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New Dimensions 8-2010

New Dimensions

Courtesy of Andy Hearn

“Back to School Night”  Eddie Goodall, Cindy Bradshaw and Steve Moody,

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NC wins a piece of the prize

From the NC Alliance:

The NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a proponent of choice and competition in K-12 education, is happy to hear of our state’s selection to receive federal dollars for all our schools. With NC’s looming deficit and knowing our state’s taxpayers have to pay the federal taxes to fund Race to the Top spending, naturally we want our share of the $4.35 [...]

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Now I wonder what advice Ms. Pope will give the Governor

Lynn,

Now I wonder what advice Ms. Pope will give the Governor about public charter schools?

You know, those pesky little public schools providing a choice for parents who may have a child who better fits the charter’s culture or pedagogical structure than the district school around the corner. Those Main Street schools accountable to the state because if they don’t produce they close. Those “charter-like” schools [...]

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Charter School Awarded A+ Fit School Designation and Grant to Tackle Obesity

The Learning Center! Charter School is a proud recipient of both the “A+ Fit School” designation and a $7500 grant awarded by The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF). The HWTF announced the award of eight Fit Community designations and seven A+ Fit School designations to North Carolina municipalities, nonprofit organizations and schools. These designations recognize the work that has been done to [...]

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With the snip of a ribbon, CSD opens new high school

With the snip of a ribbon, CSD opens new high school

Cutting the ribbon Thursday were, from left, Dominic Liburdi, board chair James Beam, Mayor John Woods, Marianne Coale, Leslie Tomko. (Community School of Davidson photo)

Community School of Davidson dedicated its new high school Thursday with a ceremony a newly renovated industrial plant at 404 Armour St.  More than 500 community members gathered for the event, following a sidewalk path of chalked stars or taking shuttle [...]

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Opening Session Video from 2010 Conference

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Find your State Board member and tell them that you want the charter cap removed!

  District State School Board  members are here  and your district is below.

First District:
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington

Second District:
Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, Wayne

Third District:
Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Northampton, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wilson

Fourth District:
Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland

Fifth [...]

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Ogie Shaw: “Inaugural Charter School Confernce by NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools a tremendous sucess, (in my opinion.)”

Inaugural Charter School Confernce by NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools atremendous sucess, (in my opinion.) The conference was held in Raleigh last month. Thanks to Paul Norcross and Alliance president Eddie Goodall I spoke at the opening session and two one hour break out sessions. I judge a convention by how much I learn. I met great people and heard a great presentation on [...]

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Evergreen Designated Honor School of Excellence


For Immediate Release
Contact: Eleanor Ashton – 828-298-2173 ext. 5, 713-3071 or eleanor.ashton@evergreenccs.org
www.evergreenccs.org

Evergreen Designated Honor School of Excellence

Asheville – Only 8.6% of all schools in North Carolina received the distinction of Honor School of Excellence and Asheville’s own Evergreen Community Charter School was one of them. This information was released this week in the ABC’s of Public Education Accountability Report. Evergreen’s proficiency rate was [...]

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Carolina Journal Video “Charter Schools Ignored at Education Conference”

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