Thousands have been shuttered since the turn of the century. More than 35 percent of those given federal grant money between 2006 and 2014 either never opened or were shut down, costing taxpayers more than half a billion [...]

Our pick of recent news about the privatization of public education in the District and the families, students, and teachers fighting back.

In 1992, California’s legislature passed a bill allowing for the creation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managed. Almost three decades later, the state has the country’s largest charter [...]

Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Prop 39 fight in Carson.A plan to locate a charter school in the same space as [...]

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, [...]

Public school districts and the students they serve are undermined by laws and practices that prioritize charter school growth over educational opportunities for all students.

A win against pro-charter school organizations in Nashville means good things for public education advocates in Massachusetts.

A research brief proposing equitable solutions to mitigate the negative fiscal impact of charter schools on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

Many current policies allow new actors into public education who skim profits from the system, pocketing money that might otherwise be spent on direct services for children.