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Portland School Board approves recording arts charter school

The Oregonian - Tue Dec 15, 2:46 am ET

The Portland School Board supports a charter school application focused on the recording arts and hip-hop.

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Durham Commissioners Voice Concern Over Charter School Ruling
MyNC.com - Tue Dec 15, 7:20 am ET
The Durham County Commission has joined the school board in concern over a ruling that could result in more funding for charter schools per pupil than county public schools.
City school board advised against charter schools' approval
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 7:14 pm ET
Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators tonight recommended that the school board vote down two proposed charter schools for the second time.
State school board to discuss charter schools next week
The Florence Times-Daily - 2 hours 39 minutes ago
By M.J. Ellington Montgomery Bureau Charter schools legislation will be the topic at a called state Board of Education meeting three days before Christmas. The 10:30 a.m. meeting on Dec. 22 will be in the Gordon Persons Building, 50 N. Ripley St., Montgomery. Gov. Bob Riley’s office asked for the session.
School board renews agreement with Frederick County's only charter school
Gazette.net - Fri Dec 11, 5:09 pm ET
The Frederick County Board of Education has renewed the charter for the Monocacy Valley Montessori Public Charter School for eight years, relieving parents and raising the hopes of advocates that there may be room for more charter schools in the county.
Teachers, Hip-Hop Fans To Crowd School-Board Meeting
Willamette Week - Mon Dec 14, 2:41 pm ET
Another busy night for the Portland School Board this evening. Portland Public Schools’ teachers, who have been working without a contract since July 2008, will hold another rally outside the meeting tonight. (Here’s a summary of last week’s mediation session, from the Portland Association of Teachers union.) And proponents of a new charter school focused on the recording [...] Related posts ...
East Jackson School Board announces plans to host community forum to discuss budget cut possibilities
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - Mon Dec 14, 10:45 pm ET
The issue: East Jackson Public Schools faces projected cuts of $1.3 million for the current school year and the 2010-11 school year, due to legislative cuts.What happened Monday: The East Jackson School Board announced plans to host a community forum...
Amber Arellano: Detroit Charter Schools: new accountability movement targets low-performing charter academies
Detroit News - Tue Dec 15, 10:47 am ET
As a black parent frustrated with the Detroit Public Schools, Chris White saw charter schools as the answer for better public education for Detroit's African-American and Latino families. He helped organize charter schools. He worked hard to successfully convince black Detroiters to believe in them.
Nampa charter school submits plan to fix problem areas
KTVB Boise - Mon Dec 14, 7:43 pm ET
BOISE -- One of the largest public charter schools in the state has drafted a plan to fix several problem areas identified by Idaho officials last month. Idaho's Public Charter School Commission sent Nampa Classical Academy a notice of defect -- the first step in a lengthy process that could result in closure -- on Nov. 12. The commission identified seven areas of noncompliance with state ...
Charter Schools Net Approval
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Mon Dec 14, 6:54 pm ET
The Georgia Charter Schools Commission Monday approved seven new schools to open in the state. Those approvals are at the center of a debate about how charter schools are approved in Georgia. Roswell State Representative Jan Jones pushed for the creation, in 2008, of the Georgia Charter School Commission, to give charter schools a way around reluctant local boards of education. "I think it's ...
PopTech Education Lectures Offer Charter School Templates
GOOD - Mon Dec 14, 4:58 pm ET
Last week, PopTech posted a few education-related videos from its conference held in October. In one, Steve Barr, founder of Green Dot Public Schools , laments the degradation of the Bay Area public school he attended—as did Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak—from one of the best in the country to one of the worst. He says he's tired of building charter schools; he wants to change the ...
Plans for two York County charter schools presented
York Daily Record - Mon Dec 14, 10:46 pm ET
The York City school board heard presentations Monday from two prospective charter schools, but will not likely vote on the issue until next year.
Board vote adds new hip hop charter school to district
Portland Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 6:34 pm ET
Cue the music. Five months after it was proposed, the High School for Recording Arts Portland is close to becoming a reality. The Portland School Board voted 6-0 Monday night to approve the application for the proposed hip hop charter school, which would focus its academics on youth culture as a ...
Baden charter school backers have hearing Dec. 28
The Beaver County Times - Mon Dec 14, 8:29 pm ET
The newly proposed Baden Academy Charter School is striding confidently toward liftoff, undistracted by storm warnings surrounding a Dec. 28 public hearing before the Ambridge Area School Board.
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL: Duval to consider school funding application
The Florida Times-Union - Tue Dec 15, 8:36 am ET
Duval to consider school funding application Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith will visit Duval County next month to talk with School Board members about the state's application to compete for a share of $4.4 billion in federal Race To The Top funds. Smith will field questions from board members during a workshop at 5 p.m. on Jan. 4 at 1701 Prudential Drive in Room 613. The meeting is ...
Five New Charter Schools Expect Approval
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Mon Dec 14, 12:24 am ET
A state panel is expected to approve new charter schools on Monday. Those approvals are at the center of a debate about how charter schools are approved in Georgia. Roswell State Representative Jan Jones pushed for the creation, in 2008, of the Georgia Charter School Commission, to give charter schools a way around reluctant local boards of education. "I think it's about power and control ...
Austin School Board sets levy at state-imposed limit
Post-Bulletin - Tue Dec 15, 11:23 am ET
Austin Public Schools' levy passed 5-0 Monday night without any questions from the school board or from members of the general public who attended the meeting.
The debate over charter schools grows
Berkshire Eagle - Sun Dec 13, 10:55 pm ET
When charter schools first came along, I had my doubts. But as the years passed and my son, Jonas, became the director of the State University of New York Charter School Institute, I began to change my mind.
School board approves energy-saving projects
Austin Daily Herald - Tue Dec 15, 7:48 am ET
Austin Public Schools approved a variety of energy-saving maintenance projects at the monthly school board meeting Monday.
Midland school board votes to close Chippewassee, Longview, Parkdale, Mills and Cook elementary schools
Midland Daily News - Tue Dec 15, 1:32 am ET
After months of study, discussion and debate, the Midland Public Schools of Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to close five of the system's 12 elementary schools at the end of the current school year.
JC School Board faces routine meeting, lengthy closed session
Jefferson City News Tribune - Tue Dec 15, 1:16 am ET
Arthur Allen, Special Education director for Jefferson City?s Public Schools, is retiring on June 30, 2010, at the end of the school year. His retirement date was reported incorrectly in a story in Sunday?s News Tribune.

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