SBC Charter Roundup 58

Ala. — Are charter schools innovative or a distraction? (Florence Times Daily)
Ala. — Performance varies for charter schools (Birmingham News)
Ala. — Lawmakers divided on charter schools (Florence Times Daily)
Ariz. — Arizona may have leg up in race for school grant (Arizona Republic)
Calif. — San Francisco’s school of last resort (San Francisco Chronicle)
D.C. — Charter schools: Two studies, two conclusions (Washington Post)
Del. — Supporting an educational portfolio (Wilmington News Journal)
Fla. — At Sardis, open classrooms lead to open minds (Gainesville Times)
Ind. — Demand strong for charter classes (Times of Northwest Indiana)
Ill. — Charter school passion (Lake County News-Sun)
La. — Charter schools have a rough start (Shreveport Times)
Md. — Reform at a snail’s pace (Baltimore Sun)
Md. — Charter school wins awards (Baltimore Sun)
Minn. — Charter program is ‘out of control’ (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Minn. — Payment shift Is trouble For Minn. charter schools (WCCO, CBS Channel 4)
N.Y. — As space in schools tightens, resentment grows (New York Times)
R.I. — Charter school budget raised by educators (Providence Journal)
R.I. — Goal is getting pupils to read better (Providence Journal)
Texas — Commish deserves kudos for promoting charter growth (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Wis. — Kids on the brain (Oshkosh Northwestern)
Wis. — School choice shapes educational landscape (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Wis. — Verona charter school considers going green (Wisconsin State Journal)
Wis. — Suburbs taking interest in charter schools (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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