charter schools
SCOTUS needs to walk carefully in case of a religious charter school
“A holding here may apply in some states and may not apply in others,” Justice Neil Gorsuch observed Wednesday as the Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of publicly...
Why this Supreme Court case could upend religious freedom
The first words of the First Amendment to the US Constitution are: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” That’s pretty clear. We know what Congress is....
Supreme Court appears poised to approve first-ever taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school
The Supreme Court appeared set Wednesday to allow Oklahoma to fund a religious charter school, potentially transforming K-12 education across the country.
House GOP proposes $5 billion tax credit program to open more charter schools
A $5 billion tax credit program to open more charter schools would be created under legislation advanced by House Republican lawmakers -- a move that would help President Trump fulfill...
State Ed's defiance of Trump's end-DEI demand is proof that agency leaders don't care about students
Notice how they fall back on the supposed goal, rather than confronting how DEI actually works.
This Bronx charter school is earning straight A’s throughout the community
As spring break approaches, you might think school is the last thing on the minds of students and families. However, this time of year is when young children begin enrolling...
LI educrats drive parents to charters, then punish them for wanting good schools
Facing a $34 million budget shortfall, the leaders of the Hempstead school district are blaming charter schools and the diabolical parents who (gasp!) want a decent education for their kids.
LI district blames planned school closure, layoffs on charters -- and begs Hochul for help: 'Students will suffer'
Long Island’s Hempstead School District says it plans to close an elementary school and cut jobs over a $34 million budget shortfall it blames on parents preferring charter to public...
300K NYC public school students — nearly 35% — 'chronically absent' as grades plummet, spending surges
It’s been 10 days, do you know where your children are?
COVID wrecked school attendance and its importance to parents, kids -- but there's plenty we can do
Last year, according to a report just issued by the Manhattan Institute, more than a third of New York City’s public-school students were chronically absent, meaning more than 10% of...
Quit suffocating charter schools: Lift the cap and give them room
Such is the power of special interests in New York that the Legislature won't allow more charter schools to open in the city — while the city bureaucracy won't give...
Officials keep charter schools crammed out of spite — give kids space!
The space inequity of Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts – Manhattan is not the exception — it’s the rule across many other charter co-locations across the city.
NYC charter school is so crammed that choir practices in stairwell, students in broom closets
"We have songs where we move and clap ... and we have to like, bend down, clap diagonally, snap, sway — it's really difficult next to all the people,'' says...
Why the state Education Dept. can't police schools that don't teach
As New York City yeshivas return to court amid claims of discrimination by the State Department of Education, we declare our complete lack of faith in the agency’s ability to...
Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ first publicly funded religious charter school
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.
Hochul roasted for refusing to push charter school expansion
Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to advocate for an increase in charter schools in her $252 billion spending plan, in what choice advocates are calling a bow to the anti-charter teachers'...
Hochul's State of the State proves she's scared of losing in '26 but has no clue how to win
In her State of the State Tuesday, Gov. Hochul made clear how deeply worried she is about her reelection in 2026, as she feigned concern about issues like crime and...
Brace for disappointment as Gov. Hochul unveils her political deathwish in her State of the State
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s got a long record of closing her ears to the public — on crime, taxes, congestion pricing, energy — and there’s every reason to expect more of...
NYC student, 8, allegedly scalded by drinking 'hazardous' fountain at Inwood charter school: lawsuit
The third-grader, identified in court papers only as L.E., suffered burns on her lips, mouth and face.
It's time for Kathy Hochul to stand up for charter-school kids
It’s long past time to slam the door on the union, ditch or at least lift the state cap on charter schools and fund them fairly, so more New York...