Category: In The News

Ted Kolderie is the recipient of this year's James Bryant Conant Award from the Education Commission of the States (ECS) for his work to develop the chartered schools sector in public education.

The drama playing out in Wisconsin is something of a political spectacle. What is its root cause? Not an extreme governor, nor labor unions. Instead, at root, the system is not financially sustainable.

With traditionally-designed big-box high schools, it can be difficult to change to keep up with fluctuating financial times. The shell is still there. The physical constraints drive learning models as much as the conditions and teachers.

This editorial in the Wall Street Journal cites a study by Ball State that found charter schools receive on average 19 percent less revenue than district schools. Many are showing it is possible to design models that run well on less.