Evaluating Charter Schools

Questions About Public Transparency and Private Profits

ProPublica is exploring how this new model of schooling has raised questions about public transparency and private profits.

7 stories published since 2014

When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World of Charter Regulation

by Marian Wang

February 20, 2015, 12:14 pm EST
NY State Official Raises Alarm on Charter Schools — And Gets Ignored

by Marian Wang

December 16, 2014, 4:13 pm EST
When Charter Schools Are Nonprofit in Name Only

by Marian Wang

December 9, 2014, 11:49 am EST
Podcast: The Charter School Movement

by Minhee Cho

December 8, 2014, 3:54 pm EST
Charter School Chain Finally Discloses Salaries — With One Missing

by Marian Wang

November 20, 2014, 12:33 pm EST
North Carolina Tells Charter-School Chain It Can’t Keep Administrator Salaries Secret

by Marian Wang

November 7, 2014, 11:26 am EST
Charter School Power Broker Turns Public Education Into Private Profits

by Marian Wang

October 15, 2014, 5:45 am EDT