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 working.
As a whole, schools […]

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 yesterday.
Belton, 61, convicted of stealing […]

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 for which ones, Dann […]

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 three consecutive years. Statewide, more […]

$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 for Education.
But to keep those […]