SBC Charter Roundup 20

Nat’l — Department of Education offers grants for innovative ideas
U.S. Department of Education | New York Times | Washington Post
Education Week | CNN Political Ticker | Associated Press

Calif. — Superintendent removed from charter school lawsuit (Mercury News)
Calif. — Charter schools seeking to serve (Riverside Press Enterprise)
Colo. — High court affirms charter school law (Pueblo Chieftain)
Fla. — Board rejects plan for charter school (Pasco Tribune)
Ill. — Nurturing ‘School Minds’ (Education Week)
Iowa — Daily life at proposed Des Moines charter school (Des Moines Register)
N.J. — Charter schools making a positive difference for kids (Daily Journal)
Pa. — Editorial: More time for learning (Philadelphia Inquirer)
R.I. — New charter school opens; Unions unimpressed (WJAR, NBC Channel 10)
Wyo. — Officials seek help with charter schools (Billings Gazette)

This feature is intended to share the latest news on charter schools. If you have a news item that didn’t make the list, email us a link and Schools Building Communities will give it consideration.