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March 7, 2008
At Charter School, Higher Teacher Pay
New York Times, NY, March 7, 2008
A New York City charter school set to open in 2009 in Washington Heights will test one of the most fundamental questions in education: Whether significantly higher pay for teachers is the key to improving schools.
Home-Schoolers Pushing Back Against New State Scrutiny
Education Week, MD, March 6, 2008
Home-schoolers across the country have put their organizational skills and political clout to heavy use in recent weeks as lawmakers in a number of states seek to more closely regulate the families who opt to teach their own children.
Education Is About Students, Not School Districts
Athens Banner-Herald, GA, March 7, 2008
Instead, we believe infusing a little competition into the equation - just as Honda and Toyota have done for Detroit - will improve public schools without costing taxpayers more money.
Board Hears Battle Rock
Cortez Journal, CO, March 6, 2008
About 30 supporters of Battle Rock Charter School crowded the Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 board meeting last night, offering their testimony favoring renewal of the small canyon school's charter.
Education Is Training For Life
Easton Journal, MA, March 7, 2008
Many charter schools in Massachusetts are successfully teaching students and producing well-rounded graduates with the basic skills and problem-solving ability to jump right into college work.
Rally Highlights Growing Support For School Choice
Bluegrass Institute, KY, March 6, 2008
Parents, pastors, legislators, community leaders and residents from throughout the commonwealth assembled today at a school-choice rally in the Capitol Rotunda to support more educational alternatives for Kentucky families.
