SBC Charter Roundup 50

Calif. — School merger raises accountability questions (Voice of San Diego)
D.C. — Don’t save bad schools–terminate them (Washington Post)
Fla. — Board cautiously OKs one charter school, rejects another (Gainesville Sun)
Idaho — Lights out for charter school’s Thanksgiving program (News Channel 8)
Ill. — Charters raising bar for English learners, Hispanic students (The Examiner)
Mass. — Senate passes sweeping changes for underperforming schools (Boston Globe)
Mass. — Schools told to shape up or they’ll be closed (Boston Herald)
Mass. — Senate passes education reform bill (Dedham Transcript)
Mass. — More charter schools pushed (Springfield Republican)
Md. — Officials debate charter school tax problem (Frederick News-Post)
Pa. — City Council questions limits on charter school growth (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pa. — Charter schools: Give us a fair shake (Philadelphia Daily News)
Texas — Gates grants $300m in credit to help Houston charters expand (The Daily Tell)

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