Leaders from several charter support organizations and schools have agreed to serve on the new association’s board of directors. Initial board members include:
[...]This year, the Pioneer Institute Better Government Competition is focused on Sustaining School Reform. The Competition is open to everyone, and although the Institute is based in Massachussetts, entries from other states and nations are encouraged.
From the competition info page:
Entrants should submit proposals that hold out realistic [...]
A study recently published in the journal Education Policy Analysis Archives has found that high stakes testing in Texas is directly related to the severity of the drop out crisis. The study, entitled Avoidable Losses: High-Stakes Accountability and the Dropout Crisis, included analysis of the accountability policy in operation in [...]
The story focuses on the school's use of laptops to perform research and work on assignments in class. Seashore Middle Academy opened in August, 2007, with support of a $400,000 Federal grant.
Laptops smooth day at new charter school[...]
Lynacre Academy, a charter middle and high school in Dallas, closed suddenly, leaving 70 students without a school.
The school had amassed $700,000 in debt because of over-statement of attendance figures for the 2003-04 and 2004-05. Patricia Crocker, the board's vice president, said the school board asked for a [...]
The state of Louisiana is seeking partners to take over schools in need of a turn-around. According to an Education Week story, the school were all deemed academically unacceptable under Louisianas accountability system for at least five years. The story quoted state schools Superintendent Paul G. Pastorek saying that schools [...]
Imagine Charter Schools organizers were met with enthusiastic response from prospective students and their families, at a meeting to discuss a new charter school in McKinney, called the Imagine International School of McKinney.
In addition to state requirements, the school would also be using the International Baccalaureate curriculum. The charter [...]
Bruce Randolph School in Denver, once considered one of the worst in Colorado, has successfully overcome its low-performing status. In attempt to continue its reform efforts, the middle school was granted increased autonomy from the Denver Public Schools, through a unanimous school board vote last week. However, the DCTA [...]
Pending legislation in Georgia would create a separate state body to pass judgement on charter applications, according to Tony Roberts, CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Association. The law is sponsored by Rep. Jan Jones, and would allow entities like universities, counties or cities to be co-sponsors of charters, and [...]
From Foundation Center:
Deadline: March 1, 2008
In 2008, the Motorola Foundation will provide a total of $4 mil-
lion in Innovation Generation Grants to organizations that engage
K-12 students and teachers in the U.S. in innovation, science,
technology, engineering, and math.
[...]
A Dallas Morning News story published Wednesday discusses a proposed charter in McKinney, a first for Collin County.The school in McKinney would be part of the Imagine Schools network. Imagine is a charter management company based in Virginia.
A public information meeting about the school will be held [...]
The Ft. Worth Telegram-Star published a thorough look at the progress of Tarrant County charter schools.
Schools highlights in the story include East Fort Worth Montessori, Arlington Classics Academy, Harmony Science Academy in Ft. Worth, and Jean Massieu Academy, among others.
Read the entire story here.
The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) has been working with charter schools to recruit teachers. According to KOLD-TV news, in Tuscon, AZ, dozens of applicants attended a recent charter school teaching job fair held in Tuscon.
ABCTE organizers plan to offer similar recruiting events in Texas [...]
The Next Step Campaign is an effort to build a robust, highly effective statewide association for Texas charter schools. The Charter School Policy Institute is providing the forum and process for building this world-class organization. We need your help. Join Texas charter stakeholders as we to work together to [...]
