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February 22, 2008
February 22, 2008
Hawaii Education Law Earns D Grade
Hawaii Reporter, HI, February 21, 2008
Hawaii's charter school law earned a D grade and ranks 35th out of the 41 laws across the country, according to an annual analysis of state charter school laws issued by the Washington D.C.-based Center for Education Reform (CER).
Ed Secretary Says Nontraditional Methods Can Help Fill Teacher Vacancies
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO, February 22, 2008
Filling teacher vacancies will require using nontraditional methods, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings told members of the Missouri State Board of Education on Thursday.
Class-Size Reduction of Limited Value on Achievement Gap, Study Finds
Education Week, February 21, 2008
But while shrinking the number of students in a class can lead to higher test scores overall, it might not necessarily reduce the achievement gaps that exist between students in a given classroom, a new study suggests.
School-Freedom Bill Gains Support
Denver Post, CO, February 22, 2008
A panel of Colorado lawmakers Thursday unanimously backed what is perhaps the most-watched education legislation of the year, a bill that would let clusters of schools break from district rules and state law to form "innovation zones."
Mayor To Charters: Relax, 'You're Safe'
Indianapolis Star, IN, February 22, 2008
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Thursday voiced his strongest support yet for the charter school system advanced by his predecessor.
Funding Equity For Charters
Charleston Post Courier, SC, February 22, 2008
Charter schools have become an important component of public education in South Carolina, but getting a charter under way can be daunting, in part, because of funding inequities.
A Charter Lifeline: Education Committee Throws A Rope
The Union Leader, NH, February 22, 2008
Thanks in part to persuasive arguments from parents who have children in the state's 10 charter schools, the House Education Committee voted 12-2 on Wednesday to give charters more money to keep them from closing.
State Officials Ponder Charter Schools' Future
Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV, February 22, 2008
As legislators examine ways to cope with the state's 22 charter schools and facilitate the opening of new ones, they may consider creating a new entity to oversee what essentially has become Nevada's 18th system of public schools.
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