Learning centers form diverse partnerships The Cincinnati Enquirer 1/9/2006 By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer When people joke that Cincinnati Public’s new 105,000-square-foot Columbia Tusculum school looks like it could house a small city, they don’t know how close that is to the truth. Inside the school are offices for the Cincinnati police, a nonprofit [...]

 The New York Times 1/9/2006 By Elissa Gootman A battle over expanding the number of charter schools allowed in New York State will enter a decisive stage this week when the Board of Regents is expected to authorize the last four charter schools it can under state law. Since 1998, when lawmakers agreed to allow [...]

 The New York Times – Editorial 1/9/2006 By N. R. Kleinfield Begin on the sixth floor, third room from the end, swathed in fluorescence: a 60-year-old woman was having two toes sawed off. One floor up, corner room: a middle-aged man sprawled, recuperating from a kidney transplant. Next door: nerve damage. Eighth floor, first room [...]

 This Week News Thursday, January 5, 2006 By SUE HAGAN Staff Writer Each new year is heralded as a time for reflection and new beginnings, and the superintendent of Columbus Public Schools took some time last week to talk about what’s ahead in 2006. Beyond the goals she often talks about — particularly, increasing graduation [...]

According to Columbus Public Schools, 7,130 children living in the CPS district attended charter schools in October 2005—more than double the district’s 2003 charter school enrollment, and up from 1,000 in 2000…