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Strong charter school law in Indiana… Rod Paige keynoting event on No Child Left Behind & the federal role in education… Federal policy, teachers unions, and funding… Massachusetts union campaigns against testing… and National Charter Schools Week in this week’s Newswire.

Teacher training program data in Massachusetts… Los Angeles (California) math madness… Indiana charter school law… Michigan standards and testing… President Bush addresses education reformers… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Teachers unions contribute to “Growing War on Charter Schools”… Ohio union challenges charter funding… NAEP & TIMMS results: widening achievement gaps…  no charter schools for Maryland… Hawaii teacher strike… federal budget proposal includes money for charter schools, teacher quality… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Edison Schools, Inc. battles in New York and California… tepid charter school support in Washington, D.C…Parents in Charge: 82% of parents want control over child’s education… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Charter school achievement:  Advantage Schools, Pennsylvania, and Arizona… Choices for Florida students at overcrowded schools… Charter School restrictions in New York and California… Public Private partnerships in Chester Upland district… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Arizona charter schools and student achievement… School Choice in Howard County, Maryland and vouchers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin… 15 questions to hold school board members accountable… Gene Hickok goes from Pennsylvania Secretary of Education to U.S. Under Secretary of Education… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Education establishment moves that aren’t “for the kids” in Fairfax (Virginia),  Detroit (Michigan), and San Francisco (California)… Teacher Advancement Program… Cleveland Scholarship Program… and higher standards are improving math and reading instruction in this week’s Newswire.

Federal policy:  accountability & testing… PA union wants to turn away student teachers coming from colleges that support charter schools… State-based groups formed to educate policymakers on reform: Business for Better Schools in Massachusetts and EdVOICE in California… and more in this week’s Newswire.

NEA report claims mixed results at schools managed by Edison Schools Inc… Debate over SAT as admission standard in California… Raising academic standards results in decline in social promotion… and more in this week’s Newswire.

Research shows Florida school choice has ripple effects, increasing academic achievement… Virginia’s Standards of Learning… Surveys on school choice… Massachusetts unions want to eliminate state test as graduation requirement…Maryland charter school efforts… and K12 Inc. in this week’s Newswire.