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Reports finds charter schools gained more than 300,000 new students since 2019 Black and Hispanic families have been flocking to charter schools in recent years, the National Alliance For Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) said on Thursday. Debbie Veney, who is the senior vice president of communications and marketing of NAPCS and the co-author of the report, said […]

Charter schools in New York City outperformed their peers in traditional public schools on state tests last spring, according to an analysis of state test score data. (Staten Island Advance/Annalise Knudson)   STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City charter schools have outperformed traditional public schools in both reading and math, according to an analysis

On a recent morning at Pentucket Lake Elementary in Haverhill, Room 109 hummed with busy kindergarteners, first- and second-graders. One student bounced on a trampoline; another ran his fingers through a bin of sand. Paraprofessional Tiffany Ramos sat nearby, encouraging a child to build a sandcastle. In the classroom of about 10 children — all

arents using the public school system in the U.S. had little choice where to send their children to school as recently as a few decades ago. The rise of charter schools changed the education marketplace and provided new options, even for parents without the means or desire to send their students to private schools. “Charters add more

In September, a teacher in the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District, in Southeast Texas, was fired when district leaders learned that an eighth grade class was reading a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank. The novel had not been approved and was deemed inappropriate, and the firing made headlines. It was an extreme example

I got an email from a former colleague asking me if I would substitute teach her classes for two days so she could visit her family. Well, it was flattering to be asked and I knew this teacher to be an outstanding professional as well as a long-time friend, so I reluctantly agreed. I was

WAYNE — The school district is partnering with Montclair State University to offer an apprenticeship program for teachers aides that will allow them to become certified in education while continuing their employment. The pilot program is expected to create a smoother path for paraprofessionals who want to be classroom leaders, but who have until now lacked opportunities

Roughly 8 in 10 school districts spent some of their federal COVID relief funds on afterschool or summer learning, according to areport released recently by the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit organization. The majority of districts focused those programs almost entirely on tutoring and other academic supports, rather than a combination of academic learning and enrichment

The new curriculum provides more guidelines for teachers and considers students’ needs at each grade level, leaders say. The goal is to teach students to be good digital citizens and get them thinking about future tech careers.   This is Damian Furmanchin’s first year teaching digital literacy at Eliza B. Kirkbride School in South Philly

In an effort to remove distractions and enhance educational experiences, schools across the United States are increasingly adopting a no-phone policy, requiring students to lock away their devices for the entire school day. Newburgh Free Academy in New York stands as a testament to the growing trend. Students at the public high school begin their