Len Lipkin

School Choice Study, One Year Later

Just over a year ago, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a study on school choice in Philadelphia. Has anything changed?

Len Lipkin

Philadelphia Charters for Excellence, I Hope

To balance the recent scandals involving misuse of funds at some Philadelphia charter schools, it was great to see the Inquirer reporting earlier this week that a new group was formed to promote Philadelphia charter schools. This new group, “Philadelphia Charters for Excellence” (PCE) will be composed of Philadelphia charter schools who “meet strict ethical standards.” ...

Len Lipkin

More on Pew Report from The Daily News

Last week I wrote about the Pew report that discussed the effect of charters on other school options and on parent’s perceptions of those options.  There has been a lot of talk and heated discussion about that report, and the Philadelphia Daily News published a great editorial on the topic...

Len Lipkin

Pew Reports: Charters Booming, But Parents Want More School Choice

In a study released today, Pew Charitable Trusts found that more and more parents are sending their children to charter schools, but even with the huge increase in charter school enrollment (170%), many families (72%) say city parents actually need more good choices than currently exist.  The losers?  Public schools, because the increased free choices have drawn more students away, and Catholic Schools,...