The Greatest Scandal
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2008
The profound failure of inner-city public schools to teach children may be the nation’s greatest scandal. The differences between the two Presidential candidates on this could hardly be more stark….We think the facts support Senator McCain.

The Urban Environment
New York Times, NY, July 27, 2008
In its 11th year, Common Ground, a magnet high school of 150 students, chosen by lottery, was one of the country’s first so-called green charter schools. Today, at least 120 such programs…

Schools Need Role In Election Debate
Washington Times, D.C., July 27, 2008
Asya’s parents are in that group of American voters who believe education is the key to economic opportunity - not only for their children, but for the country. Education reform is their No. 1 priority during this presidential election cycle.

Big Change For Welfarist Sweden: School Choice
Washington Post, D.C., July 26, 2008
Before the reform, most families depended on state-run schools following a uniform national curriculum. Now they can turn to the "friskolor," or "independent schools," which choose their own teaching methods and staff, and manage their own buildings.

Legislature Should Look At Grad Rate
Palladium-Item, IN, July 28, 2008
It is not enough to step aside and let home schooling or charter schools pick up the void for some students while leaving others trapped in a failing public school system.

Tenure in D.C. Schools: What’s It Really Worth?
Washington Post, D.C., July 27, 2008
The discussion is largely defined in terms of a crusading new leader trying to overhaul a broken system over the opposition of stubborn teachers and their unions. This may well be the case. But lost in the discussion are two issues…

It’s The System
Augusta Chronicle, GA, July 27, 2008
Of course, we think he and the Board of Education should go even further than that. They should adopt a tangible sense of urgency and start considering some radical changes in Richmond County schools.

Students Using Vouchers On The Rise
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH, July 27, 2008
More than 10,450 public school students in Ohio, including 2,088 or so in the Cincinnati area, will attend private schools on the state’s dime in the upcoming school year.

Charter Status Lets School Systems Tailor Plans To Students’ Needs
Gainesville Times, GA , July 27, 2008
The Gainesville school system will start the school year on Aug. 7 as one of four state-approved charter school districts in Georgia.

Center Teaches Parents About School Options
Miami Herald, FL, July 27, 2008
When Brenda Lanuza first came to Miami, she assumed the only educational choice for her 8-year-old son was the neighborhood school. Now she knows she has options.

Education Options
Lake City Reporter, FL, July 27, 2008
Parents who want to draw from a number of aspects of public schools and home schools have a new option for their child’s education.

Funds Found for New Charters
Washington Post, D.C., July 26, 2008
The District will use a $7.5 million education reserve fund to pay for the seven former Catholic schools slated to reopen as secular charter schools next month, and it will be able to find more money if necessary, officials said this week.

Three Well-Regarded Cleveland Charter Schools Join Forces While Staying Separate
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH, July 26, 2008
How can three highly regarded Cleveland charter schools join forces without losing the unique identities that set them apart from mainstream public education? Their futures may hinge on the answer.

Whining Won’t Help Us Educate Our Children
Lansing State Journal, MI, July 27, 2008
The K-12 education system was designed to provide an opportunity for students to learn the basics they need to be successful. There is no suggestion that it was primarily designed to support school infrastructures, teachers, administrators, parents and communities.

OSU To Sponsor Proposed Tulsa Charter School
Tulsa World, OK, July 26, 2008
The Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts is still seeking the Legislature’s approval to create the school and to fund about $5 million annually for operations, said David Downing, the school’s co-chairman with his father-in-law, John Brock, a retired Tulsa oilman and philanthropist.