ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Melvin J.

By Hannah Sampson, The Miami Herald Aug. 24--Josh Tillinger was a seventh-grader with a mission Thursday. Clutching a petition as he bounded into a Ben Gamla Charter School classroom, he urged fellow students to join his protest.

By MATT SEDENSKY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOLLYWOOD, Fla. A school opening this month is named for a Jewish high priest, is directed by a rabbi, will have kosher food and will teach Hebrew. It's also a public school, funded by public tax dollars and following state curriculum guidelines.

By MATT SEDENSKY HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A school opening this month is named for a Jewish high priest, is directed by a rabbi, will have kosher food and will teach Hebrew. It's also a public school, funded by public tax dollars and following state curriculum guidelines.

By Hannah Sampson, The Miami Herald Jul. 13--A Broward charter school that promises to teach Hebrew as a second language has drawn praise from parents who want their kids to learn the language for free, and criticism from those who say it's no more than a taxpayer-funded religious school.