“Parent trigger” laws endorsed by mayors

In June, the U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution in support of “parent trigger” laws, which allow parents to band together and force change–including, in some instances, conversion of their local traditional public schools into charter...

Celebrating YES Prep winning the Broad Prize

Houston’s YES Prep Public Schools won the first-ever Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools last week. According to an editorial in the Houston Chronicle, The Broad (rhymes with “road”) judges cited YES’ stellar record. They noted that the...