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November 26, 2007
November 26, 2007
Reading For Test Scores, And For Life
New York Times, November 26, 2007
Re “Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading” (Arts pages, Nov. 19): The decline in reading test scores after elementary school is no surprise. In elementary school there are fewer demands on students and more parent involvement.
Head Start Renewal
Washington Post, D.C., November 26, 2007
AThere's not much that Congress and President Bush agree on these days. So the unanimity surrounding the reauthorization of Head Start says much about the worth of the preschool program.
Hold Charters Accountable
The Advocate, Lousiana, November 26, 2007
In the business world, it’s a given that many businesses will fail. For start-ups, it’s a given that most will fail.
'No Child' Law May Slight The Gifted, Experts Say
Washington Post, D.C., November 25, 2007
Some scholars are joining parent advocates in questioning whether the education law No Child Left Behind, with its goal of universal academic proficiency, has had the unintended consequence of diverting resources and attention from the gifted.
Virtua l School, Literal Learning
Casper Star Tribune, Wyoming, November 26, 2007
Jaden is a student of the Wyoming Virtual School, a home-school program based in Gillette.
School Funding Formula Threatens Abbott Aid
Jersey Journal, New Jersey, November 26, 2007
Quigley, D-Jersey City, made these and other observations at a forum about charter school funding Nov. 20 at a church in Downtown Jersey City.
SLPS Seeks More Parental Involvement
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, November 25, 2007
In what was billed as the first face-to-face opportunity for parents to pose hard questions to the chief executive officer of the state's largest school district, Rick Sullivan took his place before the men and women representing upwards of 30,000 children.
House Calls Part Of Schools' Prescription For Improvement
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio, November 25, 2007
Before school started this year, teachers at Citizens' Academy, a charter school near University Circle, rang doorbells at the homes of all their nearly 400 students.
WY Needs More School Choices
Planet Jackson Hole, Wyoming, November 24, 2007
Most Wyoming communities don’t offer much in the way of school choice. There are, however, some notable exceptions
Minori ty Teachers Underrepresented In Ohio Schools, Study Finds
D.C. Examiner, November 24, 2007
Minority teachers continue to be underrepresented in Ohio classrooms while the state's minority student population grows, a new study found.
Rejection Energizes Advocates
Business Gazette, Maryland, November 21, 2007
The Frederick County Board of Education’s rejection of an all-girls charter school has fired up advocates who said they would now double their efforts to increase the number of charter schools in the county.
What Works -- Schools Where Students Learn
Miami Herald, Florida, November 25, 2007
According to the state (NC), 83.9 percent of GCP students are performing at or above grade level in math, versus a state average of 66.4. In English, the numbers are 87 percent to 72. KIPP Pride posts similarly impressive stats.
Districts Join Charter School Bandwagon
San Jose Mercury News, California, November 25, 2007
The number of charter schools in Santa Clara County continues to soar: Twenty-seven charters, including seven that opened this fall, are up and running. And at least four other proposed charter schools are in the works.
Encourage Charter Schools
Post and Courier, South Carolina, November 25, 2007
Innovation and parental involvement are essential weapons in the long-term battle to improve public schools. Charter schools encourage both.
District Charts A New Course
San Diego Union-Tribune, California, November 24, 2007
Chula Vista has become a nationally ranked hub for one of the most radical public education reforms of the past 15 years: the charter school.
More Public Schools Offering Elective Religion Class
D.C. Examiner, November 24, 007
Questions about religion and faith are not unusual among young people. But this conversation was different because it was part of a religion class taught in a public school.
School Plan Comes Amid Fiscal Crisis
Los Angeles Times, California, November 23, 2007
A blue-ribbon panel is poised to propose a multibillion-dollar plan for overhauling education in California just as the state has become immersed in a fiscal crisis that could make its recommendations dead on arrival.
The Charter Schools Respond
Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, November 23, 2007
I was deeply troubled by the Nov. 16 Daily News editorial on the charter school community's response to proposed policy changes by the School District.
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