Charter Schools here ponder lessons of time
Jennifer Sterba and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, The Arizona Daily Star
http://www.azstarnet.com/star/sun/30126charterschools.html"
A few charter schools are reviewed by the article and promising practices are highlighted. From the text, a staff person at Tucson Urban League, "the league's inter-agency contacts allow it to tackle why a student may not be doing his homework. Is mom not at home? Is grandma sick? Does the family need help with rent, groceries, clothes?"

St. Paul school may be first to feature Hmong curriculum
James Walsh, Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3601991.html"
An elementary school in Minnesota will integrate Hmong (a culture from Laos) language and culture into everyday curriculum. The school says they are responding to market pressure from charter schools offering culture-centered programs, and demand comes from taxpaying parents.