Charter Schools

EdSource’s John Fensterwald reports on the findings of Public Advocates’ survey of charter schools in California released August 1st. The report reveals systemic failure by charter [...]

EdSource’s George White reports on efforts to advance approaches to combat financial fraud, waste and mismanagement in California’s charter schools. From the article… “The [...]

May 28, 2017 – Diane Ravitch, in her blog, wrote about the recent deal to create new admissions policies at California charter schools. This deal was partially inspired by a Public [...]

May 25, 2017 – In a a report by Kyle Stokes of KPCC, a major deal was announced between two state power players–the California Teachers Union and the California Charter Schools [...]

Nine months after scathing report shows widespread state & federal violations at charter schools, some take corrective action but exclusionary policies remain.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]

For a PDF of this statement, including a chart of schools that have  not reported back on action to correct exclusionary policies, click here; for a press release on the statement, click here. By [...]

February 1, 2017 – The New Republic’s Graham Vyse explores how the issue of charter schools is dividing the civil rights movement. Organizations like the NAACP have called for a [...]

EdSource director Louis Freedburg writes about the naming of billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos as  Secretary of Education in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Public [...]

Unequal Access: How Some California Charter Schools Illegally Restrict Enrollment From the Report: The original vision of charter schools in the 1990s was to provide new opportunities to improve [...]

Washington Post reporter Valerie Strauss writes that leaders of the NAACP have ratified a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter schools. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article. [...]