Pennsylvania
MSN - May 31, 2025
Philadelphia is getting its first new charter school in nearly a decade — a major milestone for a district that had not granted a new charter since the days of the state-run School Reform Commission. Early College Charter School of Philadelphia will give about 800 sixth through 12 graders early college and career exposure and…
Indiana
Indiana Public Media - May 19, 2025
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that Indianapolis Public Schools can sell one former school building to a nonprofit — but must make another building available to charter schools for $1 under state law. The decision, issued Friday, is the latest development in a years-long legal battle between Attorney General Todd Rokita and IPS over…
Federal
U.S. Department of Education - May 16, 2025
On May 9th, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program-State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant Program (SFIG) Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) published in the Federal Register. The Department plans to award an estimated $10,000,000 for new SFIG grants this fiscal year. The deadline for submission…
New York
PIX11.com - May 3, 2025
There’s a lot of music in the air in Washington Heights. That’s because there was a concert celebrating the opening of a new building for a charter school for the musically gifted. Anthony McGill, the principal Clarinetist at the New York Philharmonic, attended the opening of this new $44 million Washington Heights and Inwood Music…
Indiana
Chalkbeat Indiana - April 25, 2025
Charter schools scored significant funding wins in the legislative session that wrapped up this week. Indiana lawmakers passed legislation that grants property tax revenues to charter schools statewide starting in 2028, a change that expands on a 2023 law that required only certain districts to share a portion of property tax revenue increases with charters.…
Florida
Florida Politics - April 16, 2025
A bill to make it significantly easier for parents to trigger the conversion of a public school into a charter school is en route to the Senate floor after clearing its last committee on a divided vote. The Senate Rules Committee voted 18-5 for the measure (SB 140), which would change Florida’s standard by which…
Indiana
MirrorIndy.org - March 28, 2025
Indiana lawmakers have revived a proposal that could lead to Indianapolis Public Schools sharing its school buildings and transportation systems with local charter schools. The plan creates a nine-member Indianapolis Local Education Alliance (ILEA) made up of district, charter, and city leaders who would be charged with creating a school facility and transportation plan for…
Missouri
KSHB41 - March 11, 2025
Kansas City, Missouri, voters will decide on April 8th whether to approve a $474 million GO Bond proposal to improve schools. Most of the money would go to Kansas City Public Schools, but about 10% will be allocated to nine different charter schools in the area, including Kansas City Girls Prep Academy. Daphne Armstrong is…
Florida
FloridaPolitics.com - March 4, 2025
Legislation with the potential to significantly change Florida’s educational landscape has cleared its first House hurdle after its sponsor heard concerns about its potentially negative effects. The Education Administration Subcommittee voted 13-5 on party lines to advance the bill (HB 123), which would exclude School Boards, teachers and school administrators from votes over whether to…
Indiana
Inside Indiana Business - February 26, 2025
Indianapolis Public Schools is calling for a moratorium on new schools as state lawmakers advance legislation that would force the district to share property tax revenues with dozens of charter schools. The statement from the school board last week also calls for a limit on the ability of authorizers to allow new charter schools to…