Across California, education leaders, teachers, and parents are realizing that the state’s nearly three-decade-old charter school law needs to be updated. In January, the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to [...]

In the wake of unexpected news that a prominent charter school is closing at the end of the school year, Washington, D.C.’s public education community is actively debating the issue of transparency.  Many [...]

Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Calls for charter moratorium grow.This week, the West Contra Costa Unified [...]

I want to share a parent’s note that reminded me why In the Public Interest focuses on public education. Deb Zehr is the mother of nine-year-old Suraya, who recently left a San Diego charter school to attend a traditional, [...]