The Future of Charter Schools: St. Isidore v. Oklahoma and Religious Education Funding This case has been widely covered in the media because of the implications that it could have not only for charter schools, but for how the First Amendment applies today. Below is a selection of news reports, analyses, and opinion pieces—both for […]
Supreme Court, Charters, and Oklahoma
What’s Happening & Why It Matters Dear Colleagues: If you’re on this site, you’re among the many of us interested in charter schools both as a policy matter and as a dynamic way to provide high-quality public educational options to children, families, and communities. One policy matter that has captured the attention of the nation’s […]
Rewriting the Rules: Founder’s Library Commemorates Life and Legacy of Linda Brown
December 4, 2024, Mount Pleasant, MI – The National Charter Schools Founders Library, a digital collection created to preserve chartering’s history and inspire future leaders, today unveiled a new collection of videos and other artifacts recording and honoring the life and legacy of Linda Brown. A 2008 inductee in the National Charter Schools Hall […]
The 74 Million: National Charter Schools Founders Library Preserves the Past, Shapes the Future
Junge: Archive’s oral histories from charter pioneers are keeping the idea behind these innovative schools from being twisted for political aims.
30 YEARS OF CHARTERING HISTORY POWERFULLY INFORMS OUR FUTURE
As we look back 30 years, we celebrate the many successes of chartering. At the same time, I fear important history has been lost. We must refresh that history to inform today’s conversation around chartering.
By Ember Reichgott Junge






