Oregon district's charter school irks neighboring districts

From The Portland Oregonian: Families from all over the Portland, Ore., area drive up to 30 miles a day to the Corbett school district so their kids can take advantage of blended classrooms, self-paced instruction and more advanced placement classes than high schools quadruple Corbett's size. The small rural district has relied on student transfers from other cities to shore up its ranks and finances. But the transfers started drying up this year as surrounding districts tried to hold tight to their own students after a disastrous budget season. Corbett is now fighting fire with fire: It's opening a public charter school that by state law bypasses any transfer ban.