Education Aug 10 Academy at the Farm instills confidence in kids with lessons in animal care By Colleen Krantz, Iowa PBS
Nation May 22 Supreme Court 4-4 vote ends Oklahoma’s taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. But… By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Nation Apr 30 Watch 7:34 Justices appear divided in Supreme Court case over publicly-funded religious schools Oklahoma's charter school board approved the creation of a Catholic virtual school in 2023, establishing the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocked it, saying it violated the state constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case… By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens, Taylor Bowie
Politics Apr 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether public money can go to Catholic charter school Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Education Aug 13 Watch 5:43 The legal battle in Oklahoma over public funding for a religious charter school For several years, the Supreme Court has been lowering the barrier between church and state in education. Now, Oklahoma officials have approved what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school, setting off a court battle that will… By John Yang, Adam Kemp, Claire Mufson
Aug 04 In Oklahoma, a new test of religion in public schools By Adam Kemp A new lawsuit is challenging what would be the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Continue reading
Aug 16 What science tells us about improving middle school By Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report Over the last 20 years, scientists have learned a lot about how the adolescent brain works and what motivates middle schoolers. Yet a lot of their findings aren’t making it into the classroom. Continue reading
Oct 12 D.C. charters lead the way on in-school teaching experiment By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press A dozen charter schools have essentially chosen to become medical-educational experiments, offering in-person instruction for select groups of students. Continue reading
Sep 12 Democratic candidates debate fixes for U.S. education By Associated Press Several candidates, including Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, advocated for raising teacher salaries. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 8:56 Why teachers are managing more student needs — and struggling to pay for their own New teacher strikes and walkouts are making headlines this year, but the issues they are raising are familiar. Educators are especially concerned about pay, school resources, growing responsibilities, testing policies and the role of charter schools. John Yang talks to… Continue watching