Education as a Civil Rights Issue
New York Times, NY, August 1, 2008
Civil rights groups have begun a welcome attack on a House bill that would temporarily exempt the states from the all-important accountability requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act, which was signed into law in 2002.

Obama And McCain Miss The Mark On Education
Los Angeles Times, CA, August 1, 2008
Although Barack Obama and John McCain try to offer solutions to help America break from conventional thinking on educational policy, both senators are missing key pieces to the puzzle of why our public schools are failing.

School Vouchers Still On Legislator’s Agenda
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA, August 1, 2008
A powerful state senator who pushed to get private school vouchers for special education students said Thursday Georgians support vouchers for all children.

School of Arts and Sciences Becomes Only Local Accredited Charter School
Tallahassee Democrat, FL, August 1, 2008
The meticulous work by administrators, board members and parents this past year paid off for the School of Arts and Sciences when they recently learned the school earned its accreditation.

Ohio State University Researchers’ Study Suggests New Way Of Measuring School Quality
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH , August 1, 2008
Ohio State University researchers Douglas Downey and Paul von Hippel developed a new method of measuring school quality based on the actual impact schools have on learning.

LAUSD to Ask Voters to OK $7 Billion Bond
Los Angeles Daily News, CA, August 1, 2008
After long negotiations, last-minute changes and criticism from members of its own bond oversight committee, the Los Angeles Unified School District board unanimously decided Thursday to put a $7 billion bond measure on the November ballot.

The Time For School Choice Has Come
Harrisonburg Daily News Record, VA, August 1, 2008
Del. Chris Saxman’s announcement that a coalition of concerned citizens is forming School Choice Virginia provides the chance to examine why school choice is an option Virginians ought to have.

Charter School Opens With Help
News & Observer, NC, August 1, 2008
Hundreds of students are performing their own school reassignment this summer by pulling out of the Wake County school system for North Raleigh’s newest public school option.

Getting Students Back On Track
San Diego Union-Tribune, CA, August 1, 2008
This past spring, the teenager’s life changed for the better at Pacific View Charter School in Oceanside, which specializes in independent study and just launched an online education program that offers students even more flexibility.

Bi-Partisan Charter School Advocates Prevail In Lansing
Michigan Citizen, MI, August 1, 2008
Despite protests by Detroit lawmakers and a caravan of students, teachers and parents from the Detroit Public Schools, the State House of Representatives on July 23 voted 68-39 for the final version of Senate Bill 1107, an education appropriations measure.

Detroit School System Needs A Complete Rebuild
Detroit Free Press, MI, August 1, 2008
If a contractor is given a house with rotting parts, he or she tears it down and builds a new one. If a computer crashes, the only thing to do is reboot and re-enter the information. It’s time to reboot DPS.

The Suburban Chill Toward Charter Schools
Chicago Public Radio, IL, July 31, 2008
For more than a decade, Chicago’s school district has been turning to private companies to help educate its students. That help has come in the form of charter schools.