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<title>Lighthouse Charter School&apos;s Struggling Readers Make Headway with the Help of Patented &apos;&apos;Brain Rewiring&apos;&apos; Technology</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180054211</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 13:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hollywood civic group fears ArtsPark sets unwelcome precedent</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180048887</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a $120 million, 22-story apartment complex that will include an office building and a charter school. But by a 4-3 vote late Tuesday night, commissioners approved a zoning change that  ...
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<title>Closed charters still owe millions</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180035892</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:13 GMT</pubDate>
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...  for Homeless Children W.C. Handy Community Middle School for the Performing Arts The defunct charter schools that operated in a Downtown shopping mall owe the state $3.3 million plus interest,  ...
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<title>Charters closed</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180035888</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:13 GMT</pubDate>
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... Since 1999, when charter schools first came to Franklin County, 11 schools have closed. Most closed because of financial  ...
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<title>Imagine sees ranks at 400 on Broadway</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180033994</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to form the board for the new charter school on Broadway. During Wednesday&apos;s meeting, Don Willis,  ...  Bridge Academy, set to open August 2009. Charter schools are public schools that operate more independently  ...
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<title>Hartford Charter School Secures Funding, Plans August Opening</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180024918</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 09:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  state funding shortfall threatened to keep the charter school from opening, school leaders announced Wednesday they&apos;d  ...  consistent with how the state funds other charter schools. This year&apos;s state money came from leftover  ...
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<title>7 are honored at Toledoan of Year event</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180019394</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  other finalists were Martin Porter, founding director of the Toledo School for the Arts charter school, and Dr. Michael Rees, a transplant surgeon at the UT Medical Center, the former  ...
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<title>School board rebels against FCAT tyranny</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180017808</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  state rule that clearly says school boards have no such discretion. Not after a charter school on probation registers yet another F result on the mighty FCAT. The Smart School  ...
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<title>CARROLL: Ironic ad targets Polis</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180012809</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  indictment is the unions&apos; hostility toward public charter schools, as well as the ludicrous claim that  ...  the screen highlights Polis&apos; assurance that &quot;Our charter school projects continue to thrive.&quot; This is a  ...
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<title>Dropout figures are still dishonest</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180012529</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:18 GMT</pubDate>
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...  parents. Parental involvement is the obvious reason dropout rates are far lower for both charter schools and private schools than in ordinary public schools. Whether by television commercials, outreach programs  ...
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<title>DiPatri gets high marks from board</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180010864</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:03 GMT</pubDate>
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...  treatment of several near-crisis situations this year, such as declining state revenues, developments at charter schools and the closure of Palm Bay schools during the May fires. &quot;In this year  ...
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<title>Going virtually to high school</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180008060</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 07:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  year. It will be the first online charter school based in east county. The school board  ...  a per-pupil amount for students in online charter schools equal what it pays for students in  ...
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<title>Reaching Beyond the Classroom: Charter School Enlists Community Members to Share Expertise</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180005268</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 07:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Shaw campus of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Northwest Washington. It was one of  ...  the spring at the high school. Many charter schools in the District offer elective courses, often  ...
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<title>Book learning</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=180000481</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 06:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Theres lots of wonderful information in there that can apply to everyone. Bright Ideas Charter School, which is known for some of its unique electives like judo and dance, might  ...
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<title>Texas waives penalty for schools with high dropout rates</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=179997152</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 06:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Humble, North Forest, Santa Fe, Sheldon, Spring Branch and Texas City, plus the KIPP charter school chain. An unacceptable rating can not only harm a district&apos;s reputation with parents, but  ...
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