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In Detroit schools, nothing succeeds like failure

Conventional schools get more money to do worse, while charter schools do better with less

Charter schools outperform conventional public schools in Detroit despite getting … schools in Detroit are charter schools, according to U.S. News … list are: Detroit Merit Charter Academy Warrendale Charter … schools in Detroit are also charter schools. They even ranked higher … more

Measuring the Value of Charter Schools

… Magazine released a statewide ranking of schools, which took student socioeconomic … for Bridge Magazine that charter public schools are twice as … the rigorous study of Michigan charter schools just published by Stanford … study matched individual public charter school students to their conventional … are choosing to attend public charter schools. These students may choose … more

Inaccurate Claims Buoy Attacks On Charter Public Schools

'There is no such thing as a "for-profit" charter school in Michigan'

Comstock Public Schools privatized janitorial services with … of the district, opposed charter public schools in a letter … that criticized some charter schools as being  “for profit.” … other services yet attack charter schools for doing the same thing. … to some media reports, charter schools are “nonprofits,” just … more

For First Time Ever, Fewer Michigan Charter Schools

More than a dozen charters closed for poor academics, but zero district schools

… triggered a rash of claims by charter school critics that the state’s charter school landscape is an unregulated … since the first Michigan charter school opened in 1993-94 that … schools in Michigan went down. School choice advocates attribute … part to the closure of 14 charters over the last three years … more

Democratic Minority Voters Overwhelmingly Favor School Choice

Don’t downplay party’s racial divide on charter schools

… Democratic Party over charter schools. Her Dec. 30 column for … Berkshire has assailed public school choice in Michigan, ignoring … the Democratic divide over charters, Berkshire blames it on “politics … Obama — himself a notable charter school supporter — gone from … firsthand how a local KIPP charter school enabled one of her 15 … more

Anti-Choice State Board Rejects Funds from Top-Rated Grant Application

No defense for vote to refuse federal charter school funds

… students through public charter schools. On May 14, four of six … designed to help public charter schools open and grow. Michigan … number of high-quality charter schools serving at-risk populations." … state education department to schools that meet the program's criteria. … taken in by Michigan schools. Charters serve 10% of the students … more

Detroit Charters Send More Graduates to College Than Peers Do

Longer-term outcomes back up test-score advantages for charter schools

Detroit charter schools rightly merit attention for helping … Detroit student who attends a charter high school is more likely to pursue higher … Acade­mies, which represents charter schools in the state, observed … college enrollment were charter schools. The numbers come from … more

Cherry-Picking Michigan Charter Data Leads to Wrong Conclusions

Based on the best evidence, charter schools are a net benefit

… comes to the record of charter schools, Education Trust-Midwest … of public education: charter schools. It's appropriate to have … discussion about what more charter schools could do to help drive … express frustration that charters haven't raised the bar high … doing worse than other public schools and are “a national embarrassment” … more

House Bill 5025 does not fix any problems, creates new ones

Measure would let school districts block charter schools and others, from using discarded school buildings

… and owes its existence to school officials in Detroit who tried to prevent a charter school from using one of their … successful and growing charter school in 2017that needed more … schools, especially public charter schools, to serve children in … buildings solely to prevent a charter school from ever using it. A … more

School Choice Advocates Cheer Lift of Charter Public School Cap

Bill contains 'extra level of accountability' for school performance

… the number of public charter schools that can be chartered by public universities. The … Thursday by a 22-16 margin. Charter school advocates claim the passage … Proposal A and the creation of school choice in Michigan,” said … the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers. Seventy … more