News Articles

2008

West Valley area students ditch junk food at lunchtime
Mercury News, April 10, 2008

Dr. Louise Waters named CEO of Leadership Public Schools
San Francisco Business Times, February 21, 2008

2007

Charter Schools Outperform Regular Schools in Middle Grades. But Further Study Needed to Find Out Why, Researcher Says
San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 2007

2006

Hayward Students Get Break from the Grind in Week Without Walls
The Daily Review, May 28, 2006

Campbell Parents Need Access to Facts on Charter School
San Jose Mercury News, May 25, 2006

2005

Leaders Try to Foster Charter-District Ties
Education Week, October 26, 2005

SUSD (Stockton Unified School District) Reviewing Charter Proposal
The Record, October 12, 2005

New School in Hayward Charts Different Course -- Parents and Students Praise No-Nonsense Approach (part 1, part 2)
Hayward Daily Review, September 28, 2005

Inner-City Charter School Kids Get Look at Stanford -- Learning What it Takes to Go to College
San Francisco Chronicle, August 25, 2005

Charter School Finally Finds Home -- Hayward Board Changes Direction, Leases Site to Organization
Hayward Daily Review, July 28, 2005

VC Cash Aids East Bay Push for Charter Schools
East Bay Business Times, June 24, 2005

A Bridge for the Underclass
The Washington Post, June 13, 2005

Week Without Walls
Evergreen Times, May 9, 2005

Book on Charter Schools Draws Mixed Reactions
Education Week, April 27, 2005

Charter High School Given Green Light
San Jose Mercury News, April 7, 2005

Leadership Charter School to Open In Fall
Hayward Daily Review, March 11, 2005

Minority Students' Plight Ignored -- Campbell Area Opponents Would Deny Parents a Tool to Help Kids Reach College
San Jose Mercury News, March 4, 2005

Charter School Eyes Expansion -- Hearing Tonight: Non-Profit Wants Campbell Campus for Small-Class Approach to Narrowing Achievement Gap
San Jose Mercury News, March 2, 2005

Charter School Demands New Home
Contra Costa Times, February 11, 2005

School Runaround: Why Parents Are Frustrated
San Jose Mercury News, February 6, 2005

2004

Nonprofit Proposes New Charter School -- Facility Would Serve Hayward's Most Underachieving Students
The Daily Review, April 8, 2004

2003

Charter School Oversight Means Better Education
Christian Science Monitor, December 12, 2003

State charter law requires failed schools to shut down
Contra Costa Times, November 30, 2003

New School Opens Doors for Students
Contra Costa Times, October 15, 2003

School Board Wisely Grants Charter to Leadership
San Jose Mercury News, September 5, 2003

Charter Schools in Uncharted Waters (part 1, part 2)
California Journal, August 2003

Saying No to Innovation
San Jose Mercury News, March 19, 2003

Richmond School is Granted Charter
Contra Costa Times, March 2, 2003

2002

Board to Vote on Richmond Charter Bid
Contra Costa Times, December 14, 2002


Press Releases

January 30, 2008: Leadership Public Schools Names New CEO

June 7, 2007: Orientation Day at Stanford, Graduation Day at Berkeley; Community Leader and Activist Dolores Huerta honors Richmond Leadership Public Schools First Graduating Class

February 13, 2007: Leadership Public Schools seeks ASSETs funding from CDE

August 16, 2005: Leadership Public Schools Appoints Alex Terman Chief Operating Officer; Terman also receives prestigious selection as a Broad Resident

August 1, 2005: Leadership Public Schools Receives $1 Million to Build
Network of California Charter Schools; contribution from Gap Inc. founders' Pisces Foundation supports Bay Area school growth

June 14, 2005: Leadership Public Schools Raises $5M to Establish New Public Charter Schools in California; NewSchools Venture Fund investment will help create a system of new small charter high schools in underserved neighborhoods