Chastizing Montgomery's school board is of little help for Maryland charter schools

Washington Post by Editorial Board | Feb. 3, 2011 (Editorial)

THE MARYLAND State Board of Education could not have been more forceful in knocking down Montgomery County's rejection of two charter school applications. Not only did it fault Montgomery school officials for not following proper procedures, but it accused them of bias against charters and ordered reconsideration of the rejections. Don't think, though, that the board's action will result in any charters being approved. Maryland's weak charter law stacks ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Howard Libit - Feb 3, 2011 - 2:17 AM PST
Reviewed by: Howard Libit (review), Nancy Knight (review), Fiona Weeks (review), Briana Boyington (review), Bill Ferguson (review)
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Edited by: Howard Libit - Feb 3, 2011 - 2:18 AM PST

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 by Howard Libit - Feb. 3, 2011
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 by Fiona Weeks - Feb. 3, 2011

This story doesn't explain the concept of Charter Schools to fully understand why there would be opposition from the MCPS School Board. It attacks MCPS without giving readers enough information to come to their own opinion and will most likely push readers to the Op-Ed writers side.

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