Charter schools
Taxes fall, child care debated in Ohio Senate budget plan

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 08, 2021 05:29 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans would receive an across-the-board personal income tax cut of 5%, charter schools would be paid directly by the state — not...

FILE - A cyclist rides past the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., in this March 22, 2021, file photo. Pennsylvania state lawmakers are returning to session Monday, June 7, 2021 with a big June agenda and sharp differences over the future of the state's finances, schools, energy sector and election procedures. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Lawmakers return for June with big agenda, sharp differences

By Marc Levy Jun. 07, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

Negotiations revive education debates in Nevada statehouse

By Sam Metz May. 31, 2021 08:39 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A mining tax proposal introduced in the Nevada statehouse has revived longstanding debates about charter schools and tax credits that...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Monday, May 24, 2021. It was the first day Steelcase is having many of their employees back in the office since the coronavirus pandemic started, thanks to the new MIOSHA rules that changed today, allowing non-essential workers to come back to offices. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
Whitmer proposes eliminating longtime school funding gap

By David Eggert May. 27, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

Iowa governor signs charter school expansion into law

By David Pitt May. 19, 2021 03:00 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a measure that expands Iowa's charter school rules, allowing groups to set up such schools...

Grand jury: Lack of transparency delaying Epic school probe

By Sean Murphy May. 06, 2021 05:04 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An investigation into a virtual charter school that has grown to become the largest public school in Oklahoma has been delayed due to...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Daily Record. April 25, 2021. Editorial: Victims have waited long enough, open Pennsylvania’s courtroom doors ...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Albany Times-Union. March 27, 2021. Editorial: JCOPE’s corrupting power It was always a reasonable guess that...

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
South Bend Tribune. March 28, 2021. Editorial: Indiana’s governor has advice, not an order, on masks. Will anyone listen? ...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her virtual State of the State address the state, in Lansing, Mich. Gov. Whitmer reported having a record $3.5 million in the bank for her 2022 reelection campaign Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, shattering what was raised by previous Michigan governors halfway through their terms. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP File)
Over 80% of Michigan schools offer some in-person classes

By David Eggert Feb. 23, 2021 09:16 AM EST

Judge hears arguments over remote access to House sessions

By Holly Ramer Feb. 19, 2021 05:06 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday on whether medically vulnerable lawmakers should be given remote access to the New Hampshire House...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:26 AM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Intelligencer on youth...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 02:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Feb. 10 The Miami Herald on proposed riot-response...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 09:45 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Dec. 19 The Greenwood Commonwealth on the...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2020 09:00 AM EST
Detroit News. Dec. 9, 2020. Charter students worth less? Wrong message The Michigan Civil Rights Commission, tasked...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2020 05:53 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Ohioans have left Gov. Mike DeWine with few options to fight...

Tennessee offering $5M in grants for charter schools

Nov. 05, 2020 04:33 AM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is offering $5 million in grants for charter schools across the state. ...

Garth Reeves, left, and Scott Canfield, co-founders of the Why Not You Academy charter school, pose for a photo with the school's new name and logo, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in front of the building that will house the school in Des Moines, Wash., south of Seattle. Seattle Seahawks NFL football quarterback Russell Wilson and his Grammy-winning wife, pop singer Ciara, are putting their money and celebrity behind rebranding the charter school, which advocates hope will boost the troubled Washington state charter school sector that has suffered from enrollment problems after years of legal challenges. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Russell Wilson, Ciara fund charter school in Seattle area

By Sally Ho Oct. 28, 2020 01:35 PM EDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, photo a tech problem is solved by a teacher as a student attends her English Language Arts class at The Social Justice Public Charter School, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
DC charters lead the way on in-school teaching experiment

By Ashraf Khalil Oct. 12, 2020 01:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo Education Secretary Betsy DeVos arrives for an event in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington. As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents

By Collin Binkley Sep. 14, 2020 04:14 PM EDT