SBC Charter Roundup 78

Ala. — Alabama officials push charter school proposal (Montgomery Advertiser)
Calif. — L.A. school board will weigh new policy to both help and rein in charters (L.A. Times)
Calif. — New rules on tap for charter schools (Contra Costa Times)
Del. — National hype over charter schools hits home (Wilmington News Journal)
Fla. — Lee County charter schools at head of class (Fort Myers News-Press)
Ga. — Charter school sets course for the future (Atlanta Constitution Journal)
Ill. — Illinois gubernatorial candidates tackle education (Chicago Tribune)
Ky. — Grad rates & charter schools: What’s not known can hurt (Bluegrass Institute)
La. — Mayoral candidates offer proposals for public schools (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Maine — Charter school debate (Augusta Free Press)
Mass. — Hold firm on education reform (Boston Globe)
Minn. — YES: results, with accountability (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Miss. — Legislative task force studying underachieving districts (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
N.Y. — Promises and facts on charter schools (New York Times)
N.Y. — DOE to unveil a “common application” for charter schools (Gotham Schools)
N.Y. — Inaction could put state out of ‘race’ (Albany Times Union)
N.Y. — Teaching green, beyond recycling (New York Times)
N.Y. — Pols to loosen the cap (New York Post)
S.C. — Changes for state charter schools? (Charleston Post & Courier)
Va. — Charter school advocate appointed education secretary (Newport News Daily Press)

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