Milwaukee, New York City, Buffalo, San Diego, and a host of other school districts are increasing their numbers of charter schools, contract schools, and innovative new district schools. (wacharterschools.org)
On a leap of faith, Allen put in an application to send her younger son to one of the few other public school alternatives in the city: a new district school for gifted students. (edutopia.org)
Though a smattering of grants have benefitted local causes — after - school yoga ($ 31,000), book drives ($ 1.2 million), new district schools ($ 2.1 million) and sundry others — over 40 percent of the money granted to organizations has left the state. (thenation.com)