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January 25, 2008
Educating Our Children: Jeanne Allen Commentary
Forbes, January 24, 2008
How is the world's only superpower home to an education system that lacks the highly productive, competitive model that other uniquely American industries embrace?
Is School Choice Enough?
City Journal, New York, January 24, 2008
City Journal's Winter 2008 issue, contributing editor Sol Stern wrote a piece, School Choice Isn't Enough, that ignited a firestorm of debate within the school-reform movement. Here, some of the nation's top education scholars discuss the story, and Stern responds.
Where They Stand On ... Education
Chicago Tribune, Illinois, January 25, 2008
Hillary Clinton: Wants prekindergarten for all 4-year-olds...
Rating Teachers: Are Tests the Answer?
New York Times, January 25, 2008
There is both good and bad in many decisions that are made for the "public good." The experiment by the New York City Department of Education in which teachers at 140 schools are rated based on standardized test scores is no exception.
Sparring Continues Over NCLB Legal Ruling
Education Week, January 25, 2008
A court ruling that revived a major legal challenge to the No Child Left Behind Act is drawing sharply differing interpretations from Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and advocates for states and school districts.
School-Closing Manifesto Part One: No More Delays - Time To Get Radical
D.C. Examiner, January 25, 2008
Now let's get down to the hard and hurtful business of closing the half empty schools that have failed to educate generations of Washingtonians.
Education Options Available For Parents Of Expelled Students
Mansfield News Journal, Ohio, January 25, 2008
In the case of Isaac's daughter, Gold Digital Academy accepted her. She will start her online schooling this week.
Losing Patience With Bad Schools
Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio, January 25, 2008
How long should someone have to wait for a publicly funded charter school to raise unacceptably low student achievement?
State Is Shortsighted To Shortchange Schools
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Georgia, January 25, 2008
The rumblings among state leadership over Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposed $141 million reduction in basic per-pupil funding suggest that elected officials are finally recognizing that they cannot continue to shortchange schools and expect academic excellence.
Georgians Want Fundamental Change in State's Charter School Law
PR Newswire, January 24, 2008
A new study released today by the Georgia Charter Schools Association and My School My Choice Georgia, a new statewide grassroots charter school advocacy group, shows that a majority of Georgians are demanding fundamental change to state laws, creating more and better education opportunities for students and families.
2 High Schools Join LAUSD Reform Effort
Los Angeles Times, California, January 25, 2008
Crenshaw High, south of Leimert Park, and Westchester High, on the Westside, will join the Innovation Division, a new reform initiative of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Panel OKs Access For Online, Charter School Students
Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, January 25, 2008
The Senate Education Committee threw its support behind SB36, which would force public schools to allow charter and online school students to participate in extracurricular activities not offered at their schools.
Autistic Kids Find Safe Place to Learn
Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, January 24, 2008
The North Salt Lake City school was created because a group of parents wanted to send their children to a school that could accommodate their special needs.
Wis. Lawmakers Announce Deal To Keep Virtual Schools Open
Chippewa Herald, Wisconsin, January 24, 2008
Virtual schools would remain open under new regulations meant to ensure quality in a compromise announced by Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday.
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