And about whether charter schools are “state actors.” Specifically: Is an explicitly Catholic charter school an extension of the state government, or is it a private entity contracting with ...

Last month, Namgyal Choedup, the Dalai Lama’s North American envoy, noted in a letter to Minnesota’s state legislature that “charter schools are currently asked to operate with 30 percent less funding ...

The Senate bill grants an advisory board significant power over charter school authorization, including recommending the conversion of underutilized properties. The House bill also shifts charter ...

Florida could see a surge in charter schools under a proposal that could make it easier and cheaper for them to operate. A pair of bills that have been advancing the state Legislature would ...

The Metro Nashville Public Schools denied three applications for new charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded and free to attend. However, they are privately run and often offer ...

Charter schools made up five of the nine public employers in Nevada that at some point over the past 2 years fell more than 90 days delinquent on retirement contributions, state lawmakers learned ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill allowing public charter school boards to have one member who lives out of state. Previously, all board members were required to be Iowa residents. The new law ...

As the state regulator of charter public schools, the Washington State Charter School Commission is responsible for ensuring that schools meet the expectations outlined in their charters — their ...

Chris Garten’s support for more funding for charter schools came down to one big thing: academic outcomes. The Feb. 11 hearing was part of a debate over a controversial bill—now passed by ...

The justices will decide whether the religious liberty clause of the First Amendment requires the state of Oklahoma to fund the nation’s first religious charter school. The central problem is ...