SBC Charter Roundup 56

Nat’l — The leveraging of charters with public and private funds (Dissident Voice)
Ind. — EACS rebuffs charter schools (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Mass. — Charter school debated (Berkshire Eagle)
Mass. — Charter school referendum edging closer to ballot (Wicked Local Manchester)
Minn. — A Mandarin grade school in Minneapolis (Time Magazine)
Minn. — Strapped St. Paul charter school to close midyear (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
N.Y. — Nearing charter cap, DOE says it won’t approve any more schools (Gotham Schools)
N.Y. — Mayor says student scores will factor into tenure (New York Times)
N.Y. — Mayor pushes Albany to act on education reform (New York Post)
N.Y. — Mayor Bloomberg Challenges Albany (NYC.gov)
N.Y. — Race to the Top in Education (Wall Street Journal)
N.C. — Payback time for public schools (Raleigh News Observer)
N.C. — Durham charter school applies for permits to demolish homes (CBS WRAL, Channel 5)
Tenn. — No need for more charter schools (The Tennessean)

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