Choice & Charter Schools
It’s a School Choice Summer!: School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that your support for school choice needs to take a vacation, too. National School Choice Week has launched a campaign to demonstrate that support for school choice stretches far and wide, but it all depends on you. Get involved.
Congratulations to Friendship Public Charter Schools, granted a 15 year renewal at the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DCPCSB) meeting on May 20, 2013. DCPCSB commended Friendship for opening their doors to all students, in any grade, at any time. Friendship boasts a 90% graduation rate in four years, and a 100% college acceptance rate.
What Do Mothers Say About K-12 Education?: A recent survey by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice polled a group of “school moms” and asked them several questions on the state of education in America. Click here to read some interesting findings from the survey.
Charter Schools Aren’t Creaming the Best Students: Comprehensive data combats deeply exaggerated selectivity allegations that appear in a series of recent Reuters News articles. Read More.
Laws & Legislation
Which states allow for parents to choose the right educational option for their children? What does a strong charter law look like? Are choice scholarship programs constitutional? What are my legislators doing to improve school choice in my state? Read more.
Facts
Click here for all the basics about charter schools, tax credits, and voucher programs across the country. Find out where they are located, how they work and why they are needed in the US.
Advocacy
There are legislators in your state and every one of them has a tremendous amount of power to affect what happens to your school and to schools in your community. It is important that you reach out to your lawmakers frequently to show your support for education reform. Here's what you can do to help.
Achievement
Are school choice and charter schools working for children? For the latest data and findings on school choice achievement and charter school success, click here.
Research
There are few issues in education that evoke more interest and emotion than school choice and charter schools. For all the latest research from CER and other policymakers, click here.
