Dropouts, Small Schools, and Bad News for NCLB 2 (High Schools)

It Ain't Easy Being Small

Small schools struggle to break free CSM
Public schools, private billions CNN
Gates foundation puts $2.3B into education Boston Globe

No Filibuster for Super-Sized NCLB
Lawmakers Skittish on School-Law Expansion ABC News
Bush High School Plan Not Quite Ready to Graduate EW
Someone forgot to tell the Governor of MA, though.

High Schools Too Easy or Too Hard?

Blame parents for lack of high school rigor Des Moines Register
Missing in action Indianapolis Star
Dropout factories Indianapolis Star
Suburban epidemic Indianapolis Star
'Educational genocide" Indianapolis Star
Early warning signs Indianapolis Star