D.C. Parents Look Outside the Box for Public Education
Washington Post, D.C., March 30, 2008
Dozens of families choose yet another option: paying tuition for their children to attend schools in other counties or states under a little-known but nearly universal rule…

Reasonable Questions
Canton Repository, OH, March 30, 2008
The Ohio Federation of Teachers has crystallized years of public concerns about charter schools in the state into one large question for the IRS:

School May Help Students Graduate
The News-Press, FL, March 30, 2008
That school would be run by Advanced Learning Solutions of Tampa, an affiliate of Community Education Partners. CEP is a Nashville-based company that focuses on students who are at risk of not graduating.

‘Fund The Child’ Plan Would Be Bad For Education
Columbus Dispatch, OH, March 29, 2008
School choice is typically marketed as a vehicle to provide greater opportunities for some children and to spur traditional public schools to do better. Ohio’s costly experiment with charters and vouchers…

School Vouchers Shouldn’t Be Part Of Florida’s Needed Tax And Budget Reform
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL, March 29, 2008
At a time when many Floridians are worried about burdensome property taxes and the reductions in government services due to shrinking sales tax revenue, the commission is pushing an ideologically driven proposal that has little to do with either taxes or budgets.

Charters Go to New Recruitment Lengths
New York Sun, NY, March 31, 2008
With charter schools expanding at a record pace in New York, recruitment efforts are also ramping up, and the clearest sign may be in the takeout deliveries.

Public Schools Shrug Off Private School Tax Break
New Orleans City Business, LA, March 31, 2008
Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill providing a tax deduction for private school tuition into law March 24, but lawmakers and school officials doubt it will have much effect on pubic or private school funding.

It’s All About Homework at Virtual Charter School
Greenville News, SC, March 30, 2008
The new South Carolina Virtual Charter School touts itself as an individualized approach to education that leverages technology to draw students’ interest…

Charter School Roulette
Providence Journal, RI, March 30, 2008
This spring marks the fourth in a row that Sara and Christopher Nerone will cross their fingers and apply to the Compass School, hoping that their daughter Sophie, 9, will finally be accepted to the free, public charter school in South Kingstown.

The Best, And Worst, Area High Schools
Houston Chronicle, TX, March 29, 2008
Prepping students for college - and helping them pay for it - is a cornerstone of this Houston-based charter school, which draws mostly low-income students whose parents didn’t get a higher education.

School Choice 101
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, March 28, 2008
Education policy debates often result in very spirited arguments because change can be as difficult as pulling teeth. This is particularly true when a school choice option is on the table for discussion.

Charter Schools' Tax-Free Status Challenged
Columbus Dispatch, OH, March 28, 2008
More charter schools run by other for-profit operators probably shouldn't be considered nonprofit organizations, the Ohio Federation of Teachers contended yesterday in announcing that it had asked the IRS to examine whether White Hat Management schools should pay taxes.

Teachers Union Reconsidering Stance On Longer Day Or School Year
New York Daily News, NY, March 28, 2008
Now, the United Federation of Teachers' charter school has applied to participate in the pilot program, which will extend the academic year or day by blending nonprofit after-school programs with traditional schools.

School Choice: How to Spend
Philadelphia Daily News, PA, March 28, 2008
Since the state takeover in 2002, charter schools have grown rapidly; there are now 61 charters. The School Reform Commission believes now is an appropriate time to pause their rapid growth, and plans to approve only two of the 17 charter applications for the fall.

The Future Of Charter Schools
Belleville View, MI, March 27, 2008
According to a recent study by the Center for Educational Reform, a non-profit charter school advocacy group, charter schools have experienced "enormous annual growth."

Fixing No Child Left Behind
Charleston Post Courier, SC, March 27, 2008
In the six years since the No Child Left Behind Act was implemented, a loud consensus of educators across the nation - and our state - has found major elements of the landmark federal education legislation cumbersome, counterproductive…

Have the Presidential Candidates Forgotten Education?
NewsMax, FL, March 26, 2008
One of the issues the candidates have not discussed is education. What is the role of the federal government in education and what do they propose to do about the abysmal public schools in America?

Panels Adopt School-Choice Bills
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, March 27, 2008
Separate legislative committees each adopted a school-choice bill Wednesday, but only one emerged unchanged.

Cleveland's Promise Academy Offers Dropouts A Chance To Drop Back In
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH, March 27, 2008
Promise Academy, a charter school for high school dropouts started by Cleveland schools CEO Eugene Sanders, stands as precisely the kind of smart, innovative idea that the district should support and expand.

Union Files Charge Against School
Chicago Daily Herald, IL, March 27, 2008
Illinois' largest teacher's union has filed a charge against the Cambridge Lakes Charter School for a Feb. 25 meeting at which the union claims the school violated teachers' right to organize.

Certifying Parents
Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2008
That so many families turn to home schooling is a market solution to a market failure — namely the dismal performance of the local education monopoly.

Offering Teachers Incentives; and a Chance to Live Their Faith
New York Times, NY, March 22, 2008
…and primarily a program at Seton Hall University that combined both, offering a variety of incentives for recent graduates to commit to teaching for two years in a Catholic school in a low-income area.

GOP Moving Forward With School Choice Plan
Walker County Messenger, GA, March 22, 2008
When it comes to fixing Georgia schools, if the Republican leaders of the General Assembly had their choice, parents would have theirs.

Gender Matters In The Classroom
Minnesota Daily, MN, March 25, 2008
Single-sex education models have shown promising results. In coeducation classrooms, boys and girls are more likely to act in ways prescribed to their particular gender.

Support Growing For Single-Gender Education
Greenville News, SC, March 25, 2008
The Department of Education’s Office of Public School Choice, created by state Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, is working with more than 90 schools that currently offer a single-gender option, and with 100 more that are interested in offering programs next year.

School Choice
Education Week, MD, March 25, 2008
Students who use vouchers to attend private schools tend to perform better on assessment tests and graduate from high school at higher rates, suggests a report…

School Choice Bills Face Political Squabble
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, March 26, 2008
The fight for control of primary education in Georgia faces important tests Wednesday as House and Senate committees consider a pair of school choice bills.

Put Charter School Decisions In State Hands
Allentown Morning Call, PA, March 26, 2008
A significant first step toward achieving that change will be for Pennsylvania to improve its charter school law. If a group has a high-quality charter school proposal, they should not be denied the right to open their school.

Climbing On School Innovation
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, March 21, 2008
This spring, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission is poised to decide the future of what has been called one of America's greatest public-education success stories.

Real Change Requires Real Competition And Real Choice
Nevada Appeal, NV, March 21, 2008
I mean, why don't these businesses just operate like our government schools: only one per neighborhood? Because competition works. It improves service.

Charter School Funding Vote Affirms State's Commitment
Portsmouth Herald News, NH, March 21, 2008
This vote confirms the clear message delivered by the House Education Committee by a 12-2 vote acknowledging the obligation of the state to support these state authorized charter schools.

Paterson Raises Hopes of School Choice Advocates
New York Sun, NY, March 21, 2008
But Mr. Paterson has also repeatedly taken positions that are at odds with the union. In 2003, as a Harlem state senator, he stood beside Mayor Bloomberg as the mayor announced a plan to house charter schools in public buildings.

Mayor Shows No Regrets, Signs Of Slowing Down
Rockford Register Star, IL, March 20, 2008
The mayor promised to increase his involvement in K-12 education by promoting charter schools within the public system.

Charter School Proposal Splits Residents
Palos Verdes Peninsula News, CA, March 20, 2008
Dozens voice opinions about TIP Academy. Supporters say it will challenge their children; opponents say it’s a money drain and offers nothing new.