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Grand Rapids Public Schools charter partnership could help the most vulnerable students
GRAND RAPIDS, MI –Some school district leaders look at charter schools as a threat. But Grand Rapids Public Schools bosses deserve credit for a new agreement with a Covenant House, a New York-based organization with offices in Michigan, to open a charter school in Campau Park Elementary aimed at some of the city’s most vulnerable [...]
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Whites flock to private schools while minorities more likely in charters
The search for a way out of underfunded and underperforming public schools has led hundreds of thousands of Texas students into an alternative education. They generally have ended up in private schools, charters or home schools. And school district records from Dallas, Harris and Travis counties show whites are more likely to go to private [...]
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“How Cool is Your School?” Bear Grass Charter
Bear Grass Charter School in Martin County was the site of Friday morning’s second “How Cool Is Your School?” stop by WITN News at Sunrise. The school has been recently revived inside and out by a community of teachers, students, and volunteers. Students, parents, teachers and school administrators packed the school on Friday to join [...]
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IMO: LEA “Charters”
House Bills 749, “Local School Flexibility”, and 750, “Charter School Flexibility/Pilot” would create opportunities for LEAs (Local Education Agencies) to experiment with charters or schools that may look like charters. I’ll suggest you read the bills and see what you think. But before reading the bills I urge you to recognize two points as [...]
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National Charter Schools Week May 5-11
Read here about National Charter Schools Week
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The NC Public Charter School Advisory Council Agenda Clarification
* The NC Public Charter School Advisory Council Agenda Clarification Tuesday’s agenda (May 7) for the NC Public Charter School Advisory Council meeting sent this morning was incorrect. The agenda should have read as follows: - Subcommittee D will meet from 8-9:30 a.m. to conclude their charter applications review. - The full Council will meet [...]
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