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Public-school students in the South Bronx who need a boost will have new options this summer.

Donors Fund Summer Class Lisa Fleisher 2011

Public-school administrators say the fees -- some of which are waived for low-income families -- allow them to continue to offer specialty classes and activities that would otherwise fall to the budget ax.

Public Schools Are Charging for Frills and Basics Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011

Public-school districts across the country have seen an influx of private money in recent years as wealthy donors interested in improving public education have opened their pocketbooks to bankroll their ideas.

Susan Sawyers: FoundED Susan Sawyers 2011

Public-school officials from across the country, including former New York Education Commissioner David Steiner, have come under fire for accepting free trips from Pearson to Brazil, England, Singapore and Finland.

Pearson Faces School Probe Lisa Fleisher 2011

Public-school districts across the country have seen an influx of private money in recent years as wealthy donors interested in improving public education have opened their pocketbooks to bankroll their ideas.

Susan Sawyers: FoundED Susan Sawyers 2011

Public-school administrators say the fees—some of which are waived for low-income families—allow them to continue to offer specialty classes and activities that would otherwise fall to the budget ax.

Public Schools Charge Kids for Basics, Frills Stephanie Simon 2011

Public-school kids in San Francisco appear to be in worse shape, on the whole, than those in neighboring San Mateo County, according to new data from the California Department of Education.

Vital Signs 2011

Public-school kids in San Francisco appear to be in worse shape, on the whole, than those in neighboring San Mateo County, according to new data from the California Department of Education.

Vital Signs 2011

Public-school advocates insist that the motivated students be retained in public schools in order to motivate the unmotivated students.

Choice as a Way to Improve the Public's Education 2011

Public-school districts across the country have seen an influx of private money in recent years as wealthy donors interested in improving public education have opened their pocketbooks to bankroll their ideas.

Schools Look to Donors Shelly Banjo 2011