Charter Schools
How Our Philly School Keeps 70 Percent of Our Teachers
You hear a lot about how cities like Philadelphia have a tough time finding and retaining their teachers. This is a very real problem. A study conducted by the National Commission on Teaching and...
Charter Schools
750 Charter School Parents Head to Statehouse to Fight for Equitable Treatment of Charter Public Schools in Illinois
Charter public school advocates are rallying in Chicago this morning to demonstrate their schools’ achievements and demand more equitable funding....
Washington D.C.
Creative, Collaborative and Open: The Future of Education Advocacy
Over the past two years, 1,300 people applied for just 10 spots in 50CAN’s Education Advocacy Fellowship. The extraordinary response is a reflection of the deep hunger in our country for better...
School Choice
The Chicago Teachers Union Is Putting Politics Before the Needs of Students
Today, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is participating in a Day of Action. CTU members across the city have abandoned their classrooms to picket outside of their schools and then rally downtown....
School Choice
Here's Why April 1 Is a Big Day for Chicago's Public Charter Schools, Too
All eyes are on Chicago Public Schools (CPS) as the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) plans for a one-day strike on Friday. Parents are scrambling to find places to put their children for the day while...
Teaching
How We Can Say to Students of Color: 'You're Welcome Here. I Believe in You.'
Minnesota’s state teachers union recently produced a report that calls for action on an issue that hits home for me as a teacher of color: increasing teacher diversity in our state. For the past 18...