December 2006 School Reform News

The December 2006 issue of School Reform News leads with Managing Editor Karla Dial's report on the November election results and their potential impact on school choice. Also on page 1:

• Illinois activists are battling a mental health screening law they say oversteps school authority.

• Kentucky state Rep. Stan Lee has proposed a school choice bill for special-needs students.

• The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the state's network of publicly funded, privately operated charter schools is constitutional.

Also in this issue: economist Milton Friedman, intellectual founder of the school movement, dies at age 94; plus e-tools for education, higher education reform, State Policy Network's K-12 Summit, tutoring, and more.