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February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
On Charter Schools, State's Ranking Is OK
News OK, Oklahoma, February 15, 2008
Oklahoma's charter school law - caught in a tug-of-war to either be expanded or overturned in court - fell in the middle of a ranking this week assessing the strength of charter school laws nationwide.
Group Says Poll Shows Wyoming Residents Want More Charter Schools
KPAX-TV, Montana, February 14, 2008
Most people in Wyoming would favor changing state law to make it easier to create more charter schools, according to a poll commissioned by charter school advocacy groups.
Intelligence Designer
Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2008
MI theory was for parents, meanwhile, a blessing and a curse. The blessing was that even children who scored poorly on traditional IQ tests might be gifted in other areas of intelligence.
Catholic School Closures, Vouchers Are In National Spotlight
The Tidings, California, February 15, 2008
When President George W. Bush gave his State of the Union address Jan. 28, he briefly mentioned something Catholics know all too well: Their inner-city schools are closing.
Varying Degrees of Flexibility Found in Teacher Contracts
Education Week, February 14, 2008
Just five of the teacher contracts in the nation's largest school districts grant school leaders the kind of flexibility they need to run schools well.
Changes Atop Ohio's K-12 Education Bureaucracy Probably Wouldn't Hurt
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio, February 15, 2008
But if all of Ohio's education decisions were left to this governor, parents might find they have new concerns. In an effort to appease supporters in organized labor, Strickland has adopted inflexible and wrongheaded positions on charter schools and school vouchers.
Lawmaker Wants Failing Schools To Pay Kids To Attend Other Schools
WRDW-TV, Georgia, February 14, 2008
School choice may be getting a boost from the legislature. State Senator Eric Johnson of Savannah wants to force failing public schools to provide scholarships and vouchers so students can pick another school if they want to.
Greene County Going Entirely To Single-Sex Public Schools
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Georgia, February 14, 2008
Students in all of Greene County's (GA) regular public schools will be separated by gender starting next fall, a move educators hope will improve rock-bottom test scores and reduce teen pregnancy and discipline rates in the small, rural system.
Senate To Take Up Virtual Schools Compromise
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin, February 14, 2008
The state Senate will vote next week on a compromise proposal to preserve the state's virtual charter schools.
Equity In Charter Schools
Los Angeles Daily News, California, February 14, 2008
Kicking and screaming all the way, the Los Angeles Unified School District has finally agreed to face up to the future of education in L.A. - charter schools.
Disappearing Students
Los Angeles Times, California, February 14, 2008
L.A. Unified students perform well in elementary school; so why is the district’s dropout rate so high? Should we be concerned about a high dropout rate, or does attrition of unmotivated students help motivated students? David Tokofsky and Lisa Snell debate.
