The Boston Globe November 30, 2007 By Tracy Jan Last fall, 10 Massachusetts public schools embarked on an experiment: Lengthen the school day by at least 25 percent, give students extra doses of reading, writing, and math, and let teachers come up with creative ways to reinforce their lessons. The extra time appears to be [...]

Judge Alludes to Other D.C. Fraud Cases in Sentencing Former Charter Official Washington Post 11/30/07 By Keith L. Alexander Washington Post Staff Writer Timing often plays a crucial role in law and order. And the timing could not have been worse for Brenda Belton, the former D.C. charter schools executive who stood before a judge [...]

Dann has plans to sue a few more charter schools THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/29/07 By James Nash After taking on three charter schools he deems academic and financial failures, Attorney General Marc Dann has trained his sights on two or three more schools he plans to sue in an attempt to shut them down. As [...]

Schools can be stellar but stagnant THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH November 29, 2007 By Jennifer Smith Richards    Adding value Battelle for Kids, which is in charge of a pilot project to show districts how to use value-added data, gives awards to districts that consistently show positive test-score gains across all subjects and grade levels for [...]

$31.6 Million Sought Until Cuts Can Be Made Washington Post November 28, 2007 By Theola Labbé Washington Post Staff Writer Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee are considering closing 19 schools next summer and five others by summer 2010, according to a confidential document prepared by the Office of the Deputy Mayor [...]