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Mary Ellen Klas, "Charter-change rules at issues," The Miami Herald, (04/01/2004). "Senate gives preliminary approval to proposals that would make it more difficult for citizens to change the state Constitution." Full Story.
Jennifer Coleman, "Lawmakers delay vote on bill to let colleges start charter schools," The Associated Press and The Mercury News, (04/01/2004). "Public universities and colleges could start and oversee charter schools that focus on teacher training and helping underprivileged students into higher education under a bill heard in an Assembly committee Wednesday." Full Story.
Allison L. Bruce and Clay Barbour, "Lawmakers aim to boost school option," The Post and Courier, (04/01/2004). "New legislation could make it easier for charter schools to open in South Carolina, giving parents more options when it comes to choosing their children's school. Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
Suzanne Sataline, "Charter schools could hit ceiling," The Boston Globe, (03/31/2004). "Charter schools could become victims of growth and the laws that created them, the state education commissioner said yesterday." Full Story.
Cathianne Werner-Porterfield and Joe Rogalsky, "$9M for schools OK'd by Senate: Funds to go to books, materials, Delaware State News, (03/31/2004). "The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that allocated $9 million to school districts and charter schools." Full Story.
Kevin Rothstein, "'Technicality' in law may KO new charter schools," Boston Herald, (03/31/2004). "A newly ``discovered'' technicality in the state law will bring charter school expansion to a screeching halt, top education officials warned yesterday." Full Story.
Jason Embry, "Florida company sues two area charters," The Austin American-Statesman, (03/31/2004). "A for-profit company is suing two Central Texas charter schools, claiming that each one owes it hundreds of thousands of dollars." Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
Herbert Atienza, "Charter school fallout: the winners and losers," The Idaho Statesman, (03/29/2004). "Charter school backers are already making plans to flex their new muscle provided by this year´s Idaho Legislature." Full Story.
Kevin Rothstein, "Study: Enrollment skews charter scores," Boston Herald, (03/29/2004). "Charter schools in Boston probably have higher MCAS scores than their district counterparts because they enroll students who are more likely to succeed, a Boston College-affiliated researcher says." Full Story.
John J. Sanko, "Plan offers new option for charters," Rocky Mountain News, (03/26/2004). "Parents frustrated by local school districts in their attempts to create charter schools could seek a state charter under a bill that emerged from the Senate Education Committee on Thursday." Full Story.
Betsy Z. Russell, "Senate approves charter school bill," The Spokesman-Review, (03/22/2004). "In the closing hours of the 2004 Idaho legislative session, a much-amended and much-lobbied slate of reforms in Idaho's charter school laws won final legislative passage." Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.).
Betsy Z. Russell, "Fight over charter schools could push Legislature into overtime," The Spokesman-Review, (03/19/2004). "Disputes over how to handle charter schools in Idaho blew up into a full-blown battle between the House, the Senate and the governor on Thursday -- one that threatens to extend Idaho's legislative session beyond today's anticipated close." Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
Kathy Barrett Carter, "State must address school segregation," The New Jersey Star-Ledger, (03/18/2004). "The state has a duty to determine whether a charter school is exacerbating racial segregation in a school district, a state appeals court ruled yesterday." Full Story.
Kim L. Hopper, "Charter Schools' growth causes a controversy," The Indianapolis Star, (03/18/2004). "He's a lawyer and a politician, not an educator. But Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson has approved a group of public schools that has more students than nearly a quarter of the school districts in the state." Full Story.
Doug Thompson, "Charter school contracts renewed," Arkansas News Bureau, (03/18/2004). "New state charter school contracts for the Benton County School of the Arts in Rogers and Academics Plus at Maumelle were approved by the state Board of Education in a telephone meeting on Monday." Full Story.
Susan Essoyan, "Hawaiian school bill advances," Honolulu Star-Bulletin, (03/17/2004). "Hawaiian-focused charter schools scattered across the state are pushing to create their own school district in hopes of forging stronger links and attracting more funding." Full Story.
S.V. Date, "Two charter school chiefs also taking vouchers," Palm Beach Post, (03/17/2004). "The directors of two public charter schools in Jacksonville also run voucher-supported private schools, one of which operates from the same building as the charter school, state records show." Full Story.
Betsy Z. Russell, "Senate OKs charter bailout," The Spokesman-Review, (03/17/2004). "A $1.6 million-a-year bailout of the Idaho Virtual Academy passed the Senate on Tuesday, but only after serious questions were raised about the academy's relationship with its for-profit curriculum provider, K12 Inc." Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
"Charter Schools Renewed on 2nd try," The Associated Press and The Commercial Appeal, (03/16/2004). "Arkansas' first public schools to apply for renewed charter status under the No Child Left Behind Act were approved Monday after not getting it quite right last week." Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
Martha Woodall, "Charters chafing under scrutiny," Philadelphia Inquirer, (03/15/04). "If the Philadelphia students who attend charter schools in the city were added together, that 21,000 total would rank as the third-largest school district in the state." Full Story.
Gregory Roberts, "Charter-school bill mixes restrictions, perks," The Seattle- Post Intelligencer, (03/12/2004). "Washington joins 40 other states and the District of Columbia with laws authorizing charter schools, which are publicly financed but operate to a greater or lesser degree outside the regulatory framework for ordinary public schools." Full Story.
Jennifer Coleman, "Bill links colleges, charter schools," The Associated Press and Contra Costa Times, (03/12/2004). "Public universities and colleges could authorize and oversee charter schools, lending their expertise in science, business or the arts to K-12 schools, under a bill introduced Wednesday." Full Story.
Martha Woodall and Susan Snyder, "Vallas backs expansion of charter high schools," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2004. "Philadelphia schools chief Paul Vallas yesterday endorsed the recommendations of a group calling for expanding charter opportunities for high school students. Full Story.
JR Ross, "Senate approves school choice bills," The Associated Press, Pioneer Press, March 11, 2004. "Schools participating in the Milwaukee choice program would have to do background checks on employees, and state education officials would have greater financial oversight of the schools under legislation the Senate approved Tuesday." Full Story.
Erika Chavez, "Bill would give universities role in charter schools," The Sacramento Bee, March 11, 2004. "A nascent bill in the California Legislature would allow public colleges and universities to authorize and oversee charter schools, and advocates hope that bipartisan support will buoy this second attempt to expand the charter movement." Full Story.
Laura Kellams, "Rogers: Legislators give school thumbs up," The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 11, 2004. "Most members of the Benton County legislative delegation signed a letter Wednesday to the state Board of Education to express their support for Northwest Arkansas ' only independent charter school." Full Story.
Jennifer Lloyd, "Charter schools approved by narrow margin in Olympia," Seattle Post Intelligencer Reporter, March 11, 2004. "State lawmakers yesterday narrowly approved a bill authorizing charter schools in Washington state, giving supporters of the controversial independent public institutions a victory after years of defeats." Full Story.
Lisa Kim Bach, "Charter Schools: Three More Schools Put on Notice," The Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 9, 2004. "Three Clark County charter schools have jeopardized their status by failing to comply with state laws and regulations that cover employee benefits and the reporting of student information." Full Story.
David Robinson, "State Board wants better results from charter schools," The Arkansas News Bureau, March 9, 2004. "Less than stellar academic track records by Arkansas' first two open-enrollment charter schools led the state Board of Education to defer action Monday on their contract renewals." Full Story.
Sarah Carr, "Doyle plan demands more of choice schools," The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, March 8, 2004. "Gov. Jim Doyle will unveil a sweeping education package today proposing significant changes to Milwaukee's voucher and charter programs as well as Milwaukee Public Schools." Full Story.
Kimberly Miller, "Charter principals' salaries on the firing line," The Palm Beach Post, March 5, 2004. "At least four Palm Beach County charter school principals with salaries between $90,000 and $110,000 a year could see those salaries trimmed by a legislative bill that would prohibit them from out-earning their colleagues at regular public schools." Full Story.
"Charter School Wins Court Test," The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 5, 2004. "Commonwealth Court has affirmed a decision by the state Charter School Appeals Board to allow Propel Charter Schools to open in Steel Valley School District." Full Story.
Robert A. Frahm, "Charter School OK', but maybe not money," The Hartford Courant, March 4, 2004. "Educators at one of Connecticut's most successful experimental schools won the state's blessing Wednesday to start another public charter school but could not win assurance the state would pay for it. Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
"Governor: Charter School Bill 'Not a One-Year Fix,'" The Idaho Statesman, March 4, 2004. "Gov. Dirk Kempthorne provided new specifics Wednesday on his plan to help charter schools in Idaho, including creating a state commission with new powers to OK charter schools." Full Story.
Holden Parrish, "Lawmakers Weigh Charter School Issues," Idaho State Journal, March 2, 2004. "Having cast aside January and February like minor distractions, the second session of the 57th Idaho Legislature marches into what most lawmakers believe will be its final month." Full Story.
Tom Fahey, "4 Charter Schools to Open in NH," The New Hampshire Union Leader, March 1, 2004. "With four charter schools approved and 15 more working toward planning grants, New Hampshire is closer than ever to actually opening the alternative schools that struggled for years to gain local approval." Full Story.
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