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NATIONAL COVERAGE

How ‘Common Core’ helps teachers
Opinion, New York Post, NY, December 12, 2013
There’s a new punching bag in education policy. Known as the Common Core, the new standards adopted across the country and in New York City classrooms this year have become a platform for opponents of school reform to sound off on everything else they dislike about the current education landscape, from teacher evaluation to testing.

Parents say they don’t need state test results
Column, Washington Post, DC, December 11, 2013
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan had warned that California would be shortchanging students and their families if it held to its plan not to report school test averages next year. Almost everyone who responded to me said Duncan was wrong.

Secret policymaking on school reform is on the rise
Washington Post Blog, DC, December 12, 2013
Education reform policy around the country is increasingly being made in secret or without public input — and with a lot of private philanthropic money.

STATE COVERAGE

ARKANSAS

Beating The Odds: 100% of Delta charter school class accepted into college
KATV, AR, December 12, 2013
An Arkansas charter school is transforming an impoverished region of the state with one of the highest college acceptance rates in the state.

COLORADO

Lincoln Elementary School community optimistic about turnaround
Reporter-Herald, CO, December 11, 2013
Lincoln Elementary School students, parents and faculty members showed in force at Wednesday night’s Thompson School District Board of Education meeting to voice their support for the school, which is required by the Colorado Department of Education to submit a “turnaround plan” following years of declining test scores and a precipitous recent drop in enrollment after an attendance boundary change.

DELAWARE

Few show for Reach Academy parents’ meeting
WDDE, DE, December 11, 2013
Just three Reach Academy for Girls’ parents attended an informal meeting held for them in Wilmington Wednesday night.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Student turnover now part of D.C. schools report on data to assist comparisons
Washington Post, DC, December 12, 2013
The District’s Anacostia High School saw an enormous fluctuation in its student population in the 2012-13 school year, losing more than one in five students after the first month of school while gaining nearly twice as many during the school year. The enrollment swings left the school with a net student increase of 16 percent.

FLORIDA

A quality education for all public school students
Opinion, Miami Herald, FL, December 11, 2013
Educators, parents, students and community members in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are joining together to reclaim the promise of public education. This important effort is co-sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association and is a vital step forward for our schools in South Florida.

Hall leads country with fastest-growing charter system
Gainesville Times, FL, December 12, 2013
The Hall County School District is the fastest-growing in the country for public charter school students.

INDIANA

Governor lays out education agenda for state
Shelby News, IN, December 12, 2013
As he finds himself in the middle of a public rift with Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, Indiana Governor Mike Pence unveiled his education policy during a speech Tuesday.

ILLINOIS

Mayor says ex-UNO chief was a ‘distraction’
Chicago Sun-Times, IL, December 12, 2013
Juan Rangel was a “distraction from the mission” of the United Neighborhood Organization and did the right thing by resigning as the clout-heavy organization’s chief executive, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday.

LOUISIANA

Charter school companies want to add Shreveport campuses
Shreveport Times, LA, December 11, 2013
A Michigan-based charter school company and a Baton Rouge nonprofit want to open a nine-school network around Louisiana that includes two campuses in Shreveport.

King charter won’t move to Orleans school board governance
The Lens, LA, December 11, 2013
Dr. King Charter School isn’t going to switch to Orleans Parish School Board governance – at least not right now.

Tangipahoa board reject charter school application
The Advocate, LA, December 11, 2013
The Tangipahoa Parish School board on Wednesday rejected an application for a charter school in the parish, its third such rejection in a week.

NEW JERSEY

Rowan to offer spots for students with Camden academy partnership
Courier-Post, NJ, December 12, 2013
Future students of the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy already have a leg up on the competition, thanks to a new partnership with Rowan University.

NEW MEXICO

Governor proposes pay hike for beginning teachers
Santa Fe New Mexican, NM, December 12, 2013
Gov. Susana Martinez is proposing a 10 percent salary boost for starting teachers and bonuses for educators who receive the highest ratings through the state’s new evaluation system.

School model defies race/income stereotype
Editorial, Albuquerque Journal, NM, December 12, 2013
So much for not being able to educate poor minority kids who are two grade levels behind where they should be. Cristo Rey, a network of independent Catholic schools, not only gets most of those students through high school, but all of those who graduate are accepted into college and 90 percent attend.

NEW YORK

Will de Blasio Choke Charters?
Column, Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2013
Income inequality is the Democratic Party’s new bumper sticker. And the newest driver of the party’s income-inequality election bus is New York City’s mayor-elect, Bill de Blasio.

NORTH CAROLINA

Durham home to eight of state’s 71 proposed charters
Durham Sun, NC, December 11, 2013
Eight of the 71 charter school applications received by the state Department of Public Instruction have come from applicants who hope to open charter schools in Durham in August 2015.

Durham home to eight of state’s 71 proposed charters
Durham Sun, NC, December 11, 2013
Eight of the 71 charter school applications received by the state Department of Public Instruction have come from applicants who hope to open charter schools in Durham in August 2015.

N.C. teachers group sues over private-school grants
Winston Salem-Journal, NC, December 12, 2012
The fight over public education North Carolina came to a head Wednesday when a group of public school advocates — including parents and teachers — sued the state over a controversial voucher program that would give public dollars to private schools in the form of grants for poor students.

Suit against vouchers is crucial for NC public schools
Editorial, News & Observer, NC, December 11, 2013
Another day, another lawsuit over a law passed by the Republican-led General Assembly. On Wednesday, a legal challenge was filed in Wake County Superior Court against a school voucher law passed earlier this year.

OHIO

More Than 31,000 Ohio Students Receive Private-School Vouchers
NPR StateImpact, OH, December 11, 2013
More Ohioans are opting to use school vouchers to send their children to private K-12 schools.

PENNSYLVANIA

Contract reflects ed-reform group’s rise to power in Philly
Philadelphia City Paper, PA, December 12, 2013
When Mayor Michael Nutter appointed Sylvia Simms to the School Reform Commission (SRC) in January, he lauded her as a “community leader, parent, former School District employee and graduate” who “understands from a grass-roots level how important it is to educate our children.”

Scavello: I called judge in charter school case
Pocono Record, PA, December 12, 2013
The charter school is challenging a vote by the state’s Charter Appeal Board to revoke its charter, a decision that reversed an earlier vote by CAB. The court issued a stay in the summer, allowing the school to open and operate pending resolution of the case.

Teach For America contract faces skeptical Pittsburgh School Board members
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA, December 12, 2013
A Teach for America representative faced some pointed questioning by Pittsburgh school board members following a presentation on the school district’s plan to bring in up to 30 new teachers from the federal program next year to take hard-to-fill jobs at some of the city’s most challenging schools.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Thomas: Charter schools not a smart investment for S.C.
Column, The State, SC, December 12, 2013
A new report calling for South Carolina to increase the state’s investment in charter schools comes as the state still is struggling to recover from the economic downturn and continues to invest heavily in education reform driven by new standards and high-stakes testing.

TEXAS

Abbott, Davis Spar Over Public School Support
WOAI, TX, December 12, 2013
Education is the current battleground between the candidates for governor, as Republican Greg Abbott unveiled his education proposals during a stop at a San Antonio charter school, 1200 WOAI’s Stephanie Narvaez reports.

WEST VIRGINIA

State board works to clarify school calendar policy
Charleston Gazette, WV, December 11, 2013
State school board members unanimously approved a policy Wednesday they say is intended to give districts more freedom when designing a school calendar, but they said they’re worried there are still misconceptions among educators and parents about the bill’s requirements.

ONLINE LEARNING

Eye On Education: ‘Virtual High School’ Opens Doors To Students
WBZ-TV, MA, December 11, 2013
As part of a new series “Eye On Education,” WBZ-TV will be focusing on both technology and innovation in the school systems across the state.

‘Flipped’ classroom story sparks debate on teaching style
PBS News, December 11, 2013
The conversation on Facebook reveals both positive and negative reactions, with fans chiming in on the the pros and cons at the heart of today’s education practices.
Top of Form

Tim King, banned for life from running schools in Oregon, operates online school in Washington
The Oregonian, OR, December 11, 2013
Charter school founder Tim King, who is banned for life from running taxpayer-funded schools in Oregon, is clear to continue running a state-funded online school in Washington, that state’s director of online schools confirmed.

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NATIONAL COVERAGE

Charter schools surge in state, nation
San Diego Union Tribune, CA, December 10, 2013
San Diego Unified is experiencing more growth in charter-school enrollment than any other district in California — and the second-highest rise in the nation, according to a new report.

STATE COVERAGE

ARIZONA

3 Arizona schools expected to close
Arizona Republic, AZ, December 10, 2013
Three Arizona charter schools that received failing grades from the state likely will close by the end of the school year after receiving notice that the state charter board would revoke their charters.

CALIFORNIA

San Francisco school board votes on graduation rules
San Francisco Chronicle, CA, December 10, 2013
Students in San Francisco’s alternative high schools won’t have to complete the district’s new, more rigorous graduation requirements to get a diploma, the school board decided Tuesday night.

CONNECTICUT

ISAAC charter school’s scores on CMT tests win recognition
The Day, CT, December 11, 2013
The Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication (ISAAC), the free public charter school downtown, was deemed a school of distinction by the State Board of Education based on progress the school’s students showed on the Connecticut Mastery Test.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

New Orleans leads nation in percentage of public charter school enrollment
Washington Post, DC, December 10, 2013
New Orleans led the nation last year as the city with the greatest percentage of students enrolled in public charter schools, followed by Detroit and the District of Columbia, according to a new survey released Tuesday by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

FLORIDA

Days get longer for four Lee County Schools
News-Press, FL, December 11, 2013
Four struggling schools are getting a new start to the school day in the new year.

High teacher grades seem too good to be true
Editorial, Daytona Beach News Journal, FL, December 11, 2013
Florida teachers got high marks for the 2012-13 school year, but the grades were so good — compared to student performance — that some skepticism and concern on the part of taxpayers and parents are warranted.

MacDill charter plan needs work
Editorial, Tampa Bay Times, FL, December 10, 2013
The Hillsborough County School Board made the correct decision Tuesday in denying an application for a charter school at MacDill Air Force Base.

With charter enrollment surging, Miami-Dade public schools look to tighten the rules
Miami Herald, FL, December 10, 2013
As the Miami-Dade School Board looks to improve its grip on charter schools, a new national report shows that Florida’s vast network of independent schools is expanding perhaps faster than anywhere else in the U.S.

INDIANA

Indiana Governor Pence puts new emphasis on charter schools in education agenda
Courier-Journal, IN
December 10, 2013
Republican Gov. Mike Pence proposed a renewed emphasis on charter schools Tuesday, saying the state should supplement salaries for their teachers and make unused buildings available for the schools.

IOWA

Iowa teachers union seeks funding increases
Quad City Times, IA, December 10, 2013
Top officials in the state’s public teachers union said the state needs to lock in two years of 6 percent increases in school funding if it wants to help combat poverty in Iowa’s schools.

KENTUCKY

Charter Schools Issue Divides Ky. Chamber of Commerce Event
WKMS, KY, December 10, 2013
At a legislative event hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the divisive issue of charter schools and parent choice took center stage.

LOUISIANA

Brookings study ranks LABI as most influential, teacher groups as least in school vouchers debate
Times-Picayune, LA, December 10, 2013
State lawmakers and political insiders ranked the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) as the most influential lobbying group in the 2012 debate over expanding school vouchers, according to a report released by the Brookings Institution on Tuesday.

MAINE

Maine education committee hopes to introduce school funding reform bill
Portland Press Herald, ME, December 11, 2013
Several lawmakers say they will push for a bill in the January session incorporating recommendations from a study on how the state funds public schools.

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston Teachers Union contests ratings
Boston Globe, MA, December 11, 2013
The Boston Teachers Union has filed a grievance with the School Department over its teacher evaluation system, asking school officials to rescind the “offending evaluations and improvement plans” and to stop discriminating against employees on the basis of race, gender, or age.

Education issues presented to transition team
Boston Herald, MA, December 11, 2013
About 200 students, parents and other children’s advocates last night pushed Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh’s transition team to take steps to boost education in the city — suggesting more charter schools, more school buildings and more parent and student involvement.

Lowell charter school’s rebound on track
Lowell Sun, MA, December 11, 2013
The board is scheduled to act Tuesday on a recommendation from the state’s education commissioner that the school start offering seventh and eighth grade again, after a year without them.

Menino, misguided
Editorial, Boston Herald, MA, December 11, 2013
Perhaps we should have realized that Menino’s brief support for charter school expansion was halfhearted and opportunistic, now that he is back to reading from the script of anti-charter zealots who are willing to foreclose educational opportunities for kids in failing schools.

MICHIGAN

Michigan reform district could add schools as early as January
Detroit Free Press, MI, December 10, 2013
State Superintendent Mike Flanagan announced today that more failing schools will be placed into Michigan’s reform district in 2014, possibly as early as January.

More Detroit students attend charter schools than public schools
Detroit News, MI, December 10, 2013
Charter schools in Detroit have grown to the point that they educate more than half of the city’s children, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

NEVADA

Clark County’s charter schools continue to chart strong growth
Las Vegas Sun, NV, December 11, 2013
Clark County charter schools have among the fastest enrollment growth in the country, according to a national report released Tuesday.

NEW JERSEY

Charter school awaiting review
Courier-Post, NJ, December 11, 2013
One of two Camden charter schools placed on probation in the spring will receive its final review by the state Thursday.

NORTH CAROLINA

African-American leaders question change to Wake school board leadership
News & Observer, NC
December 10, 2013
African-American community leaders are demanding an explanation why Keith Sutton was replaced as chairman of the Wake County school board, but school board members continue to give few reasons for the change.

OHIO

Many fail third-grade reading test
Columbus Dispatch, OH, December 11, 2013
More than a third of Ohio third-graders failed the state reading test this fall, putting them at risk of being held back if they don’t improve their scores.

OKLAHOMA

In reform, real focus on needs on students
Commentary, Oklahoma Gazette, OK, December 11, 2013
Oklahoma’s education debate spends a lot of time on a few familiar subjects: education funding vs. tax cuts, vouchers and charters vs. traditional public schools and high-stakes testing vs. letting teachers teach.

SOUTH CAROLINA

SC lawmaker proposes performance-based teacher pay
WBTW, SC, December 10, 2013
A bill prefiled Tuesday in the South Carolina House would evaluate state teachers and base their salaries on how well their students are doing. Rep. Andy Patrick, R-Hilton Head Island, prefiled the bill after meeting with teachers, principals, and parents.

TENNESSEE

Metro challenges state formula for schools funding
The Tennessean, TN, December 11, 2013
The Metro Nashville school district has taken aim at the state’s level of education funding, arguing that Davidson County has been shorted millions of dollars and setting the stage for what could be a broad-based assault on state funding levels by districts all over the state.

With $2M investment, KIPP Nashville plans more charter schools
Nashville Business Journal Blog, TN, December 10, 2013
The Charter School Growth Fund-Tennessee, a public-private investment partnership that funds growth of charter schools, is investing $2 million in KIPP Nashville to support expansion, the organization announced today.

TEXAS

School Choices Are Growing In North Texas
KERA News, TX, December 10, 2013
With a surge of charter schools and the continued appeal of private schools, Fort Worth is meeting the competition head on. For the past few years, the school district’s been adding academic specialties at nearly every campus, It’s called the Gold Seal Programs of Choice.

WISCONSIN

Board considers new Janesville charter school
The Gazette, WI, December 11, 2013
Officials are planning to open a new charter school in Janesville next fall, but one school board member would like to nip it in the bud.

ONLINE LEARNING

Cyber schools give students additional opportunities
Opinion, Allentown Morning Call, PA, December 10, 2013
Alyssa Weaver is a poster child for the benefits of choice in public education. At the age of 12, she was diagnosed with a crippling case of scoliosis which, in decades past, might have brought her education and career aspirations to a screeching halt. But, thanks to the marriage of online education and public charter school, Alyssa, who lives in western Pennsylvania, had a life-changing option — cyber school.

Florida Virtual School offers flexibility for students who need it
Town Hall, FL, December 10, 2013
When Allie Schnacky, 13, was cast as Pippi Longstocking in a play, her public elementary school wouldn’t allow her to be absent as often as she needed to perform.

High School With No Walls Takes Shape
Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2013
New York City is planning to open a new high school next year—but it won’t have a gym, library, science lab or even a math classroom.

Pinellas board reluctantly OKs virtual academy
St. Petersburg Tribune, FL, December 10, 2013
Florida Virtual Academy at Pinellas County Charter School got the OK from Pinellas County School Board members Tuesday to become the school district’s first virtual charter school. But that doesn’t mean board members are happy about it.

Virtual school needs more accountability
Editorial, Rocky Mount Telegram, NC, December 10, 2013
Online education, like so many other facets of the Internet, is an evolving resource that promises to extend better classes and teachers to a much broader range of students.

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NATIONAL COVERAGE

‘Day of Action’ rally demands more funding, new reform agenda priorities
PBS News, December 9, 2013
Thousands of teachers and students are rallying in cities across the nation Monday for the National Day of Action, a movement organized by the American Federation of Teachers union that seeks to reclaim their vision of the nation’s public education system.

STATE COVERAGE

ARIZONA

Arizona school districts gaming charter system to get more funds
Goldwater Institute, December 9, 2013
The number of public district-run charter schools in Arizona is increasing at an unprecedented rate as many districts try to boost their budgets without offering students new educational options, a forthcoming report by the Goldwater Institute reveals.

CALIFORNIA

Report: In Silicon Valley, ‘successful’ schools fail poor and English-learning students
San Jose Mercury News, CA, December 9, 2013
Silicon Valley public schools are largely failing poor students and English learners, a report issued Monday asserts, indicating that even schools in wealthy neighborhoods perceived to be highly successful are inadequately preparing these students, considered the hardest to educate.

Teachers protest L.A. Unified’s process for misconduct investigations
Los Angeles Times, CA, December 10, 2013
Critics say district’s approach to misconduct allegations presumes guilt and results in dismissal for even small infractions.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray faces hostile crowd in debate on education
Washington Post, DC, December 9, 2013
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) chose a debate on education Monday night to make his campaign debut alongside council members, a restaurant owner, a former State Department official and others trying to keep him from a second term.

GEORGIA

School districts face flexibility decision
Rockdale News, GA, December 10, 2013
In just under two years from now, Rockdale County Public Schools can choose to become a charter school system as the deadline approaches for mandates under a 2008 state law.

ILLINOIS

Broken bonds: The school edition
Editorial, Chicago Tribune, IL, December 10, 2013
You couldn’t ask for a better — or more infuriating — explanation for the financial implosion of Chicago Public Schools than Sunday’s installment of the Tribune’s “Broken Bonds” series.

KENTUCKY

School-choice critics intimidate but won’t debate
Opinion, News Democrat Leader, KY, December 9, 2013
Then there is the closed-minded leadership of the Kentucky Education Association, Jefferson County Teachers Association, Kentucky School Boards Association and Kentucky Association of School Superintendents who, when it comes to school choice, won’t even question that much.

LOUISIANA

Groups petition for return of New Orleans school from Recovery School District
Times-Picayune, LA, December 9, 2013
New Orleans education groups are starting a petition to get the Recovery School District to return Sarah T. Reed High School in eastern New Orleans to local control.

MAINE

Bangor council extends charter school ban another 180 days, OKs downtown apartment development
Bangor Daily News, ME, December 9, 2013
The Bangor City Council banned charter schools from setting up in the city for another 180 days during a meeting Monday night.

MISSOURI

Missouri’s chief educator is a lightning rod in reform efforts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO, December 10, 2013
Missouri’s top education official is increasingly becoming a flash point as the state wrestles with how to address its most troubled schools.

Mo.’s biggest school district wants to make high school tougher
St. Louis Post-Gazette, MO, December 9, 2013
The Springfield school district is discussing how to make high school more challenging, with a goal of improving the students’ chances of succeeding after graduation.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Tax Credit Scholarships Set to Change in N.H.
Valley News, NH, December 10, 2013
A statement released today by the Department of Revenue Administration will change the way scholarships are handed out under the education tax credit law next year.

NEW JERSEY

New era of cooperation in Newark schools gives way to animosity
New Jersey Spotlight, NJ, December 10, 2013
One year after celebrated signing of teacher contract, national union president charges officials have reneged on promises

NEW YORK

One-year renewal linked to charter school transfers
Letter, Buffalo News, NY, December 10, 2013
The Dec. 5 story on charter school transfers (465 students have transferred to Buffalo public schools from charters in the past four months) missed some important context.

Teacher’s union says property tax cap caused achievement gap
Legislative Gazette, NY, December 9, 2013
A new analysis by the New York State United Teachers shows the wealthiest 10 percent of New York state school districts spend 80 percent more on student education costs than the state’s poorest 10 percent of districts.

Teacher’s union says property tax cap caused achievement gap
Legislative Gazette, NY, December 9, 2013
A new analysis by the New York State United Teachers shows the wealthiest 10 percent of New York state school districts spend 80 percent more on student education costs than the state’s poorest 10 percent of districts.

United Federation of Teachers boss praises Bill de Blasio’s school chancellor candidates
New York Daily News, NY, December 10, 2013
The head of the city’s teachers union offered his stamp of approval for most of the names mentioned as candidates being considered for schools chancellor under Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio.

NORTH CAROLINA

Eight N.C. Schools Up for Charter Renewals
WUNC, NC, December 9, 2013
Representatives of the schools will present in front of the newly formed Charter School Advisory Board today and Tuesday to address concerns that the board might have regarding the schools’ fulfillment of academic and fiscal standards.

Policy Changes Considered to Help Special Needs Children in the Classroom
WFDD, NC, December 9, 2013
School choice including charter schools, magnet schools and private schools are options for many families in North Carolina. But as the state’s education landscape continues to change, many parents with special needs children are facing major challenges.

PENNSYLVANIA

Bethlehem schools hear pitch for military style science charter school
Allentown Morning Call, PA, December 9, 2013
Smith went before the Bethlehem Area School Board on Monday with his proposal for the Advanced Military Aerospace Science Academy. The charter high school would emphasize a science and math curriculum and require every student to take part in a JROTC program.

Bill would create teacher tax credit for out-of-pocket spending on school supplies
Patriot News, PA, December 9, 2013
Walk into any Pennsylvania classroom and you’re bound to find students using items that were purchased by their teacher who paid for them out of pocket, said veteran Harrisburg School District teacher Rich Askey.

Public-school rally targets Corbett
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, December 10, 2013
“Hey hey, ho, Tom Corbett has got to go,” about 100 people outside Gov. Corbett’s Philadelphia office chanted on a wind-whipped afternoon Monday.

Rough road: Pittsburgh’s schools have tough choices to make
Editorial, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA
December 10, 2013
Pittsburgh Public Schools superintendent Linda Lane doesn’t sugarcoat the problems confronting her district.

Bethlehem schools hear pitch for military style science charter school
Allentown Morning Call, PA, December 9, 2013
Next year, East Penn School District might have to rethink its policy of largely allowing parents to send their children to the schools of their choice within the district so long as the parent provides transportation, officials said.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Patrick unveils teacher-quality legislation, hints at possible superintendent run
Island Packet, SC, December 9, 2013
State Rep. Andy Patrick of Hilton Head Island said Monday he is “exploring the idea” of a run for state superintendent of education.

WEST VIRGINIA

Teachers union leader, House speaker question school testing
Charleston Gazette, WV, December 10, 2013
West Virginia teachers union leader and the House of Delegates speaker said Monday that students’ aren’t being educated as well as they should be because they’re forced to take more and more tests.

ONLINE LEARNING

Cyber Charter opening resource center
Delaware County Daily Times, PA, December 9, 2013
Achievement House Cyber Charter School is opening a second resource center within the Chester Upland School District to accommodate local students enrolled in the cyber program.