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School Reform News
February 2010
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The February issue of School Reform News reports on California’s efforts to change its state education system so as to quality for federal Race to ... (read more)
The February issue of School Reform News reports on California’s efforts to change its state education system so as to quality for federal Race to ... (read more)
Arizona Legislature Releases Survey of School Tuition Organizations
After a series of investigative reports alleging Arizona organizations distributing tax credit scholarships funds lack accountability, a legislative task ... (read more)
After a series of investigative reports alleging Arizona organizations distributing tax credit scholarships funds lack accountability, a legislative task ... (read more)
California Passes Reforms to Compete in Race to the Top
California started the year by passing two new bills and submitting an application to the federal government to win a piece of the funding pie known as ... (read more)
California started the year by passing two new bills and submitting an application to the federal government to win a piece of the funding pie known as ... (read more)
Connecticut Charter Schools May Get a Boost
Charter schools are a hot commodity among Connecticut parents, and the state Board of Education has taken note. In December it started debate on a series ... (read more)
Charter schools are a hot commodity among Connecticut parents, and the state Board of Education has taken note. In December it started debate on a series ... (read more)
DC Vouchers Face Renewal Battle
Education reform and school choice advocates nationwide are already mourning the likely loss of the groundbreaking DC Opportunity Scholarship voucher program.The ... (read more)
Education reform and school choice advocates nationwide are already mourning the likely loss of the groundbreaking DC Opportunity Scholarship voucher program.The ... (read more)
Film Shows Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation's Capital
The Washington, DC-based Heritage Foundation has released a new, 30-minute documentary, Let Me Rise: The Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation’s ... (read more)
The Washington, DC-based Heritage Foundation has released a new, 30-minute documentary, Let Me Rise: The Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation’s ... (read more)
Massachusetts Works to Expand Charter Schools
On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools.The bill, S. 2216, sent to the House in the late ... (read more)
On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools.The bill, S. 2216, sent to the House in the late ... (read more)
Physicist Offers New Education Enterprises
David Anderson, Ph.D., aspires to reform K-12 education by developing and offering schooling in the for-profit sector.In 2003, Anderson, a 68-year-old retired ... (read more)
David Anderson, Ph.D., aspires to reform K-12 education by developing and offering schooling in the for-profit sector.In 2003, Anderson, a 68-year-old retired ... (read more)
Report: Private School Tuition Tax Credit Saves Arizona Taxpayers Money
For the last several months the Arizona media has reported extensively on the state’s tuition tax-credit programs, characterizing them as rife with ... (read more)
For the last several months the Arizona media has reported extensively on the state’s tuition tax-credit programs, characterizing them as rife with ... (read more)
Report: School Choice Can Save Vermont Taxpayers Money
School choice could save the state of Vermont $80 million to $300 million per year, according to a study conducted by the Ethan Allen Institute, a public ... (read more)
School choice could save the state of Vermont $80 million to $300 million per year, according to a study conducted by the Ethan Allen Institute, a public ... (read more)
Rethink Autism Offers Innovative Learning Opportunities
Families who can’t afford or don’t have access to professional help for their autistic children now have an online tool available at their fingertips.Rethink ... (read more)
Families who can’t afford or don’t have access to professional help for their autistic children now have an online tool available at their fingertips.Rethink ... (read more)
School Choice Movement Loses Another Champion
Dan Gaby, who in 1999 founded the New Jersey group Excellent Education for Everyone, passed away December 10 at the age of 75.Gaby, a lifelong Democrat, ... (read more)
Dan Gaby, who in 1999 founded the New Jersey group Excellent Education for Everyone, passed away December 10 at the age of 75.Gaby, a lifelong Democrat, ... (read more)
Teach For America Teacher Finds Differences Are Made One Breakthrough at a Time
Teach for America—the 19-year-old program that puts recent college graduates into underserved classrooms for two years—is an effort to make ... (read more)
Teach for America—the 19-year-old program that puts recent college graduates into underserved classrooms for two years—is an effort to make ... (read more)
Teacher Turnover Rate May Not Reflect True State of Job Market
North Carolina’s latest Teacher Turnover Report revealed 12.72 percent of teachers statewide left their classrooms between March 2008 and March 2009.That ... (read more)
North Carolina’s latest Teacher Turnover Report revealed 12.72 percent of teachers statewide left their classrooms between March 2008 and March 2009.That ... (read more)
Tenure Reform Omitted from Michigan's Sweeping Education Changes
Legislation to be signed into law soon by Gov. Jennifer Granholm promises sweeping education reform in Michigan, but some local lawmakers say it falls short ... (read more)
Legislation to be signed into law soon by Gov. Jennifer Granholm promises sweeping education reform in Michigan, but some local lawmakers say it falls short ... (read more)
Texas Charter School Wait List Doubles in One Year
Large growth of Texas charter school student waiting lists is spurring renewed efforts to modify the law that limits the number of public schools of choice ... (read more)
Large growth of Texas charter school student waiting lists is spurring renewed efforts to modify the law that limits the number of public schools of choice ... (read more)
Texas Thinking Outside the Box on Charter School Expansion
The debate on charter school expansion is in full swing, since it could give Texas a competitive edge in the federal Race to the Top grant competition. ... (read more)
The debate on charter school expansion is in full swing, since it could give Texas a competitive edge in the federal Race to the Top grant competition. ... (read more)
Virginia Shares Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
While largely approving their public school system, Virginia residents are eager for expanded school choice options, according to a new survey from the ... (read more)
While largely approving their public school system, Virginia residents are eager for expanded school choice options, according to a new survey from the ... (read more)
Virginians See Slow Change, New Hope, for Education
The impending arrival of a new administration in the Commonwealth of Virginia has raised school choice advocates’ hopes, but they don’t expect ... (read more)
The impending arrival of a new administration in the Commonwealth of Virginia has raised school choice advocates’ hopes, but they don’t expect ... (read more)
