PATHS Through School Choice

Parents And Teachers Helping Students Through School Choice

September 2009

Bad Title, Mind Changing Book
by Jay Matthews
The Washington Post
September 24, 2009

Heavy Lifting Needed on No Child Left Behind
by Chester E. Finn, Jr.
National Review Online
September 24, 2009

Do Charters 'Cream' the Best? A New Study Finds Breakthrough Evidence
The Wall Street Journal
September 24, 2009

Early Childhood Misstep
by Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Forbes.com
September 23, 2009

Near Universal Passing Provokes Debate on School Standards
by Liz Bowie
The Baltimore Sun
September 23, 2009

Acing the Test: Charter School Students Outperform Peers by a Mile in a Fair Test
NY Daily News.com
September 23, 2009

National Academic Standards Proposed
UPI.com
September 22, 2009

New Ammo for Charter Debate
by Jay Matthews
Washington Post.com
September 22, 2009

Stanford Study Says NYC Charter Schools Improving
by Beth Fertig
WNYC.org
September 22, 2009

CER Newswire
The Center for Education Reform
September 22, 2009

The NCLB Paradox Enters the Twilight Zone
by Diane Ravitch
Bridging Differences Blog
September 21, 2009

The Education Gadfly
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
September 17, 2009

After Cheating Concerns, Should Students Retake Standardized Tests?
by Valerie Strauss
The Washington Post
September 16, 2009

Back to School Patriotism
by Bill Bennett
TownHall.com
September 16, 2009

The Preschool Picture
by Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Education Next
Fall 2009/Vol. 9, No.4

CER Newswire
Center for Education Reform
September 15, 2009

Critical Thinking? You Need Knowledge
by Diane Ravitch
The Boston Globe
September 15, 2009

The Secret of Success and High Test Scores
by Diane Ravitch
Bridging Differences Blog
EdWeek.org
September 15, 2009

Straight A's Public Education Policy and Progress
Vol. 9, No. 17
Alliance for Excellent Education
September 14, 2009

The Education Gadfly
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
September 10, 2009

The Start of an Interesting and Dangerous School Year
by Diane Ravitch
Bridging Differences Blog
September 10, 2009

Fear Not Big Government on Standards, says Fordham
Ed Week.org
September 9, 2009

Group: No Child Left Behind Standards Are Low
Galesburg Radio
September 9, 2009

Research Shows $100 Billion Education Stimulus Likely Hurting Economy
by Andrew Coulson
Cato At Liberty.org
September 9, 2009

Bloomberg's Bogus School Report Cards Destroy Real Progress
by Diane Ravitch
NY Daily News.com
September 8, 2009

Has the P21 Movement Succeeded?
National Journal.com
September 8, 2009

What the Public Thinks of Public Schools
by Paul E. Peterson
The Wall Street Journal
September 8, 2009

A Challenge for President Obama
Education Notebook
The Heritage Foundation
September 8, 2009

CER Newswire
Center for Education Reform
September 8, 2009

Mayor Fenty's School Choice
The Education Notebook
The Heritage Foundation
September 4, 2009

The Education Gadfly
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
September 3, 2009

Stanford Poll: Obama Sways Public on Controversial Education Issues
by Sharon Noguchi
MercuryNews.com
September 2, 2009

High Achieving Kids Need Options, Too
Flypaper: Education reform ideas that stick
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
September 1, 2009

CER Newswire
Center for Education Reform
September 1, 2009

10 Things Your School District Won't Tell You
SmartMoney.com
September 1, 2009

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