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December 12, 2007
December 12, 2007
Report Finds Better Scores in New Crop of Teachers
New York Times, December 12, 2007
Teaching is attracting better-qualified people than it did just a few years ago, according to a report released Tuesday by the Educational Testing Service.
D.C. Charter Schools Gain 2,000 Students
D.C. Examiner, December 12, 2007
Enrollment in D.C.'s public charter schools is believed to be 2,000 higher than last year's, with almost half the schools registering more than their projected number of students and the other half below projections, based on preliminary reports from the charter system's board.
17th charter school gets closer to approval
Indianapolis Star, Indiana, December 12, 2007
An advisory board voted Tuesday to recommend that a Near-Northside charter school be approved by Mayor Bart Peterson.
Budget, Council Put Snags in Fenty's Plans
Washington Post, D.C., December 12, 2007
Fenty (D) and Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announced at a morning news conference that they would delay a planned expansion of art, music and foreign language classes to help close a budget gap of more than $100 million.
One School Shows Prevention Requires More Than a Health Class
Washington Post, D.C., December 12, 2007
While students at the public charter elementary are learning basic skills, they are also being inoculated with heavy doses of self-respect, integrity, discipline, responsibility and teamwork.
Get It Together On Graduation Rates
TC Palm, Florida, December 12, 2007
Wildly different figures make it impossible to tell exactly how Florida high schools are performing.
Poll: Private Education Preferred
Peoria Journal Star, Illinois, December 12, 2007
A poll released Tuesday found that most Illinoisans would send their children to private, parochial or charter schools if they had the choice, according to an education think tank.
Charter Enrollment Up
The Detroit News, Michigan, December 12, 2007
Public districts feel the impact as more of Michigan's children transfer to alternative schools.
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