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Re-Connecting our Youth Conference Calls Scheduled

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:34:04 -0500

Join YTFG�s Safe Passage Conference Calls
The Youth Transition Funders Group is hosting two conference calls this fall to share how funders and communities are working together to help all of America s youth connect by age 25. Panelists will discuss pathways to college and careers, reform and alternatives to incarceration, and programs that help youth become financially independent after foster care .

Virtual Reality: Financing Cyber Schools

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:07:08 -0600

How much does it cost to deliver a unit of education -- say, a semester of Algebra I -- through a computer? How does that compare to the cost of doing the same by means of a teacher in a classroom? Is it essentially the same product? And if it is cheaper to explain to teens how to solve for X using the tools the computer age has given us, who should realize the savings?

Charter Schools: Growth and Conflict

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:42:46 -0600

Here's a selection of recent headlines from around the country:
"Charter schools see boom in sign-ups" (Detroit News, Dec. 19)