The Columbus Dispatch
12/30/2006
Columbus Public Schools long have enjoyed financial and technical support from business and community leaders, including expert advice on some of the district’s most pressing problems. Now, the district will have another support: a generous endowment to fuel innovation and improvement.
Limited Brands founder Leslie H. Wexner is kicking off the effort with a […]

 The Columbus Dispatch
12/22/2006
David Conrad & Simone Sebastian
With the promise of a $2 million matching grant from Limited Brands, Columbus will become the third urban district in Ohio to establish an endowment fund for public schools.
The Columbus Public Schools Education Foundation, an independent organization that will represent a cross-section of the community, was announced yesterday after […]

 The Post Tribune
12/26/2006
Sharlonda Waterhouse
Charter schools frequently make promises of academic recovery, but one school is making a name among Gary youth as a place for character building and value recovery as well.
A walk through the cafeteria sums up the spirit of the school. While the traditional lunch time is viewed by many youngsters as a […]

 The Washington Post
12/21/2006
Amit R. Paley
Staff Writer
A $13 billion federal program to help students from low-income families has actually widened an education funding gap between rich and poor states, according to a study released yesterday.
The program, known as Title I, is part of a slew of federal, state and local policies that direct more resources to […]

 27,352 students would be eligible in Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch
12/20/2006
David Conrad
Columbus Superintendent Gene Harris criticized legislative plans to expand a statewide voucher program without public debate or proof that the program was working.
Under the new formula, students from 70 struggling Columbus Public Schools will be eligible to use vouchers to pay for private-school tuition. This year, […]