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#charter schools

But what stood out most about the free public charter school was that it offered a high-quality education in an all-girls setting designed to build confidence, leadership, and academic ambition without the social pressures typically found in a co-ed setting. "I chose this school because only girls come, and you know sometimes boys are a little more mischievous, and they don't focus on what the teacher is saying in class and everything," Avila said.

Even as McMahon has shrunk the Department of Education, she's operated in what she calls "a parallel universe" to radically shift how children will learn for years to come. The department's actions and policies reflect a disdain for public schools and a desire to dismantle that system in favor of a range of other options - private, Christian and virtual schools or homeschooling.

The Trump administration announced Monday it would redirect funding for minority-serving institutions into U.S. charter schools to support school choice. The Department of Education said following the release of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress scores last week, which showed dismal educational outcomes across the nation, the department is shifting funding to advance President Trump's priorities. RELATED: Los Angeles schools are taking measures to protect students from ICE raids. Why hasn't the Bay Area followed suit?

Even when she was a little kid growing up in New Orleans, Stacey Gilbert knew she wanted to be a special education teacher. She remembers her reaction to the 1962 film The Miracle Worker, about Helen Keller, and watching other movies about children with special needs. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit her hometown, Gilbert had been teaching in the city's public schools for almost two decades.

All through middle and high school in New Orleans, Geraldlynn Stewart heard the message every day: College was the key to a successful future. It was there on the banners that coated the doors and hallways, advertising far-flung schools, like Princeton University and Grinnell College. And she could hear it in the chants students recited over and over again. This is the way! We start the day! We get the knowledge to go to college!

Renewable electricity has the lowest cost of all generation methods. The big reason for high electricity rates is the cost of new transmission lines, not clean energy mandates.

Miami officials are transferring the historic Olympia Theater to SLAM, a charter school linked to a for-profit operator, raising concerns over public venue status.

The proposed budget significantly reduces funding for critical education programs, adversely impacting low-income students as we face rising poverty rates in America.