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January 31, 2008
January 31, 2008
Charter Schools For The Spread Of Education
American Chronicle, California, January 30, 2008
It is to be noted that while charter schools are a variant of public schools, there are certain essential differences.
Congressional Hypocrisy on School Choice
Heritage.org, DC , January 30, 2008
But while liberals are quick to support school vouchers for higher education, they are much less enthusiastic about giving students younger than 18 the same power to choose their school.
Charter School Hustle
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia, January 31, 2008
Lawmakers bristle over dictates to the hinterlands from the state folks in Atlanta. Except, of course, when the lawmakers themselves are the ones in Atlanta trampling local control.
Per-Pupil Funding Increase Sought
Washington Post, D.C., January 31, 2008
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said he will seek a 5 percent increase in per-pupil funding for the more than 70,000 students enrolled in the D.C. system and charter schools, a $52.9 million effort to improve city education.
Rally at MO Capitol Calls For School Choice
KWMU, Missouri, January 30, 2008
Around 200 students and parents from St. Louis traveled to Jefferson City by bus on Wednesday and held a rally inside the State Capitol for school choice.
Harp Rips Into School Leaders
New Haven Independent, Connecticut, January 30, 2008
Wading into an ongoing education battle, State Sen. Toni Harp blasted city officials for fighting with charter school proponents rather than working with them and emulating their success.
More Public Funds For Charter Schools?
Portsmouth Herald News, New Hampshire, January 31, 2008
The state's endangered free-standing public charter schools would get a financial windfall from the school districts their students come from under a bill filed Wednesday.
Compromise On Virtual Schools Protects New Ways To Educate
The Reporter, Wisconsin, January 31, 2008
Bipartisan agreement on a proposed bill may have paved the way for peace between the state of Wisconsin and the burgeoning virtual schools industry - or at least, for now, an uneasy truce.
Flight Of Students Reflects Need For Change
Albany Times Union, New York, January 31, 2008
I was amazed to read that the Albany Board of Education members have not yet figured out why there is an enormous "exodus" from the city school district to the charter schools that are cropping up and flourishing throughout the city.
House Bill Puts School Districts In Charge Of The Cyber Schools
Evening Bulletin, Pennsylvania, January 30, 2008
School officials complain while the cyber charters receive the same annual stipend from the district per student enrolled as do the regular charter schools, they don't have the same bricks-and-mortar overhead costs the other charters do.
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