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April 24, 2007
Education News for Tuesday, April 24
Looking at KIPP, Coolly and Carefully - Some critics decry the way the Knowledge Is Power Program presents itself as the savior of inner city education. My answer: KIPP doesn't do that. We sloppy journalists do.
Bush To Salute a Charter in Harlem - President Bush will today visit a charter school in Harlem, aiming to push Congress to pass a renewed version of the No Child Left Behind Act, Mr. Bush's signature education law. The president, along with his education secretary, Margaret Spellings, will tour the Harlem Village Academies charter school.
East End Charter School Forces Others To Compete - The opening of the Hamptons' first charter school on a country road here lined with sprawling summer estates has spurred improvements in at least one local public school, which was forced for the first time to compete for students.
Charter school to make cutbacks - A Redlands-based charter school accused of fiscal mismanagement will implement layoffs and consider campus closures after a state commission decided to award the school 60 percent of the public funding it could have received this year.
Virtual classes a challenge for schools - Fed up with middle school, Ian Hemingway of Moraga escaped the drama two years ago with the click of his computer mouse. In a modern-day version of dropping out and tuning in, he enrolled in the virtual Laurel Springs School and took all his eighth-grade classes online.
SFUSD, three schools take state tech grants - The San Francisco Unified School District and three charter schools in The City have recently been awarded grants through the state’s Enhancing Education Through Technology program.
Bill to freeze property tax passes committee - Governor Bill Ritter’s plan to freeze property tax rates to increase education funding, finally given a vote after six weeks of discussion, passed out of the House Education Committee along party lines Monday. . . .also ramps up oversight of charter schools in several areas.
School choice welcome in today’s world - Watching the final hours of legislative debate, when the Georgia House considers a bill that represents one of the most significant education reforms in ages, the stark contrast between two views of the role of government could not be clearer.
Anti-Voucher Group Opposed to Gov's Plan for Feb. Election - Governor Jon Huntsman Junior is inclined to put vouchers on the presidential primary ballot in February rather than call a special election this year. That's according to his spokesperson Lisa Roskelley, who says a special election would be too costly. But voucher opponents think it should happen sooner.
Charter school supporters rally at the Capitol - Hundreds of charter school students and their parents and teachers gathered at the Capitol on Monday to talk to legislators and show support for the schools. "Not every legislator here is fully supportive of charter schools," former House member Jeff Kropf said during a midday rally on the front steps of the Capitol. "You have an opportunity to change their minds."
Project-based learning starts next year in Erie - Erie High School will begin changing to a full project-based learning environment next year. Last week, the Kansas State Board of Education agreed to allow the school to begin operating as a charter school.
Agassi Academy Gives Students a New Start - One of the most beloved athletes in the world and husband of fellow tennis great Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi is now helping at-risk kids hit the books in his hometown of Las Vegas by creating a college preparatory charter school.
Rockford charter school plan targets black males - Rockford’s schools chief and teachers union are separately exploring whether the School District should establish a charter school, possibly one specifically for black and other academically challenged males.
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