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December 03, 2007
December 3, 2007
Last Charter School Defends Its Performance
Baltimore Sun, Maryland, December 2, 2007
Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform said school districts - especially those in states like Maryland that she considers to have weak charter school laws - have a pattern of "nitpicking" and "beating down" charter school administrators.
Effort To Limit Junk Food In Schools Faces Hurdles
New York Times, December 2, 2007
Federal lawmakers are considering the broadest effort ever to limit what children eat: a national ban on selling candy, sugary soda and salty, fatty food in school snack bars, vending machines and cafeteria lines.
Closing The Achievement Gap
Los Angeles Times, California, December 2, 2007
Indeed, the achievement gap is at least in part the result of an "instruction gap," and closing it will require re-imagining the ways we evaluate, reward and deploy teachers.
Charter, Public Schools In Funding Dispute
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, December 3, 2007
The Missouri department of education is investigating whether millions of dollars are owed to area charter schools — and whether that money ended up, instead, in the coffers of the St. Louis Public Schools.
Let The Chancellor Lead
Washington Post, D.C., December 2, 2007
For those who believe that children in the nation's capital are entitled to more than the illusion of an education, the best hope lies in her success.
New Hope For Urban Students
Indianapolis Star, December 2, 2007
I've heard the arguments for and against charter schools. These are alternative public schools that operate under a "charter" separate from a local school board.
Teachers Draft Reform Plan
Los Angeles Times, Louisiana, December 3, 2007
Teachers and parents would hire and fire principals. No supervisors from downtown would tell anyone -- neither teachers nor students -- what to wear.
St. Hope Deserves Extension Of Charter
Sacramento Bee, California, December 2, 2007
Students and their parents love Sacramento High School, which St. Hope runs under a special agreement with the school district. But the district's administrators, its board and, especially, its teachers union, seem to want St. Hope to go away.
Persuasive School-Choice Voice
Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina, December 2, 2007
Rep. Clyburn and Dr. Rex have more in common than a strong belief in public-school choice. They're both Democrats.
Moratorium On Approval Of New Nevada Charter Schools Imposed
Las Vegas Sun, Nevada, December 1, 2007
A state panel has imposed a temporary freeze on the approval of new charter schools in Nevada, citing inadequate staff to monitor a growing number of such schools.
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