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Charter schools have strayed so far from their original intent that they should be renamed "corporate" or "franchise" schools instead, a Western Michigan University professor told a state Senate Committee.

"Racial imbalance is making a comeback in Florida's public schools with the new wave of charter schools springing up across the state."

In a repudiation of the segregationist policies that have caused turmoil in Wake County, NC for the past two years, voters have returned a pro-diversity majority that we can only hope will vote to restore the most successful socioeconomic integration plan in the U. S.  

Wake County school board members seem poised to approve sweeping changes to the county's student-assignment plan - changes designed to let parents choose which schools their children would attend.

The latest report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools shows that the charter school boom is showing no signs of abating.  In six cities-New Orleans; Washington, D.C.; Detroit; Kansas City, Missouri; Flint, Michigan; and Gary, Indiana-more than 30 percent of students now attend charter schools. In New Orleans, an astounding 70 percent of students are enrolled in charters. But, when it comes down to the sheer number of students attending charters, Los Angeles takes the enrollment crown.