BLOB destroys educational freedom for UT’s families, NJ newspaper tries to set the record straight on charter schools and more…

Educational Rewards
Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2007
For-profit management of public schools is still in its infancy, and many wonder whether it can have a positive effect on student learning.

Charter schools best for low-income students
D.C. Examiner, D.C., November 7, 2007
FOCUS, a group that oversees and supports D.C. charter schools, has a new analysis out asserting that charter schools outperform standard public schools, particularly when income levels of students’ households are considered.

School hostility needn’t be
Star-Ledger, NJ, November 6, 2007
The suspicion is that charter schools lure away public school kids who are the better students and whose parents are the most involved.

Nancy S. Grasmick: Strengthening standards for all students
D.C. Examiner, D.C., November 7, 2007
Raising educational standards is never easy. On one side are those who believe no additional standards are necessary….

Education at forefront in N.C. debates (Governor)
Winston-Salem Journal, NC, November 7, 2007
On specific policy questions, a few differences emerged. The two Democrats said they do not support adding more charter schools in North Carolina, while the Republicans expressed varying degrees of support for the idea.

Vouchers go down in crushing defeat
Salt Lake Tribune, UT, November 7, 2007
Voters decisively rejected the will of the Utah Legislature and governor Tuesday, defeating what would have been the nation’s most comprehensive education voucher program in a referendum blowout.

Green Dot, N.Y.C. Teachers’ Union Clear Hurdle for Starting Charter
Education Week, MD, November 6, 2007
A panel of New York education officials has approved a new charter high school for the South Bronx to be jointly operated by the Los Angeles-based Green Dot Public Schools and the United Federation of Teachers, which represents New York City’s 110,000 teachers and school staff members.