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Education Exchange - September 30, 2008
Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
EDUCATION EXCHANGE
September 30, 2008
Education Exchange
Co-sponsored by State Policy Network and the Alliance for School Choice, the Education Exchange is a quick-read update on recent events in education - in the states and nationally. Below are the latest education resources and news. If you would like the Exchange to feature your organization's work, please submit links to your recent studies to Liz at schoolchoicelady@cox.net.
TOP STORY: Miss the SPN Summit? See the presentations online...
Did you miss the Education Summit at the SPN Annual Meeting this year? The meeting, co-sponsored by the State Policy Network, Alliance for School Choice, and Friedman Foundation, was a great success - with over 400 in attendance. If you were not able to attend or you want to revisit some of the presentations - check out SPN's updated website. You can view all the presentations available online, as well as the resource CD distributed to guests. The resource guide contains the Grassroots Guide to K-12 Education Reform as well as organizational, fundraising and media advice.
NEW RESOURCES/EVENTS
J. Patrick Rooney, a titan of reform (Goldwater Institute)
A commentary honoring school choice hero, J. Patrick Rooney, and his legacy.
School Choice Works Campaign (Alliance for School Choice)
Join the Alliance coalition & receive an advocacy guide and update on your state.
Dan Lips' new report on education reform options to help Baltimore students.
Commentary: K-12 Public Schools Leave Kids Unprepared for College... (Alliance for School Choice)
ASC release - AP report shows remedial education costing taxpayers $2.9 billion.
Pay for Results: Examining Incentive Pay in Texas Schools (Texas Public Policy Institute)
A report from Brooke Dollens Terry on pay-for-performance plans in Texas.
Want to start a charter school? (Arizona Charter Schools Association)
An excellent opportunity for resources and funding to start a charter school.
Parent satisfaction higher in private schools (Michigan Education Report)
Mackinac's MER reports on a recent NCES parent satisfaction study.
Phoenix's Millennium Worldwide Academy (Ed is Watching)
Ben DeGrow's coverage of a visit to an amazing Phoenix school.
Little known facts about Delaware's education reform success (Goldwater Institute)
Matt Ladner's latest commentary comparing ed reform efforts in the states.
Is the classroom a worksite? (Empower Texans)
A new video from Empower Texans on unions and education.
RECENT NEWS
J. Patrick Rooney (Wall Street Journal)
Goldwater Institute: 20 Years Later (Arizona Republic)
Opinion: Reduce federal role in schools (San Angelo Standard Times)
Education's selective opposition (Fayetteville Observer)
Q & A with Howard Rich (Go Upstate)
Stop the Killing? Try School Choice (The Bulletin)
The high cost of high school dropouts (Baltimore Sun)
McCain, Obama Spar on Education Issues (Education Week)
Colleges spend billions to prep freshmen (AP - Google News)
274 kids leave city schools for charters (The Journal Gazette)
Tax credits for private education (Leader-Telegram)
School vouchers dominate speech...(Gainesville Times)
NCFJE Calls for Universal School Choice (Five Towns Jewish Times)
Hinchey, Phillips agree on problem, but not solution (Daily Freeman)
School vouchers may light up debate (News & Observer)
Parents want into Utica, out of New Haven schools (Detroit Free Press)
Expanding the debate on public education reform (Island Packet)
Results must top voucher politics (Arizona Republic)
Homeschooling Surges in U.S. as Parents Reach for Legal Rights (Fox News)
Free market schooling outdoes compulsion (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Loss of students means lost funding for public schools (MLive: Flint Journal)
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