The experiment continues — as it should
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
Pioneer Press, June 30, 2008
Legislative Auditor's report says charter school test results similar to public results
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
ECM Publishers, June 30, 2008
Audit: Praise for charter schools' finances but pause on academics
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
Star Tribune, June 30, 2008
Study: Charter schools a mixed bag
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
MN Public Radio, June 30, 2008
Report Puts Focus On Minn. Charter Schools
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
WCCO, June 30, 2008
Audit: Minn. charter schools need more oversight
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
Fort Mill Times, South Carolina, June 30, 2008
State audit calls for tighter restrictions on charter schools
(about MN OLA audit report for charter schools)
KSTP 5 News, June 30, 2008
For state schools, higher test scores bring more pain
(about MN MCA-II Test Score Results, and mentions Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
MinnPost, June 30, 2008
School test scores improve slightly
(about MN MCA-II Test Score Results, including charter schools)
Star Tribune, June 30, 2008
No charges against crew, charter school
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Kaaltv, 5 Eyewitness News, June 30, 2008
Hot property
(mentions St. Croix Preparatory Academy)
Star Tribune, June 29, 2008
Bemidji to celebrate milestones in music
(mentions Schoolcraft, TrekNorth, and Voyageurs Charter Schools)
Bemidji Pioneer, June 29, 2008
Public charter schools flourish
(comparison between MN Charter schools and traditional public schools in terms of enrollment)
Mille Lacs County Times, June 27, 2008
Teachers learn how to involve all students in activities
(includes interview with New City school teacher)
Post Bulletin, June 27, 2008
Ojibwe writer wins award
(about TrekNorth H.S. graduate)
Grand Forks Herald, June 26, 2008
Charter school enrollment edges upward
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Post Bulletin, June 23, 2008
Guarding the perimeter, protecting the freedom
(about religion in schools and Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Pioneer Press, June 21, 2008
This Wall Should Better Separate
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2008
Charter school enrollment on the rise in Minnesota
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Education Week, June 20, 2008
Thousands of Minnesota families shifting to charter public schools
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Coon Rapids EMC Publishing, June 20, 2008
Increase in Minnesota Charter Public School enrollment for 2007-08 was largest in state history
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Coon Rapids EMC Publishing, June 20, 2008
Charter school enrollment on the rise in Minnesota
no longer available online
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Bemidji Pioneer, June 20, 2008
Greater numbers enrolling in charter schools
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Star Tribune, June 19, 2008
Minnesota / Charter schools see big jump
(about MN charter school enrollment)
Pioneer Press, June 19, 2008
Charter School Enrollment on the Rise
(about MN charter school enrollment)
MyFox9 Twin Cities News, June 19, 2008
Charter school enrollment on the rise in Minn.
(about MN charter school enrollment)
KSTP 5 News, June 19, 2008
Follow the Money, Lose the Faith
(religion and charter schools, makes mention of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
North Country Gazette, New York, June 19, 2008
The Minnesota debate on Muslim charter schools goes national
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, June 17, 2008
St. Paul's Hmong school creates a culture of success
(about Hmong Academy)
Star Tribune, June 17, 2008
Educating Moral Idiots in America: The Case of Charter Schools
(mentions Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
The American Muslim, June 16, 2008
First U.S. charter school is here in St. Paul
(about City Academy)
Twin Cities Daily Planet, June 15, 2008
Charter Schools Shouldn't Promote Islam
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2008
Charter school Q & A: 'To familiarize, not proselytize'
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Star Tribune, June 14, 2008
KIPP is coming
(about KIPP Minnesota, opening Fall 08)
Twin Cities Daily Planet, June 12, 2008
Advanced Academics, Inc. Partner School Minnesota Virtual High School Graduates First Class of 43 Students from across Minnesota
(about MN Virtual Academy, a MN Transitions Charter school program)
Business Wire, June 12, 2008
Think-Off takes on immigration
No longer available online
(mentions MN New Country School former student)
Perham Enterprise Bulletin, June 11, 2008
Islam in America's public schools: Education or indoctrination?
(mentions Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2008
TRIO selects managers for 2008-09 school year
(about TRIO Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School)
Chisago County Press, June 11, 2008
High school for recording arts is 'hip hop central'
(about High School for Recording Arts)
MN Public Radio, June 11, 2008
Threats Continue at Twin Cities Area Charter School
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Impact News, June 11, 2008
Criticism tests Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy
No longer available online
Pioneer Press, June 10, 2008
Yinghua Academy: A live lesson in relief
No longer available online (about Yinghua Academy teacher)
Pioneer Press, June 9, 2008
Charter school catering to Muslims complies with law
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Southern California InFocus, June 8, 2008
For charter school, a murky vindication
(about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy)
Southwest Review, June 8, 2008
Learning through service
(about New Century Charter School)
Hutchinson Leader, June 2, 2008