Elementary and high school students enrolled in charter schools in California made greater gains on standardized tests than students attending traditional campuses between 1999 and 2001 but still have ...

A $490-million proposal backed by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to enroll half of the city’s students in charter schools will get a test this week when the Los Angeles Board of Education ...

Charter schools have been a politically contentious issue across the country, pitting school-choice advocates against teachers unions and backers of public education. The argument against charters is ...

When it comes to helping poor and minority students get better test scores, good charter schools really do seem to make a difference. However — and it’s a big caveat — a new study suggests that the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A rarely applied experiment in education enabling companies to host taxpayer-funded charter schools for their employees’ children may be about to spread. Florida is the only state ...