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first widespread school voucher system in Colorado, District to create faux charter school | 9news.com

Douglas County School District to create faux charter school | 9news.com

Douglas County School District to create faux charter school

CASTLE ROCK - There will be no classrooms full of students. There will be no staff of teachers. The sign outside indicates that the location is the school district headquarters. Yet, this will be the location of Douglas County's newest charter school. "We had to find a way to do this," Randy Barber, media and events director for the Douglas County School District, said.

The district is trying to establish the first widespread school voucher system in Colorado history. Dubbed the Choice Scholarship Pilot Program, 500 students have been selected to receive 75 percent of their per-pupil funding to pay for private school tuition. The remaining 25 percent will be kept by the district.

Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado and Taxpayers for Public Education have sued Douglas County. Out of the

Schools Chiefs Say Without Education Overhaul, They Could Make Rules - NYTimes.com

Schools Chiefs Say Without Education Overhaul, They Could Make Rules - NYTimes.com

Schools Chiefs Say Without Education Overhaul, They Could Make Rules

Some state education chiefs say that if Congress does not overhaul No Child Left Behind, the main federal law governing public education, by the fall, they may be allowed to propose their own accountability systems as an alternative.

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These education chiefs said this week that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his aides have signaled that they may grant a waiver on a crucial provision in the law, a requirement that all children be proficient in English and math by 2014, a goal widely seen as unrealistic.

Other provisions that the administration might be willing to relax include a requirement that districts identify and address schools that do not make “adequate yearly progress”

California Department of Education demands more from grant applications for failing schools - San Jose Mercury News

California Department of Education demands more from grant applications for failing schools - San Jose Mercury News

California Department of Education demands more from grant applications for failing schools

By Theresa Harrington
Contra Costa Times
© Copyright 2011, Bay Area News Group

Updated: 07/12/2011 04:34:45 PM PDT

State officials last year dangled an enticing carrot before administrators at California's worst schools: Millions of dollars in federal funding to help turn around failing campuses -- including nearly $45 million slated for the East Bay.

This year, the state is moving the carrot. The California Department of Education is making school districts work harder to get the second and third installments of the three-year grants awarded in 2010-11 unless they can ensure they will fully implement such reforms as increased instructional time for all students.

Education officials also want to withhold as much as $69 million in new federal grants that districts were counting on to pay for reforms at additional failing schools starting in the fall. The state has rejected every application -- 25 in

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Publicopoly Exposed -- In These Times

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APS cheating scandal reflects U.S. trend | ajc.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - APS cheating scandal reflects U.S. trend | ajc.comAPS cheating scandal reflects U.S. trendShareThisPrintE-mailBy Robert A. SchaefferThe Atlanta cheating scandal is likely the largest in scope in U...

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This Week In Education: Cheating: Is NAEP Next?

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Cheating: Is NAEP Next?Cheating: Is NAEP Next?by Alexander RussoIncreasingly, NAEP scores are being used by big-city district leaders like former ATL head Beverly Hall as a ...

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The Shelters That Clinton Built

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Cyberbullies, beware | The Education ReportCyberbullies, bewareBy Katy MurphyMonday, July 11th, 2011 at 4:51 pm in politics, safety and discipline, violence.Bullying is grounds for suspension or ex...

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State worker unions protest blocked raises

chicagotribune.com - By Monique Garcia Clout Street 2:18 p.m. CDT, July 12, 2011 Several dozen union workers gathered at a downtown state office building this afternoon to protest Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to block rai...

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School Tech Connect: Scrub Completed

schooltechconnect.com - Crazy busy day here--- don't even get me started. My only observation is that the Aspen Ideas tech people have apparently had a talking-to about the persistence of the embed code for the Edelman Mo...

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WI recall: It's about saving the middle class

teamsternation.blogspot.com - The first reports are in on turnout from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Apparently it's slow in River Forest and Shorewood. The Democratic candidates are Rep. Sandy Pasch (D-Whitefish Bay) and Gla...

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Eying 2013 Mayoral Race, Stringer Raises $655,000

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Demonstrating continued fund-raising strength as he eyes a likely bid for mayor in 2013, the Manhattan borough president, Scott M. Stringer, is expected to report this week that he raised $655,000 ...

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Part II « Small Farmers. Big Change.

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Robert Reich (The President's Jobs Plan (Not))

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Special Olympics softball competition - Chicago Sun

suntimes.com - Roberto Guzman of Harrison Park takes a swing at the 13th annual Special Olympics softball skills competition, Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Grant Park. | Jean Lachat~Sun-Times Teammates from Harrison ...

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