D.C. Vouchers Are Found to Bring Lower Test Scores but Higher Safety

An Education Department study found that students who switched to private schools under the system had lower results than their peers, but found their new schools safer by a large margin.

Chicago Schools Ex-Leader Is Sentenced as Classrooms Struggle to Stay Open

The district’s uncertainty was compounded when a judge declined to issue an injunction requested by the city that might have led to a desperately needed influx of cash.