OP-Ed; House should OK more charter schools.(Editorial)

The Boston Herald;  April 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ......the number of charter schools. The poll also shows that charter school supporters outnumber...favored more charter schools. Support for charter schools among liberals...virtually identical. Charter school support was...two-thirds of charter ...

Minnesota's Charter Schools Mark Tenth Year with 10,000-Student...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  December 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......expanding interest, charter schools may reach 20...record number of charter school applications...nation's first charter school in 1992, but...in terms of charter school growth. Charter schools are public...players in the charter school ...

Unpacking charter schools: a knapsack filled with a few broken promises.

Education;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......sloganeering about charter school theories and...research on how charter schools enhance the...argues that Charter school advocates, however...research data about charter schools (p. 228). Miron...231) Thus, charter schools are becoming...that reason the ...

QUICK FACTS ABOUT MASS. CHARTER SCHOOLS

The Boston Globe;  February 26, 2004 ;     557 words ...What is a charter school? Operating independent...committees, charter schools are intended...Who can open a charter school? Parents, teachers...that favors charter schools, ranks the state...chosen. If a charter school chooses, it...fall. How are ...

URBAN CHARTER SCHOOLS SCORE A WIN BEYOND CITIES, LESSER SHOWING

The Boston Globe;  May 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......would derail charter schools. The debate over charter schools has intensified as charter school enrollment...have risen. Charter schools receive per-stude...test scores of charter schools like Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, the ...

America's quiet revolution.(charter schools changing public...

Insight on the News;  June 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ...The charter-school movement is gaining...the number of charter schools during the last...operators of charter schools are a varied...percent of 261 charter-school respondents to...Farnsworth three charter schools in Arizona and...Association, or NEA, ...

Charter Schools: New Charter Schools Across the Country and in the...

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  October 1, 2003 ;     582 words ......nearly 2,700 charter schools operated in...Puerto Rico. Charter schools are public...to report on charter school start-ups...comparison with charter schools in the District...state to state. Charter school advocates report that charter ...

Governor Whitman Announces 15 New Charter Schools

Italian Voice, The;  February 4, 1999 ;     516 words ......Announces 15 New Charter Schools Governor...of 15 new charter schools. Thirteen...announcement, 54 charter schools have been...total of 52 charter schools in operation...into our charter school community...children." Charter schools ...

10 Years For Charter Schools; CER Kicks Off National Campaign for Charter...

U.S. Newswire;  April 25, 2001 ;     520 words ......Annual National Charter Schools Week begins Monday...CER Sponsored Charter School Week Activities...new and amended charter school laws. -- May...Tour of D.C. Charter Schools, bus departs...2001 Survey of Charter Schools, providing a snapshot of current ...

CHARTER SCHOOLS GAIN POPULARITY; ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE'S PRIVATELY RUN...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  March 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ......numbers proven that charter schools have a healthy...Tar Heel State. Charter school enrollment has...first year of charter schools to 17,979 this year. State charter school officials project...curriculum, which many charter schools don't use. An...report ...

Many people still unsure about charter schools

Indianapolis Recorder;  March 7, 2003 ;     645 words ......students attend charter schools. A charter school is a public...Keilman, charter school liaison of...Education. Charter schools are public...types of charter schools, the conversion...conversion charter school is a public...

2 Oakland charter schools get association's approval

Oakland Tribune;  September 22, 2007 ;     624 words ...Two charter schools in Oakland are...the California Charter School Association...were among 56 charter schools statewide to...we have." The Charter School Association...California had 618 charter schools with 220,000...fall 98 new charter ...

Teachers reflect on charter schools

Kappa Delta Pi Record;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......embraced the charter school concept. Whether charter schools are the answer...explained that charter schools create new...accountability. A charter school's mission...levels about charter schools. Twentynine...grasp of the charter school ...

CHARTER SCHOOLS AWAIT WORD AS DEADLINE NEARS, VIEWS HAVEN'T WAVERED

The Boston Globe;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......predicting that charter schools would rob public...In July, the charter school cap in Massachusetts...to support the charter school concept. "We think that, if charter schools are in the picture...public schools, charter schools qualify for ...

DELAWARE REPUBLICAN PARTY: DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOLS SUFFER FUNDING...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 31, 2006 ;     630 words ......Delaware's 13 charter schools received 33...contributing to the charter school shortfall is...Having reviewed charter school performance...believe Delaware's charter schools do a remarkable...less to those charter school students. It...Alliance for Public ...