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Reauthorization proposals for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

by on November 1, 2011 in Uncategorized

To view this report created by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools please click here: Reauthorization proposals for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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Math and English teachers, get ready for Common Core

by on October 28, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Parents, Uncategorized

RALEIGH — If you thought the federal No Child Left Behind law was bad, you haven’t seen anything yet.

Next year, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction will introduce new curriculum standards for all public school students. This will include Common Core State Standards in K-12 English and mathematics.

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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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“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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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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