Charter Debates

June 4, 2019

California needs all its K-12 public schools to be strong: traditional and charter

State should preserve appeals process for charter schools, former State Board member says.

Trish Boyd Williams

May 29, 2019

Unchecked, decades-long experiment with charter schools yields unintended consequences

Elected leaders in Sacramento must pass laws to support students by curtailing growth of charter schools, teacher says.

Erika Jones

May 15, 2019

‘Inconvenient truths’ missing from Oakland report on charter schools

Charter schools did not cause Oakland’s problems and preventing more students from choosing charter schools will not fix them, researchers say.

Robin Lake and Ashley Jochim

May 1, 2019

After years of avoidance, time to take on challenges posed by California charter schools

Early backer of charter law says no easy answers to issues raised by charter school expansion in the state.

Carl Cohn

March 20, 2019

A cap on charters would only cap family choices

Don't ignore the powerful impact charter schools have on student's lives, former student says.

Michael Phillips

February 28, 2019

Charter schools are not to blame for Oakland Unified's financial woes

Scapegoating charters not the solution to district's labor dispute, author says.

Eric Premack

November 26, 2017

Declaring a truce in the charter versus district school wars

Support for teachers and principals is far more important than "crushing the competition," which, charter school pioneer Don Shalvey says, should be left to the NFL.

Don Shalvey

May 30, 2017

LAUSD election, new data provide momentum for charter schools

New research shows that charter schools are improving the achievement of the predominantly minority and low-income students in Los Angeles Unified School District.