As charter schools continue to make up an increasing share of public school options in our state–from 11 in the first authorizing year, 2002, to over 120 today–it is important to consider their performance alongside the decrease in state and local oversight. These schools are publicly funded, authorized by public entities, but managed by private… Read more »
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Is Your Education Suffering Due to State Budget Cuts?
As a student at Indiana University, I thought that my success as a student depended on hard work, hours spent studying, and my performance on exams. However, as the world progressed into the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession that followed, I saw students struggling all around me. From more students leaving the university to… Read more »