Joanne JacobsSep 301 minUrban charters raise achievement -- or they closeUrban charter schools improve learning for disadvantaged minority students, and competition often improves nearby district schools.
Joanne JacobsSep 302 minReform can work: Closing bad schools and opening new ones improved learning in DenverDenver Public Schools improved -- a lot -- in part by closing bad schools and opening new ones.
Joanne JacobsSep 142 minA new choice in New Orleans: District opens a non-charter school New Orleans is no longer an all-charter district.