Debates over school choice accountability and regulations often become surrogate battles over whether states should have, or expand, options in the first place. This week saw several of these fights flare over charter schools. Democrats in Philadelphia’s mayoral race couldn’t agree on whether they support charter schools, but they almost all[Read More…]
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Mr. Gibbons’ Report Card: Charters, charters, charters
Richard Kahlenberg and Halley Potter Valerie Strauss recently interviewed Richard Kahlenberg and Halley Potter about their book, “A Smarter Charter.” Kahlenberg and Potter use the model of charter schools envisioned by former teachers union leader Albert Shanker as a foil for the current charter movement. They argue that since 1988, the charter concept has[Read More…]
Mr. Gibbons’ Report Card: Parent empowerment, transparent transparency and sad, but happy birthdays
Gloria Romero Gloria Romero, a former Democratic majority leader of the California Senate, helped pass a bill that required parents to be informed if their child attended a school in the bottom 10 percent of all public schools in California. If they did, the parents could stick around at[Read More…]