The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 10, 2018
“Charter schools can do more with less” is a common refrain of school choice advocates, who criticize traditional public schools for wasting money. The promise of greater efficiency has been an attractive argument for charters as states struggle to keep up with ever rising educational expenses.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Sameerah Abdullah sends her three school-aged kids to a cyber charter school for some of the same familiar reasons that other families across the nation do, including the flexibility and personalization. For science class, they head to a museum. For financial literacy class, they go to the bank to open an account.
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ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
For four weeks, she and a dozen or so peers heard from guest speakers, went on field trips to schools and museums in the area and participated in a weekly yoga practice with meditation. Many participants noted this as one of the most powerful parts of the program, Kinloch says.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
The school is one of 10 winners of the XQ: The Super School Project competition and will be awarded $10 million from the XQ Institute, an initiative designed to encourage schools to invent new ways to update and redesign America’s high schools, which it argues “remain frozen in time.”.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 24, 2018
The organization awarded multi-year grants in 18 communities to launch schools, like one that is a partnership between the Grand Rapids Public Museum and the Michigan city’s school district, or a charter school in Washington, D.C., Related: Teach like it’s summer school all year long.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 5, 2020
High-income children are more likely to travel, go to museums and attend live performances. Proponents of teaching kids more content are now wondering if it would be easier and more effective to improve reading by encouraging schools to teach a little more history, geography and civics.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 18, 2018
Students don’t live in schools. We limit students’ educations when we curb their access to museums, libraries, community events and other places where learning happens. What good is a city flush with national monuments and museums if students across town can’t access it without hopping on a bus and switching to a train to reach it?
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