NATIONAL

Education Agency Will Offer Grants for Innovative Ideas
New York Times, NY, October 7, 2009
The federal Department of Education sketched out a new nationwide competition on Tuesday under which some 2,700 school districts and nonprofit groups are expected to compete for pieces of a $650 million innovation fund.

More Time for Learning
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, October 7, 2009
A longer school day provides one way to bolster the nation’s failing urban public schools. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan launched a national tour in Philadelphia last week to push that message as a way to reform schools nationwide.

Report: School Stimulus Funds Not Used As Intended
National Public Radio, October 7, 2009
The Department of Education’s inspector general reports that some states are using stimulus dollars to replace money they’ve cut from their education budget - despite instructions to the contrary.

As Obama Advocates Longer School Year, Teachers’ Unions Push for Shorter Weeks
Fox News, October 6, 2009
President Obama is pushing for more hours in school, but some of his staunchest supporters are moving in the other direction — seeking to adopt four-day school weeks as a way to avoid pay cuts and firings in the face of crumbling state budgets.

ALABAMA

Byrne Says He Won’t Take AEA Money
Montgomery Advertiser, AL, October 7, 2009
Republican candidate for governor Bradley Byrne is issu¬ing a challenge to his fellow Re¬publican candidates for the state’s highest office.

CALIFORNIA

Charter Schools Seeking To Serve
Press-Enterprise, CA, October 6, 2009
Two charter schools that say they want to serve students at risk of dropping out presented plans to the school board of a district with a lower-than average dropout rate.

COLORADO

High Court Affirms Charter School Law
Pueblo Chieftain, CO, October 7, 2009
State lawmakers and educators this week hailed the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision not to accept review of a lower court’s decision that the Colorado Charter School Act is constitutional.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Head of D.C. Schools Pushes Need For Reforming Public Education
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun, NY, October 7, 2009
Michelle Rhee ‘92 has a no-nonsense attitude when it comes to improving the Washington, D.C. public schools system. As chancellor of the historically under-performing school district, she has shut down schools and fired teachers en-route to creating an environment in which all students can succeed.

FLORIDA

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funds Study Of Teaching Classrooms
St. Petersburg Times, FL, October 7, 2009
What, exactly, does good teaching look like?
The Hillsborough County school district is taking part in a national study to find out, with about $1.4 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

MICHIGAN

Budget Impasse Results In Immediate Cut-off in Federal Funds to Michigan School Districts
The Michigan News, MI, October 6, 2009
The state budget impasse that has left Michigan without a Fiscal Year 2010 School Aid budget is preventing the Michigan Department of Education from paying federal funds to Michigan school districts this week for programs ranging from Special Education to Title I, and the wide variety of school meals programs.

NEW JERSEY

Charter Schools Making A Positive Difference For Kids
Vineland Daily Journal, NJ, October 7, 2009
The New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association (NJCPSA) thanks The Daily Journal for its thoughtful editorial published Sept. 2 regarding the opening of the Vineland Charter School. The newspaper correctly identified charter public schools as a new choice that enables students, parents and educators to explore alternatives in public education.

Issues Facing N.J. Public Schools, Students Tackled By Gubernatorial Candidates
The Star-Ledger, NJ, October 7, 2009
As the race for New Jersey governor entered the fall, the three major candidates spent a lot of time in places well-known to most state residents: public schools.

RHODE ISLAND

RI Welcomes First Mayoral Academy
Providence Eyewitness News, RI, October 6, 2009
Top politicians and educators joined together to mark the grand opening of Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley. The new charter school in Cumberland is Rhode Island’s first Mayoral Academy .

WYOMING

Officials Seek Help With Charter Schools
Billings Gazette, MT, October 7, 2009
Some school superintendents would like more help from the Wyoming Department of Education in developing applications for charter schools. Currently the local school superintendents and their staffs have this responsibility, which not only entails a lot of work but can create conflicts.

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