayor de Blasio Is Softening His Talk on Charter SchoolsThe latest, from Chris Smith, in the ongoing education battle.
    By Chris Smith
  26. school daze
    Bronx Charter School Busted for Stacking the DeckEven though legally charter schools must admit by lottery, the Academic Leadership school has been weeding out weak applicants.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. neighborhood news
    Post-Industrial Nightmare Wasteland May Not Be a Good Place for Children to LearnGowanus community board negs charter idea.
    By Ben Mathis-Lilley