Charter Schools

Imagine having a teacher who just gives busy work because they are filling in as a “long-term substitute.” Imagine the difficulty of getting compelling letters of recommendation for colleges when the teachers you’ve worked with during your…

An ostensibly well-meaning, sensible-sounding piece of proposed legislation — the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 — is now being pushed in the DC Council. Ward 6 member Charles Allen sponsored the bill, with co-introducers…

Charter schools educate nearly half of Washington’s public school students and receive a total of nearly $900 million in public funding each year. So why are parents, teachers, journalists and the public kept in the dark about how they…