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And now that a third of Washington's kids are in charter schools, there is intense pressure on the public system to keep the students it still has. If they keep fleeing the system at the current rate, enrollment will drop 50% every 10 years. (Time.com)
Big business dominates educational planning Nov 26, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Sharon BederNovember 26, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Letter: ‘One size fits all' is an outdated attitude Nov 26, 2008
Certainly, there has been the recent addition of charter schools in most communities. However, the number of these schools are relatively small. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Schools told to return money Nov 25, 2008
All 115 state school districts and charter schools across the state are being asked by the Department of Public Instruction to return $58 million to help ease the North Carolina government s budget shortfall. The recalled funds must be returned by mid-December. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Academies ofExcellence fires 3 Nov 25, 2008
BUNNELL -- Two employees and a school adviser at Flagler County's oldest charter schools were fired and escorted off campus by police Monday after refusing to sign employment contracts ... Charter schools are public schools operated by private groups under contracts with the local school board ... Cornerstone Elementary, Summit Academy Middle and Heritage High make up the three charter schools run by Daytona Beach-based Academies of Excellence on a consolidated campus off Moody Boulevard in... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
misspeak himself Nov 25, 2008
Patrick also claimed public support for charter schools and his ideas for trimming access to criminal records, despite some union or political opposition. "The public wants us to try some solutions and try working together to get at it," he said. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Level 3 sex offender living near two schools Nov 25, 2008
A Level 3 sex offender is now living less than a quarter of a mile from the Gerry and Marblehead Charter schools. Daniel J. Dunne, 50, recently moved to 38 Pond St., according to Sex Offender Registry Board data. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Students: School dress policy 'not cute' Nov 25, 2008
But all five charter schools require uniforms, including the Fulton Science Academy, which has 462 students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Principal Kenan Sener said he noticed a dramatic change when, with backing from a majority of parents, the Alpharetta school started requiring students to wear uniforms six years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Prospect Hill students win Adams scholarships Nov 25, 2008
To qualify for the scholarship, students must meet three criteria: score in the advanced category in the mathematics or English language arts section of the grade 10 MCAS test; score in the proficient or advanced category on the second subject (mathematics or English language arts); and have a combined MCAS score on these assessments that ranks in the top 25 percent in their school district which, in the case of charter schools, is their sending district. Class of 2009 scholarship recipients... (Somerville Journal, MA)
What was lost in vote was focus on education Nov 24, 2008
Open up more charter schools, they say. I don t want to be responsible. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Tax-credit donations vital to schools Nov 23, 2008
Eligible schools: Public schools and charter schools that provide education for K-12 students. You do not need to have children in a school to qualify for the tax credit. (AZCentral -- News)
Hawaii charter schools seek budget increases amid DOE cuts Nov 22, 2008
Hawai'i's charter schools, which have always argued that they are underfunded compared with traditional schools, are asking for a big budget increase next year while the rest of the school system prepares for big cuts. Vanelle Maunalei Love, named this week as executive director of the Charter School Administrative Office, said the fight for fair funding for charter schools is her top priority ... The eventual budget for all public schools, including the 31 charter schools, will be decided by... (Honolulu Advertiser)
School Closings Nov 22, 2008
Published: Saturday, November 22, 2008 6:41 AM EST All schools and offices in the Lake Wales Charter Schools system will be closed Monday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving holidays. Schools include Lake Wales High, Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, Janie Howard Wilson Elementary, Polk Avenue Elementary, and Edward W. Bok Academy Middle School. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Schools to stagger starting times in transit stoppage Nov 22, 2008
That figure includes about 3,400 district students and about 700 students at nonpublic or charter schools, district spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said ... Ms. Pugh said a work stoppage also could prompt some nonpublic or charter schools to modify their schedules. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Some Flagler schools facing rezoning Nov 21, 2008
Fluctuations in the county's population, the establishment of charter schools and other factors mean it's unlikely that Flagler's zoning plan can remain the same, she said. "People don't understand the picture changes daily," she said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Why did the first two school referenda fail? Nov 21, 2008
concerned wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:25 AM:" How much funding will the school lose if parents like me transfer our son or daughter to another school that offers what we want? Think of your cut in state funding then tell me if you gained anything. If they need school space try combining the two charter schools in one building and guess what you have alleviated overcrowding in neutral fashion. Even if they eliminated the charter school how much money would be saved. ". Why-ever think wrote on Nov 19,... (Forest Republican, WI)
Nash Finch Continues Its Pledge to Nurture Tomorrows Leaders by Donating Nearly 60,000 Books in Two Years Nov 21, 2008
At an event held today at the Childrens Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, the NFC Foundation, Nash Finchs charitable giving organization, donated 12,000 books to a wide range of organizations including charter schools, nonprofits, and the Minnesota Literacy Council. This event brings the total number of donated books to nearly 60,000 a significant accomplishment since the launch of the Feeding Imagination Program just two years ago. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
GCS to send $5 million back to state Nov 20, 2008
Public and charter schools across the state will have to send back a total of about $58 million to the state to make up for the budget shortfall. Officials at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools were not immediately available to provide a figure for that district. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Editorial: City school rule inhibits choice Nov 20, 2008
CHANGES DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DRAW STUDENTS ... Part of this array of choices is a host of public charter schools six operated directly by the school district and six operated by nonprofits ... It makes charter schools jump all sorts of hoops even to get on the district Web site. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
City schools avoid tax hike, but cuts loom Nov 20, 2008 Letters to the editor (11/19/08) Nov 19, 2008 NCSS nominated as states top charter Nov 19, 2008 BREAKING: Bok Academy will open Dec. 8 Nov 19, 2008 Teaching poor kids Nov 18, 2008 Teachers union talks of big goals in Washington Nov 18, 2008 School board to vote on budget Nov 18, 2008 Some call for state to merge agricultural high schools Nov 16, 2008 The problem with 'never' Nov 15, 2008 From Victim to Victor in Black America Nov 15, 2008 Obama will need courage Nov 15, 2008 LSSU sees rise in degree-seeking students: Full-time numbers up 5.4 percent from '07, 10.6 from '06 Nov 14, 2008 Obamas Join DC's Private School Status Race Nov 13, 2008 Lake Wales Literacy Councils Seventh Annual Spelling Bee is a hit Nov 13, 2008 School district to ask for state research grant Nov 13, 2008 Bank officials ensure Gooding Council Nov 11, 2008 Report tracks city students' progress Nov 11, 2008 Triage in education Nov 10, 2008 Teachers union seeking foothold Nov 10, 2008 How New England's Republicans can hit 'restart' -- and why we should hope they do Nov 9, 2008 System sought to monitor charter schools Nov 9, 2008 Childrens zone: A big leap ahead Nov 9, 2008 Who Will Obama Pick as Secretary of Education? Nov 8, 2008 More of this story Nov 7, 2008 President Obama's Proposed Educatio... Nov 7, 2008 Charter schools find their foothold Nov 7, 2008 Hearings slated for school bus route cutbacks Nov 7, 2008 WEB EXCLUSIVE: News BriefsHow Jewish candidates fared in 2008 elections Nov 7, 2008 NY REPUBLICANS: THE ROAD BACK Nov 6, 2008 Oakland rejecting school taxes and bonds Nov 5, 2008 Dropout Prevention Summit scheduled for November 13 Nov 4, 2008 400 teachers face layoff from Indianapolis schools Nov 4, 2008 DeKalb schools to lay off 127 Nov 4, 2008 Discuss » Nov 4, 2008 The future of democracy Nov 4, 2008 Sparks fly as board debates new fiscal plan Nov 4, 2008 A 'Mother on Fire' for public school Nov 4, 2008 In search of 5 percent ” a candidates quest Nov 4, 2008 Obama, McCain offer different plans for schools Nov 2, 2008 Bank employees sprucing up Stevenson School Nov 2, 2008 SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE NEWS BUDGET Nov 2, 2008 ELECTION 2008:Mandel, Belovich vie for House District 17 seat (1) Nov 2, 2008 Why I support Obama Nov 1, 2008 Norrell for District 16 Nov 1, 2008 More parents seeking private school aid Nov 1, 2008 GHOST-FLORIDA Nov 1, 2008 GHOST-EDITORIAL Nov 1, 2008 Poll reveals Americans split on for-profit charter schools Oct 31, 2008 'Ghost schools' paid millions for absent students Oct 31, 2008 Details on the Scripps survey about charter schools Oct 31, 2008 Q&A with 74th District candidates: Pete Gallego; The Avalanche asked incumbent state Rep. Pete Gallego of Alpine and challenger Thomas Kincaid of Fort Stockton to answer questions about the issues facing West Texans. Oct 31, 2008 School revamp hits a snag Oct 29, 2008 East Honolulu area slate offers sensible choices Oct 29, 2008 City scholarship program gets $6 million more Oct 29, 2008 Revising Patrick's education agenda Oct 28, 2008 Teague hosts county voters Oct 28, 2008 Sculptress, Students, Holocaust Survivors Mark 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht at Children's Museum; Unveil 'FACES OF TOLERANCE' Masks Oct. 29 Oct 28, 2008 Number of school students slipping Oct 27, 2008 Seville school could become museum Oct 27, 2008 Go crazy: Yes on Prop. 8 Oct 27, 2008 Students abroad, it turns out, are not outperforming Americans Oct 26, 2008 Obama and Educational Program Oct 25, 2008 Charter schools divide candidates Oct 25, 2008 ENCINITAS: Capri Elementary program to receive award Oct 25, 2008 Vocational and charter schools unaffected for now Oct 25, 2008
Charter schools in 2009 are projected to cost the district about $35. 8 million, up from about $27. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Teaching students 21st-century skills Nov 19, 2008
That's a worthy goal, but one with a price tag of an additional $50 million or so; in that light, it bears repeating that charter schools, whose numbers have now reached the cap in several cities, often feature longer days or years than traditional schools. Some worry the report is a veiled effort to water down the MCAS.. (Boston Globe)
If you want to improve children's education, make it easier to open charter schools (possibly cultural based, i.e. native curriculum) and cheaper (vouchers, tax credits) to send kids to private schools. Stop advocating putting kids in ineffective schools for more of their lives. (Anchorage Daily News)
Northwoods Community Secondary School (NCSS) may be one of the best charter schools in the state, but with the districts budget strained, the school may have to move out of its building next year ... Erdahl said the administration would continue to support NCSS and its mission and dismissed the idea that the districts charter schools would be considered superfluous to requirements in the future ... Charter schools are public schools that are allowed to waive state regulations in order to... (Forest Republican, WI)
Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:29 AM EST The Lake Wales Charter Schools system has settled on Dec. 8 as the official opening of the new Bok Academy middle school. Students have been attending classes at two Lake Wales churches since the start of the school year in August. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Evidence grows that the best of California's charter schools serving poor children perform better than most traditional schools do. That's the conclusion of an analysis by the California Charter Schools Association of the state's 2004-05 Academic Performance Index for charter and regular public schools in which at least 70 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches ... On average, according to the association's analysis, charter schools including those in the San Diego Unified... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Weingarten challenged parents, teachers, school administrators and business, labor and community leaders as well as lawmakers to broaden the reforms they consider to include, among others, universal preschool, charter schools and "community schools" that offer round-the-clock social services. The union and other education groups oppose taxpayer-funded private-school vouchers, saying they drain funding from public schools. (USA Today -- News)
The board is also expected to consider terminating contracts with five charter schools serving the African-American community. (Copyright 2008 by Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
If they don't merge, then the high schools should at least become charter schools, which would put them under the control of outside management, Chaney said. House Education Committee Chairman Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, said the Legislature is looking at each underperforming school statewide and the issue of consolidation for all small districts could come up again. (The Clarion-Ledger)
I'm even a little uneasy with the concept of charter schools. I also thought boarding schools were for the rich or for kids "in trouble." And here I was with a son who wanted to attend a boarding school. (Juneau Empire)
Obama says he supports charter schools, but not vouchers, and there are several particularly good charter schools in the nation's capital. It would be a stunning act of support for them if the president-elect sends Sasha and Malia to one of them, but that's not going to happen. (Townhall.com)
Yet he has backed charter schools and merit pay for teachers. In 2005, he voted to limit certain class-action lawsuits, a stance that surely did not endear him to the trial bar. (Athens Banner-Herald)
However, most of that decrease comes from having 325 fewer non-degree seeking students, and many of those students were dually-enrolled students in LSSU-sponsored charter schools. . (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
No matter where they stand on vouchers or charter schools, rarely does a member of Congress or a Cabinet official, Democrat or Republican, send their children to public school. The last White House child to go to public school was Amy Carter and it wasn't exactly normal. (Bloomberg)
The community outreach coordinator for the Lake Wales Charter Schools smiled and commented before the spelldown "I'm terribly stressed out, it s my bed time!". She and runner-up Arlene Wilson of the Lake Wales Rotary Club, were presented with trophies for their super spelling. (Lake Wales News, FL)
com Clarke County School District administrators may apply for up to $10,000 from the state Department of Education while they decide what kinds of charter schools would work best here ... Clarke County School District administrators may apply for up to $10,000 from the state Department of Education while they decide what kinds of charter schools would work best here ... The planning grant would allow Price and other administrators to visit charter schools across the state, in South Carolina and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Morton referred to the letter's subject as, " Having to do with charter schools and public school districts." This year's opening of the North Valley Academy and it's planned expansion to include high school grades next fall is expected to cut into the public school district's annual enrollment. The letter was tabled for further consideration at a later meeting since council members had not yet read it. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A+ Schools included the data on academic growth -- billed as more informative in some ways than the annual state math and reading scores -- in its fourth annual guide to the school district and city charter schools ... The guide does not include PVAAS data for district high schools or city charter schools. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
And charter schools already achieve the curriculum and work-rule flexibility that Readiness Schools are only proposing. The benefits of more time in school, however, are immediate, especially if Reville is right when he says that most of the state's teachers are talented and looking for a better teaching environment. (Boston Globe)
If an agreement does win approval, it would cover only the five schools directly controlled by the board, not the dozen charter schools the board oversees or any traditional or charter school in the state-run Recovery School District. The agreement would cover Bethune and Benjamin Franklin elementary schools; McDonogh No. 35 and McMain high schools; and the Orleans Parish P.M. High School, which the board may shrink because of financial pressures. (Nola.com -- Sports)
For example, promoting charter schools appeals to conservatives, but it also appeals to low-income families who tend to lean left. Ending public subsidies for favored industries, like biotech, movies, and trade shows, reinforces the conservative belief in free markets, but it also responds to liberal concerns about fairness. (Boston Globe)
New Orleans' recent rapid-fire embrace of charter schools propelled the city to the vanguard of national education reform circles ... Educators concede that oversight of New Orleans' dozens of charter schools has been inconsistent: Some schools have received abundant support, while others have been mostly left alone; some have complained of too-aggressive monitoring, while others could be foundering unbeknownst to the administrators charged with holding them accountable ... In New Orleans, where... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Coming are the charter schools spawned by Teach For America alumni, called KIPP.. Doing homework. (Florida Times-Union)
Down the road, he or she can also plan to direct the founding of hundreds of new charter schools and the spread of universal pre-K nationwide, as well as a continued focus on and a better trained teacher corps ... An attorney by training, Klein has also shown himself adept at working with unlikely partners union leaders as well as the Rev. Al Sharpton and is a major proponent of charter schools, a keystone in Obama's education agenda ... Why the job will go to someone else: Hunt has not been... (Time.com)
Once completed, the Tall Ship will have educational programs with two semesters for high school students in public, private and charter schools and summer programs connected with organizations such as Sail Newport, Save The Bay and Providence Community Boating. Programs are also planned with the International Yacht Restoration School, Seamen s Church Institute and other groups that are training professionals for the sea. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Closing Low-performing Charter Schools: Charter schools are public schools that have received charters from a school district or state department of education to operate independently, with governance from a community board. Charters are considered by many reformers to provide more opportunities for innovation, but many have failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress (the benchmark of progress set by No Child Left Behind, determined by state test scores). (Suite101.com)
Three new charter schools approved to provide student choice in Hillsborough County a hotbed of charter schools deferred opening until next school year ... The K-5 school is operated by , a privately held company that has offices in Michigan, Arizona, Ohio and Florida and runs charter schools around the country ... A similar board arrangement exists at other charter schools, all of which are tuition free and privately run with state money. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
The change affects about 5,600 of the school district s 99,600 students, including those in magnet schools, charter schools and academic theme schools or who transferred from lower-performing campuses. DeKalb will have centralized hubs, where parents need to drop off their children to be picked up by school buses and taken to school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
In the campaign, he emphasized his background as a champion of public education he is a founder of two Colorado charter schools and a six-year member of the state Board of Education. He also supports a universal health-care system and a quick end to the war in Iraq. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Education reforms, like charter schools, would create more alternatives to failed schools for poor parents. Sensibly financed infrastructure and mass-transit projects will improve the environment and make the state more economically competitive. (New York Post -- Opinions)
The Oakland teachers union opposed the measure because the remaining 15 percent of the money would benefit the district's 33 charter schools - autonomous, nonunion public schools that union officials think drain money from the district with little accountability. State Administrator Vince Matthews, who oversees the district's finances, placed the measure on the ballot in hopes of attracting more teachers to the district. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The summit is being sponsored by the city of Tucson, Pima County, the Metropolitan Education Commission and local public, private and charter schools, and will have local youth provide ideas on how to increase graduation rates. Currently, the graduation rate both locally and nationally stands at 67. (FOX 11, AZ)
IPS' enrollment has dropped by about 1,000 students a year for the past five years, as families have moved from the district or sent their children to free public charter schools. September's enrollment was 34,086, down 1,200 students from last year. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Starting Jan. 6, busing will be cut back for students who attend schools outside their neighborhood about 5,600 of the school district s 99,600 students, including those in magnet schools, charter schools and academic theme schools or who transferred from lower-performing campuses. DeKalb will create hubs and over the next two months will notify parents where to drop off their children to be picked up by school buses and taken to school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
School Choice Obama and the Democratic party will work to eliminate vouchers or forms of school choice including Home Schooling, religious and Charter Schools. The teacher unions and societal socialists will work to impose secular views and values in all schools, resorting to legislative trickery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Five other schools agreed: Providence Elementary, Woodruff Elementary, Edith Bowen Laboratory School and both Thomas Edison charter schools. The teachers decided to grant each class one electoral vote for every four voting students. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Mr. Berdnik and some board members said the struggle has been hampered by increasingly larger payments to charter schools and the Legislature's diversion of some district tax revenue to help the city's financial crisis. But Mr. Taylor said the district would have more money if it hadn't agreed to spend about $8 million for new middle-grade and high school curricula. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
They're called magnet schools and charter schools. The whole charter school movement is a way of branding. (USA Today)
The education commission would seek to find ways to give more power to parents and teachers for educating children while asking the General Assembly to raise the ceiling on charter schools. The roads commission would seek ways to fund bridge and road repairs in the state. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Charter schools/ school choice. Obama wants to expand federal spending for charter schools from $236 million to $450 million ... He says he'd work with "governors to hold all our charter schools accountable.". (Florida Today)
The Seeds of Service program was implemented bank-wide in 2005 and to date, employees have contributed more than 5,000 volunteer hours to public, private and charter schools, in addition to nonprofit organizations. In your voice. (Honolulu Advertiser)
GHOST-POLL (Hargrove el, SHNS) -- Americans like charter schools but aren't sure they should be run for profit, according to our poll ... GHOST-TEXAS (Hargrove SHNS) -- FOR TEXAS PAPERS. Texas officials want a refund for millions of tax dollars from charter schools that allegedly exaggerated attendance, part of a national problem of absenteeism at schools operated by for-profit corporations. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
One I m opposed to is the experiment with (for-profit) charter schools. It s been costly and in large measure unsuccessful in terms of academics. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Obama conceives a comprehensive plan to provide all students a world class education and revive American educational excellence for all students, whether they attend public, private or charter schools. The McCain plan predicates federal support of education on parental freedom of choice for access to any school of excellence. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Mulvaney supports school choice within districts in the public school system, including more charter schools, virtual schools and Montessori schools. That is a different slant than he offered as recently as mid-September. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Parents who can't afford it are looking at all of their options -- home-schooling, charter schools and public schools. Some private schools are seeing fewer students this fall, others are not. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Because charter schools in Florida are paid based on enrollment -- not actual student attendance -- the schools collected at least $25 million during the 2006-2007 school year for a daily average of 5,125 missing students ... Deb Metheny, supervisor for charter schools in Sarasota County, said poor attendance was just one of the reasons her school board revoked the Milburn Academy's charter in 2006. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
In 30 states, special for-profit charter schools are supposed to rescue students at risk of dropping or failing out of traditional public high schools. On paper it sounds like a good idea. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Americans tend to support charter schools but are divided about whether they should be run by for-profit companies. A survey of 1,003 adults conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University found that more than four in 10 adults say they know "almost nothing" about charter schools, which receive tax dollars but often are run independently from local school districts ... Among those who say they know enough to have an opinion, support for charter schools runs 2-to-1 in favor. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
These special charter schools are supposed to rescue students who were failing in traditional public high schools, but a Scripps Howard News Service investigation found that many students are not attending class and few are graduating ... Charter schools in Florida, for example, collected at least $25 million for a daily average of 5,125 missing students during the 2006-2007 school year ... "This isn't about education reform. It's about politics. Charter schools have become a highly politicized... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Charter schools are public schools operating with tax dollars but also are allowed to function independently from their local school districts as long as they meet state standards. Do you favor or oppose the idea of charter schools, or do you not know enough about them to have an opinion ... Some charter schools are operated by for-profit corporations. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Avalanche: There are various proposals floating about to increase state and federal aid to so-called non-traditional schooling methods charter schools and public school vouchers particularly. Please give us your views on whether taxpayers can afford this. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
When Johnson first presented her plan to the School Committee on Oct. 1, she said the district might have to open the academies as district-run charter schools, which have more leeway to try innovative approaches. But two years ago in New Bedford, state education officials informed the organizers of an all-girl charter school that it would run afoul of state law, forcing it to open as a private school this fall. (Boston Globe)
On education, Ward supports pressing for accountability, and cites charter schools as having key ingredients for success parental involvement, community involvement and engaged teachers. He also supports renewable energy incentives, and understands the need to deal with Hawai'i's healthcare crisis through higher reimbursements for physicians and reasonable tort reform. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Scholarship recipients must graduate from district high schools or city charter schools and meet certain academic, enrollment and other requirements. To leverage the challenge grant, the Promise must raise $135 million within a decade, including $15 million by June 30. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Charter schools educate less than 2 ... An existing proposal would raise the charter cap from 9 percent to 20 percent in districts that score in the bottom 10 percent statewide on MCAS, making room for new charter schools in places like Boston, Springfield, Cambridge, and Lawrence. (Boston Globe)
I oppose school vouchers, but I support charter schools, magnet schools and other options within the public school system, he said. Teague also advocates raising teachers' starting salaries to the national average of 40,000 and hiring more math and science teachers. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
In addition to the King David Jewish School project, two FACE TOLERANCE projects are underway at charter schools in Chandler. Early next year, Forman Weinstein also plans to take her project to Chicago when the new Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center opens in Skokie, IL, a suburb north of Chicago. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
That includes 93 schools, eight of which are charter schools ... High, Educational Horizons Charter Schools. (Florida Today)
The other three have already been converted to charter schools. On Tuesday, the School Board will be asked to declare Seville Elementary surplus and authorize negotiations for its sale to the Seville Village Improvement Association. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Charter schools cherry-pick their student body, operate with fewer standards and regulation and drain money from public education. There are duties and responsibilities most appropriately fulfilled by government at local, state and national levels. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
We need a "Two Million Minutes" that tells a different story, about students who are striving against the odds to make their way to academic success at charter schools in places such as Harlem, Oakland, and the Anacostia neighborhood in Washington, D.C. That would turn the debate in a more realistic direction and illuminate our real education challenge - not beating economic threats from abroad, but beating our doubts about our ability to help the American children who need it most ... His next... (Boston Globe)
Obama's education plan emphasis reform and accountability by government, educators, and parents, a fund to encourage innovative schools, support for charter schools that are working, well and investments in technology, teacher training and college preparedness, early education funding, a $4,000 college tuition tax credit in exchange for public service among numerous other programs. What it does not explain is specifically where the money is going to come from to do all these things as local and... (Suite101.com)
What other candidates have to say about charter schools ... The net result would be more charter schools ... Advertisements Lynn Bonner, Staff Writer The law allowing 100 charter schools in North Carolina won legislative approval more than 10 years ago in a wave of bipartisanship. (News & Observer)
Charter Schools wrote on Oct 24, 2008 4:28 PM:To Dr. King and all you Charter haters out there:Did any of you listen to the last Presidential debate. Did you hear McCain and Obama say mulitple times that they supported Charter Schools and saw competition with traditional schools as a good thing and a positive way to improve the education system. (North County Times)
Vocational and charter schools unaffected for now - Wakefield, MA - Wakefield Observer ... Vocational and charter schools unaffected for now. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
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