CARE Elementary, situated in the troubled Overtown community of Miami, Florida, is an outlier of excellence. Providing a free quality private school education to disadvantaged minority children in Miami in a nurturing Christian environment, they empower their students with the academic and spiritual foundation needed to be successful. The school…

Guest post: Written by Janine Yass Arizona Has Made Great Education Accessible And Sustainable For decades our nation has struggled to deliver great education for all students, something that my husband Jeff and I can never accept. While this, the wealthiest and best nation on earth, has tripled spending on education since 1971, its vast system and schools…

Federal lifeline for millions on the chopping block. In May, advocates celebrated National Charter Schools Week. Launched in 2000 by a diverse group of individuals and organizations working across the nation to advance the idea of innovative and independent public schools, it enjoyed the support of the most powerful…

“Parents claim they have the right to shape the school curriculum. They don’t.” Sit with that for a minute. It’s the headline of a Washington Post “perspective,” by two people who have received high marks from Randi Weingarten’s union. Their writing is no surprise, of course, and it’s un-credible. Still…

October 10, 2021 — Just eight weeks have passed since the majority of U.S. students physically headed back to school in the new pandemic era and showed us that the new normal is, well, normal. The Covid pandemic created a demand for new opportunities. Despite the pull of the traditional system, few school-switchers seem…