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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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Two North Raleigh schools win national education award

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

Two North Raleigh schools received today the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Franciscan School and Quest Academy are among eight schools in North Carolina and 305 nationally who are being honored for their overall academic excellence or for their success in closing achievement gaps.

The Franciscan School and Quest won because of their high academic performance. For instance, Quest [...]

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Online courses no small potatoes

by on September 16, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized

(From the Public School Forum’s Friday Report):  Idaho Moves Toward Requiring Online Courses

The State of Idaho is one step closer to joining the handful of states that require students to take online courses. The Idaho State Board of Education gave initial approval last week to a rule requiring high school students to take at least two credits online to graduate, in spite of heavy opposition to [...]

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$5,000 for Innovation!

by on September 12, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students, Uncategorized

Institute for Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation – Proposals due 11/11 for $5,000 prize. Read more here…

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England still taking lessons…

by on September 12, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Uncategorized

The creation of new, independently run but non-selective and state-funded “free schools” is one of the government’s central policies. Michael Gove, the Conservative education secretary, spent long years in opposition devising ways in which parental choice and competition could be used to improve England’s lacklustre schools. He borrowed from America and Sweden the idea of allowing parents, teachers and others dissatisfied with what the state [...]

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Peach state opens all-girl charter

by on September 9, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Former Gwinnett County teacher Nina Gilbert started the state’s first all-girls public charter school out of frustration at the achievement gap. Read more here…

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Parents and teachers would choose…

by on September 8, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Parents and teachers could vote to force their schools to be converted to charters; the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in the state would be eliminated, and districts could privatize teaching staffs under a package of sweeping legislative reforms introduced Wednesday. Read more here…

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Are you a minority leader of color interested in starting a charter school in NC?

by on September 7, 2011 in Blogs, Newsletters

If so, please look at the attached flyer for further information on upcoming live seminars that will discuss special funding.

Partners for Dev Futures flier – front

Partners for Dev Futures flier – back

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