Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Data Reveal
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The first comparison of test scores in charter schools and public schools shows charter school students often doing worse than students in regular public schools.
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Accountability is a popular concept, but a poll finds Americans hesitant to punish schools for poor results.
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Almost three-quarters of California&#39;s fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders are out of shape, according to a new report by the state Department of Education.
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By Brock Vergakis Associated Press  Private school vouchers are often touted as a way to level the educational playing field for less-affluent families, particularly minorities living in poverty.
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American students are doing significantly better in math since the federal No Child Left Behind law, but reading achievement has not shown similar gains.
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The report says students are catching up to their worldwide counterparts but fourth-graders are not. By Michael Dobbs / Washington Post.
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WASHINGTON - Many school districts are struggling to let students transfer from poorly performing schools to better ones, as required under federal law, a study finds.
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The findings dealt a blow to supporters of the charter school movement, including the Bush administration.
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Math and reading scores are rising in some states, but not as fast as envisioned under the No Child Left Behind law, a nonpartisan education group says.
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A Â£45bn scheme to modernise England's secondary schools has fallen further behind target.
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A new, independent report card flunks America's colleges in a key subject for many students and parents: affordability.    While noting progress in areas such as student preparation, the biennial study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education drops the country to an "F" in affordability from the "D" it received in the nonprofit group's report two years ago...
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Schools aren't sure why enrollment is down. Some experts cite rising fears among illegal immigrants.
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Compared with peers in traditional public schools, fourth-graders in charter schools do as well in reading but worse in math, a pilot government study says.
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States want children to be a year older when they enter school. This could lead to better test scores â and more inequality.
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After last month's disintegration of the California Charter Academy, parents are still looking for alternate schools and many teachers are looking for jobs.
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WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Even though one out of three American children live within a mile of their school, barely half of those students regularly bike or walk to class, researchers report.
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TODAY'S LESSON: Nearly all U.S. schools are connected to the Internet, according to a new study, but they still lag behind most of society in using computer technology.