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Charter schools will have a new place to turn for advice next year when members of the D.C. Public Charter School Board start a nonprofit organization that will research how the schools can best be run.
An outside group is pushing for a new school in Eau Claire for grades six through 12. That school is a charter school for the arts.
The count is in and without much ado the ballots to elect the three newest Marco Island Charter Middle School Board members were reviewed Tuesday night at the school by Island attorney and resident Craig Woodward.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is hoping to encourage the growth of charter schools. Monday he announced what he calls a charter school incubator.
PERRY — The Houston County Board of Education approved the name for a new career academy that will open as a charter school during the 2010-11 school year and appointed representatives who will serve on the school’s board of directors.
A question of whether charter schools perform as well as traditional public schools is an ongoing debate.
Virginia's charter-school law is the second-weakest in the nation, earning an F in a new report by The Center for Education Reform. But the state might not be at the bottom of the list for long, if Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell, a staunch supporter of charter schools, gets his way.
New Jersey's charter school law has earned a "C" from the Center for Education Reform, ranking it 17th among the nation's 40 charter laws. The center's ranking, released today, notes that the state has no limit on the number of charter schools allowed, and the schools have some autonomy.
CHARLESTON, W.Va.--A majority of West Virginians say they want more public school options, but more than half say they dont know enough about charter schools to have an opinion, according to a new report released by the charter school advocacy group West V...
Virginia’s charter school law is the second weakest in the nation, earning an “F” according to a new report by the Center for Education Reform.But the state might not be at the bottom of the list for long, if Gov-elect Bob McDonnell, a staunch supporter of charter schools, gets his way.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ben Adams and Sallye Clark say with charter schools, teachers and students wont get bogged down by red tape and paperwork like public schools do. Adams and Clark are members of West Virginians for Education Reform, a group that wan...
The State Board of Education is considering four proposals that would overhaul the law governing charter schools, including one that would shift the cost of tuition to local school systems.
See cap, run. Charter-school operators from other states are urging New York's elected officials to increase the number of charter schools allowed in the state or risk having them set up elsewhere, letters obtained by The Post reveal. Director...
The Boulder Valley school board on Tuesday rejected an application for a new charter school for gifted students, agreeing with a staff finding that the application was incomplete and failed to show how the school would follow through on its goals.
Although this Lawrence Journal-World piece was linked in the "Regional Headlines" section, it might be something interesting to discuss. The Center for Education Reform, a pro-charter school movement, gave Kansas an "F" when it comes to state law and charter schools. "Some states have been pioneers in this effort, and others are far behind. Kansas’s law is abysmal and should be completely ...
Kansas received a failing grade for its charter school law, according to a group that advocates for charter schools.
JONESBORO — It is a microcosm of the larger neighborhood and community. MicroSociety magnet school Principal Dana Sims said that basic approach is what makes her campus tick while it focuses on maintaining an emphasis on curriculum to prepare students for their next academic steps.
The individual selected to replace Helen Gates-Bryant on the Ann Arbor school board will step in at a critical juncture. The district is facing an $8.5 million budget shortfall for this school year and a projected $20 million hole in......
Iowa’s charter school law is the weakest in the nation, according to a study released today by the national nonprofit Center for Education Reform. The Washington-based center’s report indicates that Iowa ranks 40th nationally with an ‘F” grade in terms of providing children with access to great public schools. Only two other states received failing grades, [...]
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District is getting another magnet school. The District 191 School Board on Thursday, Nov. 19, approved a new Gifted and Talented Magnet Program at Eagle Ridge Junior High in Savage.
The Lafayette Parish School Board tonight unanimously denied an application to open a charter school at N.P. Moss Middle School.
Wow, just in case you actually thought there was a big consensus ...
Over at the National Journal education blog they’re debating ...
The lede of this piece might catch your eye but the entire thing ...
Seems like this Troops to Teachers story appears in a big paper ...
