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Alliance Announces Regional Meetings Jan. 25-27; Members, prospective charter school leaders invited to attend free of charge

by on January 11, 2012 in Newsletters, Press Releases

As part of our new regional approach, the Alliance is holding regional meetings throughout the state January 25 through 27; a schedule of meetings is listed below.  Alliance members and anyone interested in forming a new charter school are invited to attend at no cost.  Businesses and other organizations are invited to sponsor these regional meetings; please contact Karen Valiquett at 

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Note for high schools…”Career & College Promise”

by on October 11, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students, Uncategorized

Governor Perdue’s Career and College Promise initiative, which was adopted by the General Assembly and begins in January 2012, will provide students with a remarkable opportunity to accomplish up to two years of college credit while in high school. In detail, the initiative will provide eligible high school students an opportunity to achieve 30 hours of college transfer credit through North Carolina’s Community Colleges while [...]

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Have charter educators applied for the The Kenan Fellows Program?

by on September 26, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Students, Uncategorized

To learn more about the program, available for all of NC’s public school teachers, please click this link to view the PDF: About the Program2010-07-07 or call Eddie Goodall at 704-236-1234.

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For many in Guilford, private charter schools earn an A

by on September 26, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, School News

Tristan Rodriguez was lucky. He had to wait less than a year to gain admission to Greensboro Academy, one of Guilford County’s oldest charter schools.

His parents, Maria Agosto and Enrique Rodriguez, applied for a spot there because they believed Tristan, a bright kid with an attention deficit disorder, would flourish in a middle school with fewer students.

He joined the academy’s sixth-grade students in August and [...]

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“Prime Time Charter School”

“Prime Time Charter School”

by on September 25, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Students, Uncategorized

Newly enshrined Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders wants to take a different approach with campuses that merge academics and athletics from the start. State officials are expected to decide Friday whether Prime Prep Academy, a reference to Sanders’ “Prime Time” nickname, will be among the new batch of Texas charter schools… Josie Duckett, vice president for public and government affairs at Texas Charter [...]

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NC charters’ share $9 million (and change) per year for 6 years?

by on September 24, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Uncategorized

National Charter School Resource Center 
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
Washington, DC 20007-3835
Phone: 877-277-2744 • 202-403-6222
E-Mail: charterschoolcenter@air.org
Website: charterschoolcenter.org

 

Bill Passed by U.S. House Would Provide $300 Million per Year for Charter Schools Support   

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would provide $300 million for 2012 and each of the five succeeding years to aid the development and the expansion of successful charter [...]

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Early Achievers Losing Ground, Study Finds

by on September 22, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Uncategorized

“Is helping kids at the bottom improve hurting kids at the top?” he said, acknowledging that bringing up that point as a topic of discussion can be difficult, but arguing that it’s necessary. “Let’s be honest about the trade-offs. It doesn’t make you a bad person or a racist.” Read more here…

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Thomas Jefferson and “Sugar Creek” Appeals decision

by on September 21, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized

The judges agreed unanimously with a trial court decision that the Rutherford County Schools owed Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy about $731,000 in back per-pupil funding over three years, based on funding levels in an account that all districts must keep for normal operating expenses. Read more here…

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VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11 WERE HONORED BY TMSA COMMUNITY!

by on September 20, 2011 in Blogs, Newsletters, Press Releases

The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 was remembered at TMSA with a Commemoration Ceremony on September 12, 2011. Along with a school-wide event where Ret. Col. Dan Nobles and Ret. Lt. Col. John Bullock presented very meaningful speeches, and the TMSA Parents sponsored a luncheon in the honor of our guest speakers and all the Wounded Warriors of our Nation.
The ceremony started with the Pledge of [...]

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2 schools win national recognition

by on September 19, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News

Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools have been named winners of the annual Blue Ribbon School awards from the U.S. Department of Education.

Piedmont IB Middle School and Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy are among the eight N.C. winners of the award, presented to schools that demonstrate success in closing achievement gaps between groups of students.

None of the other six N.C. winners or the three S.C. winners are from the [...]

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