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Akron Beacon Journal
New Report Shows for-Profit Charter School Sector Adding Students, but not Scho…
by John Higgins
January 6, 2012
Associated Press
Report: Education Management Sector Expanding
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January 6, 2012
Bangor Daily News/Bloomberg
Pearson’s U.S. Online Public Schools Fall to Bottom of Class
by John Hechinger
January 6, 2012
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
House Committee Won’t Vote on Charter Schools Bill This Year
by Mike Wynn
February 14, 2012
Detroit Free Press
Virtual Charters Lag Other Public Schools' Performance, Report Says
by Lori Higgins
January 6, 2012
Detroit Free Press
Debate on Cyber Charter Schools Heats Up as Bill Moves Forward
by Lori Higgins
February 12, 2012
Detroit Free Press
Advocates for Online Charter Schools Bill Testify That Legislation Would Provid…
by Lori Higgins
January 25, 2012
Education Week
Firms Scrap for Share of School-Management Market
by Sean Cavanagh
January 25, 2012
Education Week
Publicly Traded Ed. Companies Are Rare
by Robin L. Flanigan
February 22, 2012
Education Week
Virtual Education Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny
by Ian Quillan
March 12, 2012
Flint Journal
Charter vs. Public Decision Can Make or Break a Child's Future
by Blake Thorne
February 3, 2012
Flint Journal
Views Split on Whether More Charter Schools Will Come to Genesee County
by Blake Thorne
February 6, 2012
Kalamazoo Gazette
Michigan Has a Quarter of the Nation's For-Profit Charter Schools. Should We Ca…
by Julie Mack
January 15, 2012
Kalamazoo Gazette
Cyberschool Bill Poses Question: Is Expanding Choice or Improving Academic Achi…
by Julie Mack
March 24, 2012
Livingston Daily
Too Early for Push to Uncap Michigan Cyberschools
by Opinion
January 15, 2012
Niles Daily Star
Panel Raps Education Reform Effort
by Craig Haupert
January 29, 2012
Quad-City Times
Two Districts Open Iowa to Online Schools
by Mike Wiser and Kay Luna
February 19, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle/Bloomberg
Success of Florida Virtual School is Difficult to Measure
by John Hechinger
January 6, 2012
Star News Online
Students of Online Schools Are Lagging
by Jenny Anderson
January 6, 2012
Tampa Bay Times
Success of Florida Virtual School is Difficult to Measure
by Rebecca Catalanello and Marlene Sokol
January 8, 2012
The Guardian (UK)
We Must Now Have an Open Debate About Privatization
by Fiona Millar
February 13, 2012
The Michigan Citizen
Charter, Public Schools Differ in Special Needs Students
by Daniel Opsummer
January 6, 2012
The New York Times
Students of Online Schools Are Lagging
by Jenny Anderson
January 6, 2012
Washington Post
Will California Gov. Brown Sign a Bill To Ban For-Profit Charter Schools?
by Valerie Strauss
August 27, 2018

Television and Radio

Community Radio for Northern Colorado (NPR)
Report Finds More Virtual K-12 Students Are Falling Behind
by Grace Hood
January 6, 2012
Michigan Radio
Study: Online School Scores Lag Behind Traditional Public Schools
by Rina Miller
January 6, 2012
National Public Radio (NPR) - State Impact: Indiana
The Track Records of the Companies Tapped for Indiana Interventions
by Kyle Stokes
January 6, 2012
National Public Radio (NPR), Charlotte, NC
'Virtual' Charter School Looks to Cabarrus, Seeks BOE Partnership
by Lisa Miller
January 23, 2012
NBC, Lexington, Kentucky
Kentucky Lawmakers Weigh Pros, Cons of Charter Schools
by Associated Press
February 14, 2012

Blogs

APSCUF-WCU
For-Profit, On-Line Education Just Doesn’t Work as Well
by Seth Khan
January 6, 2012
ARS DOCENDI
(Brick and Mortar) Schools
by Greg Vanderheiden
January 7, 2012
Education Writers Association
For-Profit Companies Getting Big Slice of Public Ed Pie, with Mixed Results
by Emily Richmond
January 6, 2012
For Profit Watchdog
Online Schools Lag in Performance in Michigan
by The Googasian Firm
January 7, 2012
Philly Mag Online
Rick Santorum Wants Public Schools to Die
by Sandy Hingston
January 9, 2012
Principal's Policy Blog
Virtual Charter Schools’ Performance Lags Behind That of Traditional Schools
by Mary Kingston
January 6, 2012
Schooling in the Ownership Society
Virtual Charter Schools Lag Far Behind
by Mike Klonsky
January 7, 2012
The Education Spot
E-Learning Through Educational Management Organizations Not Adequate, Report Fi…
by TheEdGuy
January 9, 2012

Other Web Sources

Alliance for Excellent Education
Afternoon Announcements – January 6, 2012
by Kenya Downs
January 6, 2012
Alter Net
Why is Public Education Being Outsourced to Online Charter Schools?
by Rania Khalek
January 8, 2012
Daily Kos
Virtual Charter Schools Failing Almost Twice the Rate of Traditional
by AlecMN
January 7, 2012
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