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December 18, 2001: Philly's Urban Intrigue ... Cheers for MI Charters ... NHA's Public-Private Partnership ... State Steps In for CA Charter ... School Boards v. Charters ... Making the Grade
December 11, 2001
: Choice debate has a date .... Charters put to the test .... Teachers Union Antics .... Federal Ed Plan in Homestretch
December 4, 2001: Charters: Intro forum to SF and Indy Mayor's panel chooses four .... PPI offers positive look at alternative certification .... US Students test "average"
November 27, 2001: TN Unions firm: no charters or alternatives .... Baltimore schools invite choices .... Madison Board bans Pledge
November 20, 2001: School Leaders want freedom .... SAT carrying less weight .... Union boss cites parents failings
November 13, 2001: BAEO: Dropout rate higher than reported .... 27 join CER for school choice ..... Syracuse Union: Don't Help Students
November 6, 2001: State takes over Philly schools .... AFT looks at standards .... MI school votes out union .... Patriotism in schools
October 30, 2001: Cyber Schools get support .... MA alternatives lead to higher scores .... Fighting hurts kids .... Choice soars in Milwaukee .... Charter Law rankings out soon
October 23, 2001: Philly School Board to go? ... Cyber charter schools defended ... Choice Opponents Bluff called ... NY Heros
October 16, 2001: MA tests drive improvement .... MD parents want better .... PAVEing the way to better schools ---- Ball State welcomes charters
October 9, 2001:  Charters: Progress in NJ, Panel looks at cap in MI, IN applications in .... NCSL opposes Fed Ed Reform ... Choice Study Ignores Data.
October 2, 2001: Charters: PA Cyber Challenge, MA growing, NY shortchanged .... Lowered expectations in IN .... Paige: "Choice genie out"
September 25, 2001: High Court to Decide Choice Case .... Questionable Questions on Survey .... NAEP Math Changes Needed
September, 19, 2001: Getting ready for school... Virtual charter defense...Cleveland choice benefits kids...Worst teachers in worst schools.
September 13, 2001: Back-to-School Bulletin #3
1.3 million Americans Directly Involved in Charter Schools 2001-2002 School Year Figures Released
September 4, 2001: Back-to-School Bulletin #2
Same Demands Show Few Results .... PBS' 'School' Discredits Reform
August 28, 2001: Back-to-School Bulletin #1
Testing Results Show Little Progress
A recap of SAT, NAEP, TIMSS & more
August 21, 2001: SCHOOL: on the impact of reform .... PDK on Education .... Embattled OH Schools
August 7, 2001: Philly hires Edison .... OH Charters under siege .... Fuller on Choice .... NEA Activities Questioned
July 31, 2001: More on CA .... Testing & Report Card Link .... Choice Success
July 24, 2001: CA Challenges Charters .... MO Parents Unite .... Unions Trump Membership ..... Testing Helps Teaching
July 17, 2001: Education Politics .... Charters Roundup .... Choice on Calendar .... Teacher jobs for day care
July 10, 2001: Union's charter stance .... Testing boycotts .... Choice gains minority support .... Ed Bill on table.
July 3, 2001: MD Math Wars .... Shoving Match on Choice .... MO/IN Charter News .... Paige to Union: Parents Have Options
June 26, 2001: Choice Amicus Filed .... SF Charter Can Continue .... WI Legislators Split on Choice Program
June 19, 2001: WI Senate threatens choice .... Questioning the PTA .... Teachers who work for kids .... New Charter studies released
June 12, 2001: Senate debates reform .... NJ/VA Elections .... Philly's charter proposal..... MD school partnership works for kids
June 5, 2001: Lowering the "pass-grade" .... MI charters step up .... Tax Credits help schools .... Accountability on-line
May 29, 2001: Public supports standards, tests and options .... Charters: More for at-risk students .... Choice goes to the Supreme Court
May 22, 2001: Testing Increases Achievement .... Charters Underfunded .... Survey: Unions Protect Bad Teachers ... Choice Goes to Court
May 15, 2001: Charters: Challenged in OH, Nationally recognized in CA .... PA Union's anti-charter campaign .... Testing reveals FL improved.
May 8, 2001: Charter Schools Week Wrap-up .... State Law Rankings ..... More Charter Obstacles .... News from the States
May 1, 2001: National Charter Schools Week.... Indiana .... San Francisco .... Choice Victory
April 24, 2001: IN gets a Charter Law .... Paige Keynote ELC Event .... Senate takes up Ed Bill .... Union funds anti-test effort
April 17, 2001: Dismal teacher stats .... Math text nixed .... New Indiana Charter Law? ....
April 10, 2001: Unions on charters .... Testing woes .... Maryland looks to next year ....Federal Education Budget: Not business as usual
April 3, 2001: East meets West on Edison Schools .... Union Claims questioned .... Parents In Charge study reveals that Parents do want to be In Charge.... Leaders Forum: "The fight will go on"
March 27, 2001: Three Pro Charter Studies released .... Florida choice plan moves forward..... Congressional Co-chairs set for a Salute to Charter Schools
March 20, 2001: New Study: Charters Increase Test Scores .... "Parent Muscle" wins charter...... Strength with Choice .... Does your School Board Deliver?
March 13, 2001: Union actions - for the kids? ...... Teacher Quality Report..... Good News for Cleveland Kids...... Standards Driving Public School Improvement
March 6, 2001: Ed Bill to be Debated ..... Unions intimidate student teachers ...... New Reform Business Groups Grow
February 28, 2001: Unions on Contracting .... SATs under fire .... Parents Support Higher Standards .... Does Class Size Matter?
February 20, 2001: Florida Choice Program's Ripple Effect ... School Choice Poll Position ... Unions Against Massachusetts' Tough Test ... Push for Charter Laws in Maryland, Indiana ... Pennsylvania's Latest Virtual Charter High School
February 13, 2001: California State Board Appointee Hold-Up ... Charter School Opposition in New York, New Jersey ... Bipartisan Support for School Choice ... Florida Choice Plan Tackles Overcrowding
February 6, 2001
: State Education Leaders Want Freedom from Feds ... Indiana's Charter Law Distracters ... Oprah Hails Charter Principal ... California's Remedial Woes, Maryland's MSPAP Mess-Up ... Saxon over Mathland ... Florida's Disabled Want Choice Too
January 31, 2001: Faith-Based Schools Provide Learning, Diversity and Important Alternative to Education Monopoly ... CER Grassroots Leaders Forum Coming March 28th
January 30, 2001: CHARTER SCHOOLS: New York Approvals ... Maryland Parents Act ... Federal Policy Initiatives ... San Francisco Board Sours on Edison ... Schools' Test Scores Soar
January 23, 2001: Bush Proposes Education Accountability, Flexibility, Quality ... Edison Success Spurned ... Utah Charter Law Survives Constitutional Challenge ... Teachers Impact Student Performance
January 16, 2001: Show Me the Money -- Fed Style v. Real World ... The Rigors and Results of Reading, Grammar and Math ... New Mexico Charter Schools Rally Against Nay-Sayers
January 10, 2001
: Maryland's Substance-Free Standards Test ... Key Federal Committee Chairs Support School Choice ... Mississippi Charter Law Overhaul? ... Ed School Follies ... Winning Results for School Choice, Leaders Forum
January 3, 2001
: Single Sex Charter Schools in New York ... K12 Back-to-Basics Schooling Online ... School Choice, Education Secretary and the Bush Administration ... Vouching for Choice

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