Whether you call it “school choice” or vouch­ers, privat­iz­a­tion of edu­ca­tion social­izes all the costs of edu­ca­tion but privat­izes all the bene­fits. So under “school choice,” all Mis­sis­sippi tax­pay­ers will pay for wealthy kids to go to...

A new issue advocacy nonprofit in Tennessee is fighting for goals that will effectively end public education in our state. While state leaders consider expanding the state’s private school coupon p…

From book bans to teacher qualifications, our new report examines the laws and policies that support or undermine each state’s public schools and the students who attend them.

National Center for Charter School Accountability NCCSA National Center for Charter School Accountability The National Center for Charter School Accountability provides research and recommendations on increasing transparency and accountability for charter schools. Get the Facts In the News Contact Us Reports Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment, and Cost Part I: Decline is the first installment […]

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

Over one million students have been stranded by charter school closures. Read this startling report on how and why thousands of charter schools shut down.

Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning,  presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

Study suggests governments could create 'education preserves' around rural public school districts and issue regulations to govern charter schools ...

Escuela Popular, a San Jose charter school, may be forced to close its doors because of teacher credentialing issues.

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

#SchoolVoucherScam$ is now an interactive research tool. Scandals can be sorted by category/state and searched with keywords.

#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal is now an interactive research tool. Scandals can be sorted by category/state and searched with keywords.

Diane Ravitch is one of the biggest turncoats in education policy history, and American education is better for it.

Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning,  presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

Mississippi’s school choice policies shift public funds to private schools, raising taxes and draining resources from public education while benefiting only a select few families.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Performances by charter schools in Mississippi have drawn concerns from lawmakers. The Senate Education Committee challenged the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to improve in order to justify their place in the public school system. Dr. Lisa Karmacharya, the executive director of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, explained to the committee why there should […]

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Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]

At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Kingsport City Schools Board of Education read and unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Education Freedom Act scholarship/school-voucher proposal, citing concerns about accountability, special education access and the use of public funds.