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June 03, 2008

June 3, 2008

Clone of Voucher Plan for New Orleans Clears Another Hurdle
Education Week, MD, June 2, 2008
New Orleans families, who have seen a dramatic increase in public school choice since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, may soon get even more publicly funded options, under a plan to offer private school vouchers that has built momentum in recent weeks.

The Rise of 'Virtual Schools' Divides Education World
MinnPost, MN, June 2, 2008
Because online school programs know no geographic boundaries, they create keen competition for students that could endanger some districts' finances and futures.

Republicans Committed To Better State Public Schools
Athens Banner-Herald, GA, June 3, 2008
If you keep on doing what you're doing, you keep on getting what you're getting. That's not good enough for 1.6 million school-aged children in Georgia counting on us to provide a solid public education.

When Will We Admit That It's the Home Environment?
Philadelphia Daily News, PA, June 3, 2008
I agree that there needs to be more deliberation before the School District approves funding for additional charter schools ("Charters: Too many, too fast?," May 27). … I've watched charters pop-up like Starbucks. And like an addictive cup of coffee, parents are lining up to get their charter-school "fix."

Private Schools See Record Enrollment
News & Observer, NC, June 3, 2008
A slowing economy didn't prevent enrollment in North Carolina's private schools from reaching a record high this school year.

Advantage Academy fills a specific need
Kalamazoo Gazette, MI, June 2, 2008
The children served by the Kalamazoo Advantage Academy represent a challenging demographic. They come from low-income families. About 90 percent of its 270 students qualify for free or reduced lunches.

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