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April 02, 2008

April 2, 2008

City Students Less Likely To Graduate Than Suburban Kids
Los Angeles Times, CA, April 2, 2008
The report by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center found that about 75% of the students in suburban districts received diplomas, but only 58% of students in urban districts did.

Blaine On Trial
National Catholic Register, CT, April 1, 2008
Ever hear of the Blaine amendment? It’s sort of obscure, but it remains one of the last remnants of bigotry in the statute books. Some court cases are finally beginning to tackle this shameful legacy.

Home School Ruling Should Strike Fear
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, April 2, 2008
Home schooling is an important component of Georgia's educational framework. Many thousands of families across the state school some 40,000 children in their homes.

Charters Both Public And Accountable
Chicago Daily Herald, IL, April 2, 2008
The recent confusion about charter public schools is an unfortunate result of a law that has allowed too few of these public schools to operate in Illinois.

N.Y. Parents Must Unite To Demand Better School Choices
New York Daily News, NY, April 2, 2008
… but my mother is a fighter. She believed that education was a civil right, and that, as a matter of principle, she should not have had to pay to have her kids attend an adequate school.

Taking Exception
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, April 2, 2008
Are these repeated audits really undertaken out of legitimate educational concerns, or are they influenced by political opponents who see the success of charter schools like CCCS as a threat to their less innovative and less effective way of educating students?

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