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Newswire: December 18, 2001

Michigan parents love charter schools… National Heritage Academies… California board overrules Los Angeles board… Opinions on charter schools vary among school boards… New York Boards want moratorium on charters… Accountability: grading schools in Georgia & Michigan… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: December 11, 2001

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Cleveland school choice case… Call to help an Arizona charter school student… Grading Florida charter schools… State intervention issues in Compton, California… Union battles in Nevada and New Jersey… Federal policy & testing… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: December 4, 2001

Educating Californians about charter schools… Indianapolis charter school approvals… Rick Hess: Case for Radical Overhaul of Teacher Certification… Philadelphia takeover on hold… American students fall short on international scale… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: November 27, 2001

Tennessee union report blasts charter schools and fights KIPP in Memphis… Baltimore’s New Schools Initiative… Madison, Wisconsin school board bans Pledge of Allegiance Star Spangled Banner… Silence on Science scores from the establishment… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: November 20, 2001

Survey: Public administrators don’t like red tape… Possible decline of the SAT… Union president blames parents for not being involved in children’s education… Charter school parents in Michigan are happy… and NAEP science scores coming soon in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: November 13, 2001

BAEO drop out rate report… Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options joins Cleveland amicus brief… Union stops teachers from helping failing middle school students… Lewiston, Maine residents support school choices…  Accountability double standard in California… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: November 6, 2001

State takeover for Philadelphia schools… American Federation of Teachers evaluates state standards… Teachers at charter school in Michigan oust union as collective bargaining agent… Sequoia Union High School District says no to parents’ charter school proposal… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: October 30, 2001

National Association of State Boards of Education offers cyber learning suggestions… 12% of education association members aren’t teachers… Charter School ripple effect in Boston… Fight to keep San Francisco charter school open affects students… Milwaukee voucher enrollment breaks 10,000… and more in today’s Newswire.

Newswire: October 23, 2001

Edison could take over for Philadelphia Board of Education… Pennsylvania boards fight cyber charter schools… Wisconsin teachers union wants to slash tracking school choice?… New York firefighters want to start a charter school… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Newswire: October 16, 2001

Testing improves Massachusetts student achievement… Maryland testing under attack… Low-interest loans for building improvements for Milwaukee schools of choice… Baltimore & Victory Schools partnership… Russell Byers Charter School in Philadelphia… Teacher certification & student achievement link… and Ball State University becomes charter school authorizer in this week’s Newswire.