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Congress must protect the Charter Schools Program. A generation of kids are depending on it. I am a mom, an education advocate, and a native of Connecticut. During the pandemic, public schools in my state have struggled mightily to meet the needs of students and families. During this difficult time, I’ve been heartened by the nimbleness of the charter school sector. Gwen Samuel Although my child did not have the opportunity to attend one, I can see that these innovative public schools had the...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday expanding the number of permitted charter schools in the state. The state Senate passed House Bill

A bill expanding on West Virginia’s public charter school law is now back, in part, to an earlier version that was passed by the House of Delegates last week.

Twenty Years of Failing the Schools To fix education, Biden must not only undo Trump’s legacy but reverse two decades of a disastrous ‘reform’ movement. President Joe Biden will have his work cut out in repairing the damage done to U.S. education caused by Donald Trump and his one-time Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. But Biden and his Secretary of Education nominee, Miguel Cardona, must also reverse at least twenty years of federal education policy, starting over with measur...

CHARLESTON — A public charter school expansion bill from the House of Delegates was approved Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee after accepting an amen

CHARLESTON — A public charter school expansion bill from the House of Delegates was approved Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee after accepting an amen

Betsy Devos was no exception in education. She pushed an agenda that Republicans and Democrats have strangely united behind for years.

CHARLESTON — A public charter school expansion bill from the House of Delegates was approved Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee after accepting an a

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos leaves next month — and leaves a legacy that favored private and charter schools. WASHINGTON— During her four years in office, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos failed to broaden her appeal beyond the moment she won a wild Senate confirmation fight by the closest of margins. She didn’t even try. Instead, the billionaire Michigan native and Republican megadonor championed private and charter schools, often trying to funnel federal fundi...