No Child Left Behind
New evidence that charter schools help even kids in other schools. And now Marcus Winters, who follows education for the Manhattan Institute, has released a paper showing that even students who don't attend a charter school... [read full story]
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Interest in charter schools up among KC students
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Only a few other U.S. cities have a higher percentage of students than Kansas City and St. Louis enrolled in charter schools. That's according to a report from the Washington-based...
Md., Va. dip toes in charter school waters, as D.C. student numbers soar
The number of charter schools in the District has skyrocketed over the past decade, and charters are on track to claim 38 percent of public school students in the city. The charter scene is a comparative desert in Virginia and...
Evidence Mounts - Charters Improve Traditional Schools, too
The salient points from todays WSJ Editorial (11-4-09) - "No Child Left Behind""Opponents of school choice are running out of excuses as evidence continues to roll in about the positive impact of charter schools." "Marcus...
Everyone Wins in the Wall Street Journal
Today’s Journal has a hard-hitting editorial on Marcus’s new study showing that competition from charters improves regular public schools in NYC. Opponents of school choice are running out of excuses as evidence continues to...
L.A. Unified has fewer students; charter school enrollment rises sharply
Enrollment in traditional Los Angeles-area public schools has declined this fall, even as the number of students enrolled in charter schools has exploded, according to just-released data. The drop at traditional schools is...
Gates Foundation on right track with school funding stipulations
Nov. 4 Daily News editorial Microsoft founder Bill Gates has invested heavily in public education over the years. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spends about $200 million annually on grants aimed at helping out cash-poor...
Ore. mother seeks to create charter school
Published: Nov. 4, 2009 at 2:05 AM PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A performing arts high school in Portland, Ore., got good grades from school district reviewers but officials said they are not sure about its future. Erica...
State ignores $600M for schools
Embracing promising reforms would leverage federal money to help students Michael Van Beek Michigan's school funding debate has been cast as a choice between two ideas: Budget cuts or tax hikes. But charter school expansion in...
Ron Sparks Says ‘No’ to Charter Schools
Davis Supports Ineffective, Unfair Experiment for Children Democratic candidate for governor Ron Sparks again voiced his firm opposition to charter schools in Alabama today, while his primary opponent, Artur Davis, continues to...
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