9/2/08
Columbus Dispatch Editorial
As last year’s charter-school-accountability law kicks in for the first time, triggering the closing of two chronically failing schools, the debate over charters in Ohio has generated one consensus: Charter schools are here to stay, but they must be held accountable.
Gov. Ted Strickland, who campaigned on an anti-charter theme and tried unsuccessfully to […]

9/2/08
Plain Dealer
Scott Stephens
Scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test generally held steady this year, moving up slightly in Ohio and falling a whisker nationally.
Unfortunately, the performance gaps between different groups of students taking the popular college-entrance exam also continued, according to data released last week.
The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest student was 356 points. […]

9/1/08
New York Times
Sam Dillon
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With mortgage foreclosures throwing hundreds of families out of their homes here each month, dismayed school officials say they are feeling the upheaval: record numbers of students turning up for classes this fall are homeless or poor enough to qualify for free meals.
“We’re seeing a lot more children in […]

8/31/08
Los Angeles Time Op-Ed
America’s educational system is falling behind. We must find innovative leaders with a vision who can prepare children for the future they deserve.
By Cory Booker, John Doerr and Ted Mitchell Opinion, Los Angeles Times
August 31, 2008
In the summer of 1918, as tuberculosis, bubonic plague and a flu pandemic threatened America’s newly crowded […]

8/31/08
New York Times
Winnie Hu
JERSEY CITY
HARLEY CABRERA felt trapped in her kindergarten class at parochial school, sitting behind a small desk day after day to memorize letters and numbers and to practice handwriting.
Edward Holland, a shy and soft-spoken boy, wanted to leave behind a public elementary school where loud and rowdy classmates hung out in the […]