Charter Related News Stories for April 2008

North Lakes Academy OK’d for high school expansion
(about North Lakes Academy)
Forest Lake Times, April 29, 2008

St. Paul German school links past, future
(about Twin Cities German Immersion School)
Star Tribune, April 22, 2008

East metro town briefs
(for mention of Community of Peace Academy, see section on St. Paul's Sustainability Awards)
Star Tribune, April 22, 2008

North Shore Community Teacher Wins April Golden Apple Award
(about North Shore Community School Teacher)
Northlands News Center, April 22, 2008

Minnesota Virtual High School Students Earn College Credit Tuition-Free Through DeVry University
(about MN Virtual HS, a program of MN Transitions School)
EarthTimes, April 21, 2008

Paying for this?
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Augusta Chronicle, Georgia, April 21, 2008

Kersten's Arabic-school source: even more to the story
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
MinnPost, April 18, 2008

Virtual Public School Students Attend Field Trips Across Minnesota
(about Minnesota Transitions School - Connections Academy)
OpenPR, April 18, 2008

Administrators weigh in on education legislation
(interview with Allen Hoffman, New Century Charter School Director)
Hutchinson Leader, April 17, 2008

Let's curb the rush to judgment on TIZA
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
MinnPost, April 17, 2008

Inver Grove Heights school on defensive after death threats
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Kare11 News, April 17, 2008

MN Schools Adopt WriteToLearn for State Assessments
(about Dunwoody Academy)
T.H.E. Journal, California, April 17, 2008

Kersten column on Muslim school followed by threats, police patrols
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Minnesota Monitor, April 16, 2008

Ramsey council tables PACT Charter School resolution
(about PACT Charter School)
Coon Rapids Herald, April 16, 2008

'Energy City' gets energized
(about Spectrum High School students)
Star Tribune, April 16, 2008

Furor over Islam taught at US public school
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
AFP, April 16, 2008

Minnesota allows Islamic school to operate on taxpayer monies
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
OneNewsNow, April 15, 2008

Law Enforcement on Watch for Hate Crimes at Twin Cities Charter School
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
My Fox Twin Cities, April 14, 2008

Kersten's Arabic-school source: more to the story
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
MinnPost, April 14, 2008

Muslim civil liberties group seeks FBI probe of school threats
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 14, 2008

Minnesotans Pay for Muslim School
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
NewsMax, April 14, 2008

Wowza Signs Minnesota Transitions Charter School
(about MN Transitions Charter School)
OpenPR, April 14, 2008

Great River on course
(about Great River School)
Star Tribune, April 13, 2008

When Holy & Secular Calendars Collide - Letter to the Editor
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 12, 2008

Charter school getting threats for Islamic ties
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 11, 2008

In a Tizzy over Tiza - assorted Editorials
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 11, 2008

State to review Muslim charter school
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 10, 2008

Charter school's religious activities focus of state investigation
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
MN Public Radio, April 10, 2008

Minnesota Charter School - Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy - Operating As A Madrassah
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
PipelineNews.org, CA, April 10, 2008

Clarkfield Charter School to continue search for new director
(about Clarkfield Area Charter School)
Marshall Independent, April 10, 2008

Spectrum making quantum leap in sports teams (4-9)
(about Spectrum High School)
Star News, April 9, 2008

Wall of silence broken at state's Muslim public school
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 9, 2008

E-mail exchange with TIZA's executive director
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, April 9, 2008

Metro charter school accused of teaching Islam
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
KSTP Channel 5 News, April 9, 2008

Two Minnesota High Schools Choose WriteToLearn to Prepare Students for New State Writing Assessment
(about Dunwoody Academy)
The Earth Times, April 8, 2008

Girls get a voice
(about Laura Jeffrey Academy, opening Fall 2008)
Twin Cities Daily Planet, April 6, 2008