News Briefs
Governors and states should support university-based leadership-training programs and nontraditional organizations that focus on developing charter school leaders, a new report says.
December 1, 2008
A new report outlines strategies to help more students make use of the school choice provision in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
December 1, 2008
A report from the Southern Regional Education Board recommends steps for policymakers to take in the interest of ensuring that charter schools in their states are being held accountable for improving student achievement.
November 18, 2008
Of the public schools in California serving large numbers of students in poverty, 12 of the 15 highest-performing ones are charter schools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools Association.
November 18, 2008
A review of research on the high-profile KIPP network finds promising academic results compared with traditional public schools, though it argues that “popular accounts” have at times overhyped the schools’ apparent success.
November 10, 2008
Voters in Oakland, Calif., have rejected a tax measure that was intended to raise millions for teachers’ salaries and charter schools.
November 10, 2008
A champion of greater choice in K-12 schooling, the foundation built on Wal-Mart money has risen to the top tier of private giving to precollegiate education.
November 4, 2008
Advocates of expanded educational options say John T. Walton, more than anyone else, was the driving force behind the Walton Family Foundation’s education work, and its focus on promoting school choice, from public charter schools to private school vouchers.
November 4, 2008
With the presidential candidates both underscoring their support for entrepreneurial initiatives in education, policy experts are advancing ideas for helping such efforts flourish.
October 21, 2008
The Oct. 15 event gave school issues their highest profile yet in the the presidential campaign, as the candidates had their first and probably only chance for a face-to-face exchange over education.
October 17, 2008
"The design challenge for school choice is to match supply with demand," say Frederick M. Hess and Bruno V. Manno.
October 13, 2008
An operator of schools in South Los Angeles is targeting the area for expansion in a bid to revitalize the long-troubled neighborhood.
October 2, 2008
"Perhaps we can eliminate the most persistent of our achievement gaps by introducing Latin into failing schools with high concentrations of poor and minority students," says Baynard Woods.
September 22, 2008
The final report from a three-year study of San Francisco-area KIPP charter schools probes key issues that have sparked debate, including student achievement and attrition.
September 22, 2008
Two principals act as administrators, organizers, marketers, and advocates in their mission to open a charter school for boys in New Orleans.
September 8, 2008
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