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Houstonians Force Anti-LGBTQ Democrat into Runoff with Progressive Challenger

Meanwhile, a long-term incumbent who backed a controversial state school takeover easily secures renomination.

Texas Observer

3 Unsettled Questions Regarding the Constitutionality of Public Funding of Religious Schools

The charter school movement has seen many recent Supreme Court victories widening their scope to faith-based education, but some ambiguities remain.

Reason

Chicago could move away from school choice. Here’s what that means for parents and students.

Many selective enrollment and magnet schools were created to integrate schools, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says the system creates a ‘Hunger Games’ scenario.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #90

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia

Activists praise Board of Ed’s push toward neighborhood schools, away from school choice

Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the choice system creates “haves” and “have-nots” and leaves children competing with one another for resources.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson’s Board of Ed looks to move away from school choice, toward neighborhood schools

This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teachers authorize strike at Instituto charter schools

Negotiations have dragged on over pay and staffing, union leaders said. The charter operator runs two campuses near Little Village with a total of 550 students.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Charter Schools Get Less Funding but Achieve Similar Test Scores to Public Schools

Charter schools use "fewer dollars to achieve better outcomes," write University of Arkansas researchers.

Reason

1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state's standardized test − geography and income help explain why

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The Conversation

Charter schools provide school choice to families of all incomes

Parents with resources have plenty of educational options for their children, but far too many low-income and families of color lack those choices, the head of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fully online Kentucky Virtual Academy begins first school year, opens doors for K through 12 student

The virtual school is the first of its kind in the Commonwealth after the state legislature’s passage of House Bill 9 allowed for the operation of charter schools.

WEKU

School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky's Democratic governor in campaign ads

While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear

The Independent UK

Charter schools have proven their academic worth. Chicago and Illinois must invest in them

A recently released Stanford University study shows the impact charter schools can have on closing achievement gaps for students of color.

Chicago Sun-Times

Group pushing charter schools says Democrats losing voters on education - Roll Call

Voters in key states trust Republicans more than Democrats on education issues, a new poll by a pro-charter school group found.

Roll Call

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Ballotpedia

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoes one bill from July 17-23

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoed one bill from July 17-23. He vetoed H219, which would have made “various changes to the laws affecting charter schools,” including easing enrollment restrictions and allowing charter schools to utilize property tax to fund capital needs.

Ballotpedia

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoes five bills from July 3-9

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoed five bills from July 3-9. The five bills are below:

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #67

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The Independent UK

Charter school lost case over skirts rule for girls, but debate over charter autonomy isn't over

One of the mothers who successfully sued a North Carolina charter school over its requirement that girls wear skirts says she always knew she'd prevail

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Fortune

America's education system is failing–but a growing school choice movement believes it has the solution

School choice programs mean that students aren't locked into attending a district public school based on home address.

Ballotpedia

2023 is on track for more ballot measures than previous odd years

Welcome to the Friday, June 16, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #65

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Ballotpedia

Denver to elect a new mayor for the first time since 2011

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 30, Brew.

USAFacts

Which states have the most students enrolled in charter schools?

Charter school enrollment more than doubled since 2010.

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #62

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Money matters: Charter schools with education department grants are more likely to succeed

Analysis from the Government Accountability Office found key differences between charter schools that did and did not receive special grants.

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