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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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“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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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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“Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act of 2011″

by on September 13, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Parents, Press Releases, Uncategorized

 
 

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2011
 

CONTACT:
Diana Ozemebhoya
202.521.2838
dianao@publiccharters.org

 

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Applauds House Passage of the “Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act of 2011″ 

Washington, D.C. — The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools today released the following statement from president and CEO Peter C. Groff to applaud the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools [...]

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