Today, IDEA — headquartered in this community of 40,000, about 2 miles from the church where they first held classes — is one of the nation's largest charter school operators.

The Charter School Idea Turns 20. By Richard D. Kahlenberg — March 25, 2008 ... class-size limitations might be waived to merge two classes and allow team-teaching.

During the last few days of classes and in the midst of preparing for final exams last semester, senior Kristin Smith carved out the time to take on a new artistic medium. By all measures, her first ...

At the charter school, the exhibit contributors are students in Marianne Buckley Curran’s art class, which consists of students in grades 9 through 12, hailing from Hanover, Norwell, Weymouth ...

A class action has arrived at the doorstep of Charter Communications in its high-stakes carriage standoff with The Walt Disney Co.. A Florida customer of Charter’s Spectrum service, Jen Gonzalez ...

Art and music classes take place every Wednesday afternoon and are part of the 'human experience,' Principal Travis Works says. CORNVILLE — What do you get using slices of red apple, green apple ...

In each classroom at Jackson Elementary School, students worked together to develop a class charter at the beginning of the school year. The class charters include students’ visions for how ...

The ongoing carriage dispute keeping Disney’s channels off of Spectrum, Charter Communications’ cable TV service, has led to a proposed class action against Charter from its subscribers, who ...

In regard to Jason Riley's Jan. 3 editorial-page commentary "What's the Matter With Kansas?": Yes, Mr. Riley is right to praise veteran Kansas educators Betty Horton and Sandy Lassiter, who are ...