Let the Funding Debate Begin!
New America Foundation, DC, July 29, 2008
Now that Republican and Democratic presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama have both released their education agendas, Ed Money Watch has decided to examine the federal education funding implications of both plans.

Florida’s Best, Worst Charities
Florida Trend, FL, July 30, 2008
The Florida School Choice Fund in Tampa, also known as Florida P*R*I*D*E, is Charity Navigator’s top-rated organization. The group gives K-12 “Step Up For Students” scholarships to low-income students using private-sector money donated by corporations that get state tax credits for their donations.

City System to Apply for Charter School Status
Courier Herald, GA, July 29, 2008
The Dublin Board of Education Monday gave approval for the system to apply for a grant to open a charter school, designed to help improve the graduation rate and better prepare students for the workforce.

Parents Find Ways to Bypass Boundaries
Washington Post, D.C., July 30, 2008
Despite a court ruling this week that upheld the School Board’s decision to reshuffle high schools for hundreds of western Fairfax County students, many parents have found a way to bypass the new boundary map and send their children to campuses of their choice.

Charter School Option Should Continue
North County Times, CA, July 30, 2008
Politics and rhetoric aside, charter schools can be a good alternative for educating our children.

Charlie Arlinghaus: Follow Sweden’s Lead On Education Reform
The Union Leader, NH, July 30, 2008
New Hampshire should become more like Sweden. It is hard to believe I just wrote that, but the country of Volvos, ABBA and third-way socialism has moved aggressively and successfully to choices and decentralization in improving the education of its children.

25 Years And Counting
Cherokee Scout, NC, July 29, 2008
The center opened in 1983 after Mary Jo Dyre decided there should be a choice for education in Cherokee County.

Last-Chance School For Struggling Kids
WABC, New York, July 29, 2008
You know the dismal figures. About four of every 10 New York City high school students do not graduate. But now, one local school is designed just for those struggling students.