SBC Charter Roundup 90

Ala. — Opponents of charters want the Legislature to forbid them (Birmingham News)
Ariz. — Contrasting traditional, charter schools: a rebuttal (Sierra Vista Herald)
Ariz. — Charter schools aren’t racist tool (Arizona Republic)
Calif. — Bay Area charter schools are diverse, study says (Berkeley Voice)
Colo. — Charter school bills introduced (Pueblo Chieftain)
Ga. — State charter commission faces another legal challenge (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Idaho — Senate introduces plan to remove cap on charter schools (Idaho Reporter)
Ill. — Study: Corporate charter schools more segregated (Chicago Tribune)
Minn. — Charter schools: Rent or buy? (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
N.J. — Wealth gap for schools in New Jersey Is the highest (New York Times)
N.J. — Charter schools fight to survive (Bergen Record)
N.Y. — Harlem charter school bucks the trend (New York One)
N.Y. — At Bronx vocational school, concern over plan for charter (New York Times)
N.Y. — Charter school wants to grow, but two other schools say no (The Villager)
R.I. — R.I. education officials to push charter schools (Boston Herald)
Va. — ‘Wrong time’ to expand charter schools, educators say (Altavista Journal)

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