Touts Lane Wright: If America’s Public Schools Are a Family, Charter Schools Are the Unwanted Adopted Child By Lane Wright October 22, 2018 Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for 91ɬÂþ newsletter. Sign Up This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply. Most Popular The Big Picture Settling Scores: Experts Debate Why AP Performance Has Soared Department of Education Senate Panel Passes Bill to Reverse Dismantling of Education Department teachers New Staffing Models Put Strong Teachers Out Front school finance America’s Trillion-Dollar School System: 5 Trends Explain Where the Money Goes math Report: Black Students’ Exclusion From High-Quality Math Has Dire Consequences Did you use this article in your work? We’d love to hear how 91ɬÂþ’s reporting is helping educators, researchers, and policymakers.