Issue Date:
April, 2012
Newspaper PDF:
The April issue of School Reform News reports that enrollment in the Milwaukee Parental Choice program – still the largest voucher program in the nation – grew 12 percent in 2011 after Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation to expand education options for Wisconsin families.
Also in this issue:
- The Virginia state Senate voted to postpone until next year a bill to replace unlimited public school teacher tenure with three-year contracts.
- A California school district discounted nearly 100 signatures from a Parent Trigger petition after union representatives showed up.
- Utah offers open-source, digital core curriculum free to districts after the initial investment, and expects to save big.
- Lawmakers in several states are considering requiring kids to repeat third grade if they can’t read.
- A report finds Connecticut early childhood programs are disorganized and wasteful, and analysts say such programs displace parenting.
- A new, high-quality study reveals students in school choice programs are less likely to commit crimes.
- When teachers compete in Finland, it’s the students who win, notes Sandra Stotsky.
Newspaper Articles in this Issue
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Handbook Outlines Nation’s School Choice Programs
– March 13, 2012 -
Virginia Senate Postpones Tenure Reform
– March 12, 2012 -
Arizona Legislature Addressing Online Education
– March 12, 2012 -
Common Core Disagreement Generates Ed Secretary Rebuke
– March 12, 2012 -
‘Tim Tebow Law’ Fails to Pass in Virginia
– March 10, 2012 -
Virginia, Arizona Pass Tax Credit Legislation
– March 1, 2012 -
Obama Administration Eliminates D.C. Voucher Funds, Increases Ed. Dept. Budget
– February 29, 2012 -
Georgia Considers Letting K-12 Students Bring PCs to School
– February 25, 2012 -
California School District Rejects Parent Trigger Petition
– February 24, 2012 -
Study: School Choice Reduces Crime
– February 23, 2012 -
In Milwaukee, Nation’s Oldest School Choice Program Sees Major Growth
– February 22, 2012 -
State Lawmakers Push Third-Grade Retention Policies
– February 21, 2012 -
Two Voucher Expansions Pass Georgia Senate Committee [short]
– February 19, 2012 -
In Finland, Students Win When Teachers Compete
– February 18, 2012 -
Charter School Ranking Shows Improving State Laws
– February 15, 2012 -
New Hampshire Legislators Propose Tuition Tax Credits
– February 14, 2012 -
Digital Textbooks to Arrive in Utah Schools This Fall
– February 8, 2012 -
Schools Attach ‘Fat Monitors’ to Students [short]
– February 5, 2012 -
Harvard Study: Good Teachers Improve Student Achievement, Earnings, Quality of Life
– January 28, 2012 -
Connecticut Looks to Overhaul Early Education [short]
– January 21, 2012 -
IL District Accuses Parents of Illegally Enrolling Kids in Better Public School
– January 10, 2012
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