Debate Brings National Attention To D.C.’s School Reform Efforts
Washington Post, D.C., October 17, 2008
The District’s emphasis on school choice as a key education reform stands out in the region and nationally. A growing crop of charter schools serves many city students.

No Gimmicks for Schools
Yale Daily News, CT, October 17, 2008
After Wednesday night’s presidential debate, I found myself arguing with a friend about the candidates’ education policy. McCain was mostly right, I insisted, that vouchers can be a useful tool for parents in widening school choice…

Citing Education Agenda, Teachers Groups Back Obama
Tampa Tribune, FL, October 17, 2008
A political action committee of the second largest teachers’ union in the country launched 60-second radio ads Thursday supporting Barack Obama for president in eight battleground states, including Florida.

A Model of Successful Education Reform
FOXNews, October 16, 2008
After a decade of aggressive statewide reforms, students in Florida have made impressive strides on national exams, which should cause policymakers from around the country to study what’s happening in the Sunshine State.

Good Idea, But Poor Execution
Denver Post, CO, October 17, 2008
Inviting potential charter school organizers to consider renting vacant Denver Public Schools classrooms for a so-called school within a school is an idea that makes sense.

Making Parents Participate
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA, October 16, 2008
When you look at education laws and policies very little focuses on parents’ responsibilities. Sure parents can get arrested if their child skips too much school, but few Georgia districts follow up on that.

LA School District Vows To Control Art School
D.C. Examiner, DC., October 17, 2008
School district officials are opposing efforts by a major financial backer of downtown Los Angeles’ $230-million public arts high school to involve charter school operators in the school’s administration.

A Test of Leadership for Patrick
Boston Globe, MA, October 17, 2008
Finally, what better time for Patrick to revisit his ill-considered decision not to push for more charter schools. Those innovative public schools have delivered real bang for the buck.

School for Boys
Baltimore Sun. MD, October 17, 2008
You’d think there had to be a better way, and in fact there always was. Among private schools, there’s been a long tradition of separate institutions for boys and girls

State Arbiter Needed To Settle Charter School Disputes
Schenectady Gazette, NY, October 17, 2008
In a court decision that appears to have exposed a weakness in state education law, the Schenectady City School District has lost its bid to hold the now-defunct International Charter School accountable for enrollment figures that determined how much money the district was supposed to give it every month.

A Merit Pay Metamorphosis: Visions of Measure 60
The Oregonian, OR, October 16, 2008
As I approached Loren Parks Middle School, I grew excited at seeing the effects of Bill Sizemore’s Measure 60 in action. Park’s principal Betty F. Skinner was ready to show me how two years of merit pay had changed her school.

Charter School Expansion Would Bring Competition For Public School Money
Times-Herald, AR, October 16, 2008
The announcement Tuesday that a charter school in Helena-West Helena is looking to expand to a regional system that could include Forrest City is being greeted cautiously by officials with the Forrest City School District.

Symbols of Sacrifice
Star News, NC, October 14, 2008
In Pender County during the segregation era, black communities organized to build 15 schools. They did so with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund, a source of matching grants and technical support for school construction.