August 2007
Cincinnati Public Schools budget rocked »
$79M deficit estimate makes CPS levy vote nearly certain
Cincinnati Enquirer
8/13/2007
BY BEN FISCHER
Members of the Cincinnati school board agree that a major tax levy is almost certainly headed for the November ballot, less than two weeks after the board’s controlling majority said they were unsure it would be necessary.
Their abrupt realization came Aug. 2, when newly […]
KIPP school raises test scores, stimulates economic development in rural Arkansas »
Wall Street Journal
8/4/2007
Smart Growth
By KANE WEBB
HELENA, Ark. — A walking tour of this Mississippi River town’s past, present and future could start at Bubba’s Blues Corner at the south end of Cherry Street, a whisky bottle’s throw from the Mighty River. Bubba Sullivan has a little of everything in his shop, including a healthy dose […]
A Study Finds Some States Lagging on Graduation Rates »
The Plain Dealer
8/3/2007
Scott Stephens, Joseph L. Wagner and Angela Townsend
Plain Dealer Reporters
The Cleveland public schools took a crucial step up the state’s achievement ladder this year, advancing one rung from “academic watch” to “continuous improvement.”
“This is not the panacea, but it is the building block for moving ahead,” schools CEO Eugene Sanders said Thursday. “Certainly […]
