DC charter school would teach all but math and English onlineWashington ExaminerWhile students take online classes, they would be supervised by a "success coach" who would be assigned between 35 and 40 students at a time, according to the school's application to the D.C. Public Charter School Board, which is scheduled to vote on ...Colorado […]
Baltimore SunBaltimore charter school advocate among new crop of Casey Foundation fellowsBaltimore SunShe founded the City Neighborhoods Foundation in 2003, the year her oldest daughter started kindergarten and the state of Maryland began allowing charter schools. Ten years later, the nonprofit is running three schools: City Neighbors Charter School ...and m […]
Michigan lawmaker, Board of Education president spar over charter schools and ...MLive.comDemocrats on the board said they have concerns about “potential for abuse” in the relationship between for-profit education management organizations and their commercial real estate interests. The board's majority said it is “concerned about charter ...North Penn S […]
Charter School a top Reading Rocks schoolMankato Free PressLAFAYETTE — The students at Lafayette Charter School participated in the Minnesota Department of Education's Reading Rocks program from November to the end of April and were ranked No. 1 in the state's reading competition. The students read a total of ...and more » […]
Charter revoked for Father's Heart in Thousand PalmsThe Desert SunTHOUSAND PALMS — A charter school in Thousand Palms will have to close its doors for good by the end of this school year, forcing about 70 students to move to other Coachella Valley schools. After more than a year of education and financial concerns ...Bid for potential funding shift bene […]
One St. Louis charter school to close, another in troubleSTLtoday.comST. LOUIS • One charter school announced Friday it will close. Another is fighting to stay open. One year after the Missouri Board of Education voted to shutter the six Imagine charter schools for academic failure, the city faces losing two charter ...Shearwater charter school closing its d […]
Wall Street JournalWhat Michigan's Charter Schools Can Teach the CountryWall Street JournalThe typical Detroit charter-school student made annual gains worth about three additional months of learning in both reading and math compared with their peers in nearby conventional schools. Of the 100 or so charters in Detroit, 47% did significantly ...Utah char […]
Morris Jeff charter school board embraces new teachers unionThe lensAlmost eight years since Hurricane Katrina set the stage for sweeping education reform that radically weakened New Orleans teachers unions, one charter school board has decided to embrace its faculty's decision to organize. The Morris Jeff Community ...Louisiana's first charter sch […]
Worcester charter school faces probationBoston.comThe Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will decide whether to place the Spirit of Knowledge Charter School on probation at its monthly meeting next Tuesday. The move eventually could lead to the school's closure if it fails to ...and more » […]
The Progressive PulseSeparate public, charter school boards will hurt educationNews & ObserverAnd the antipathy they feel toward public school teachers, some of whom have criticized cuts to education, is leading GOP lawmakers down a path that will do much damage, from making it harder to get good teachers in the state to dividing public school ...Online […]