by Baker Mitchell
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 [...]
by Baker Mitchell
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…
by Baker Mitchell
on September 1, 2011
in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized
By Ray Gronberg
gronberg@heraldsun.com; 419-6648
DURHAM – Ignoring objections from a City Council candidate, city officials this week approved zoning that will allow Self-Help Credit Union to renovate the old Y.E. Smith School on Driver Street for use by a charter school.
The century-old building is slated to become the new home of the Maureen Joy Charter School. Backers want to open in time for the 2013-14 school [...]
by Baker Mitchell
on August 25, 2011
in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized
It’s demoralizing to sit there listening to the names of the few lucky enough to have their names drawn, knowing that the chance that your child’s name will be drawn diminishes with each name called. In the coming weeks, thousands more will do the same across the rest of the state. Read more…
by Baker Mitchell
on August 17, 2011
in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized
During a year of turmoil, layoffs and wrangling over the hiring and firing of teachers, American appreciation for teachers reached an all-time high — while opinions on their unions and the nation’s schools hit an all-time low, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
by Baker Mitchell
on August 16, 2011
in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized
National Education Standards Will Stifle Innovation
By Mr. Ryan McCarl,
Tue., April 26, 2011
Last year, the Obama administration asked states to adopt a set of “Common Core” national standards in K-12 language arts and mathematics. The adoption of these standards is “voluntary” in the same way the federal drinking age law is voluntary — if states were to ignore the drinking age law, they would lose [...]
by Baker Mitchell
on August 15, 2011
in School News
For the second year in a row, Neuse Charter School has been named an Honor School of Excellence by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. This past year, 90.1 percent of Neuse Charter students performed at or above grade level on year-end tests given by the state.
“We are extremely proud of what our staff and students have been able to accomplish again this year,” said [...]
by Baker Mitchell
on August 10, 2011
in Blogs, Newsletters, Press Releases, School News, Uncategorized
The US Department of Education has just released the application for the new 2011 Charter Schools Program (CSP) competition cycle.
The FY 2011 appropriation for the CSP is $255,518,938, which includes an estimated reserve of $4,201,705 for this competition for non-SEA eligible applicants (independent charter schools).
There are two types of opportunities: Part B that allows for planning, program design, and implementation and Part C that allows [...]
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