Special Reports

In the most school choice rich state in America, 1 in 5 Black students now enrolled outside district schools

Three decades ago, dozens of Black families in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami enrolled their children in Florida’s first charter school. They didn’t know it, but they were kickstarting the most dramatic, statewide, educational shift for Black students in America. Today, 140,000+ Black students in Florida are being educated... READ MORE

Report: Educational struggles continue for vulnerable populations after COVID

The story: Students with disabilities and English language learners were poorly served before the pandemic and will need urgent, long-term help to recover from learning losses, according to a report from the Center for Reinventing Public Education.   The Arizona State University think tank released its annual State of the American Student... READ MORE

Here’s how one parent is doing a la carte learning; imagine what millions could do

With ESAs, “You can make whatever education program you want,” Rodriguez said. “After meeting more people, and seeing what’s out there, I realized I can make things happen. I can have what I want for my boys.” READ MORE