School Is Turned Around, but Cost Gives Pause
By SAM DILLON
Locke High School in Los Angeles has seen significant progress since it was taken over by a charter school group in 2008, but the gains have come at a considerable cost.
New Strategy Announced to Improve City Schools
By SHARON OTTERMAN
Eleven of the city’s 34 struggling schools will be the first to have new teacher evaluation laws in a transformation model.
Success and Scrutiny at Hebrew Charter School
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Hebrew Language Academy in Brooklyn, which focuses on Jewish traditions and Israeli culture, has become one of the most racially mixed charter campuses in the city.
Video: Dual Language School Offers HebrewSenator Calls for New Rules for For-Profit Colleges
By TAMAR LEWIN
Senator Tom Harkin said at a hearing that new rules were needed to prevent waste of taxpayer money and fraudulent practices that harm students.
At City College, a Battle Over Remedial Classes for English and Math
By CAROL POGASH
A dispute over the length of remedial classes for English and math has sharply divided City College of San Francisco after a trustee proposed shortening the classes.
Good Data for Charters, but Some Urge Caution
By MEG McSHERRY BRESLIN
Charter schools financed by the Renaissance Schools Fund graduated their first high school classes this spring, and their college enrollment figures are high.
Rethinking District Plan on Condoms in Schools
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Was the school district in Provincetown, Mass., really planning to dole out condoms to third graders?