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'It's like a tale of two Americas on school choice," says Kevin Chavous. There's the status quo that includes the teachers unions and their allies. Read more »

Our world lost another wonderful soul today, and the reform movement, an incredible and, relatively speaking, unknown pioneer. I am not only sad for her, her family, her friends and her closest associates, but angry. I am angry that Barbara Dreyer, the original innovator is gone, and that I have personally lost another ally in […] Read more »

It’s not often two books come out at roughly the same time that, together, provide a true glimpse at the critical and largely unknown story of how the modern day education reform movement came to be. Read more »

Last year, public education funding in the United States eclipsed the $600 billion mark for the first time. Read more »

Many young people in America today face a harsh reality. Their fate in life is determined by their ZIP code. Read more »

n 1992, the first charter school was introduced and the concept of public school choice in American education was born. Read more »

On the campaign trail back in 2010, former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich conceded that Maryland’s charter school law did not go far enough in creating the necessary safeguards for a thriving charter sector statewide, and more needed to be done to ensure charter schools become a welcomed part of public education. Read more »

As the two big national teachers unions prepare for their conventions this summer, they are struggling to navigate one of the most tumultuous moments in their history. Read more »

Mike posed an extremely important question at the start of this wonk-a-thon: “How to build a high-quality charter school sector?” Read more »

Sixty years ago this week, my family and other Black families across the country were wondering how the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision would impact their children's education. Read more »