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April 08, 2008
April 8, 2008
For Education, a Regrettable Conversion
Washington Post, D.C., April 8, 2008
The bottom line is clear, says Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl: The Catholic Church can no longer afford to run a full complement of inner-city parochial schools serving a population that is, by an overwhelming majority, non-Catholic.
Charter School Aid Fair, Officials Say
Asbury Park Press, NJ, April 8, 2008
State education officials defended their formula for aiding charter schools Monday, saying those facilities received the same treatment as other public schools and an overall increase in state dollars.
Academy Making A Difference
Tampa Tribune, FL, April 8, 2008
When Susan Hines learned that a charter school that could accommodate special-needs children was going to open in a rural area of northeast Pasco County, she drove to the location before construction of the school began.
Stronger Schools
Augusta Chronicle, GA, April 8, 2008
Indeed, we hope Bedden and others in education -- at the state as well as local level -- will be open to expanding the range of options parents have in schooling their children
Luckie Wants Moratorium On New Charter Schools
Dayton Daily News, OH, April 7, 2008
State Rep. Clayton Luckie, D-Dayton, said Monday that Dayton already has too many charter schools and that he is proposing legislation to put a moratorium on the establishment of new for-profit charter schools.
Charter Schools Can Save Public Education
Concord Monitor, NH, April 6, 2008
The pressure is on the Senate and Gov. John Lynch to follow in a long line of progressive Democrats who understand that the time has come to save public education ...
Kids These Days: Going Private
Daily Pilot, CA, April 8, 2008
So what is it about private schools that causes these regular folks to stretch their incomes so their kids can have this education?
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