Charter School AP wins 2024-25 Milken Educator Award

Fordham Institute
The current system of residential assignment carries a lot of baggage. It also forces families into boxes where their largest investments (i.e., homes) are intrinsically tied to a single public school.

Fordham Institute
For the better part of a decade, Natalie Wexler has helped reshape the conversation about American education.

The 74
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in a birthright citizenship case that, if decided in the government’s favor, could render thousands more children undocumented — and stateless — at the same moment conservative forces are trying to undo those students’ right to a free public education.

Nashville Banner
Tennessee may soon have religious charter schools under legislation advancing at the General Assembly that could provoke a legal battle over whether charter schools are indeed public schools.

Chalkbeat
How do Colorado schools plan to help students who face the most challenges succeed? A bill progressing in the Colorado Capitol would require each school to answer that question by adopting a plan and then posting it online for its community to see.

Fordham Institute
At this year’s SXSW EDU conference, the startup Apprentos stole the show, winning the “Launch Competition” with a slick pitch promising to “de-risk” apprenticeships for employers.