Comments for NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Comment on Get the Message Out by Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:37:33 +0000

Could you please post or link to the analysis of this year’s charter schools’ test scores vs. traditional schools’ scores?

Comment on School choice and competition by Alliance

Alliance — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:16:51 +0000

Thanks for the comments

Comment on Have you read the Race to the Top application? by Wei Tooman

Wei Tooman — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:33:23 +0000

I feel far more individuals will need to read this, very excellent info.

Comment on Good history of NC charters! by Terry

Terry — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:54:26 +0000

Thank you for the kind comments.

There is a much better story to be told about charter schools in North Carolina – the powerful stories of students who had the privilege to attend (or graduate from) a charter school.

Comment on School choice and competition by Gulen Agenda

Gulen Agenda — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:31:49 +0000

These schools are part of a greater network known as the Gulen Movement. Which is in fact active members are within are viewed as Islamic Cultsits. Part of the movement os to install Turkish pride and Nationalism within the students. for more information read here.
http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/american-enablers.html

Comment on School choice and competition by EducationTruth

EducationTruth — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:45:50 +0000

charter schools are publically funded yet privately managed, there is a high incidence of fraud and embezzlement attached to many Charter schools throughout the USA. It is only as good as the honesty, integrity and AGENDA of the management company. The Gulen movement, headed by Islamic Imman Fethullah Gulen manages over 120+ US Charter schols in the USA. In NC it is the Triad Math and Science Academy
1) these schools are under a network of foundations and institutes, for NC it is : Mid Atlantic Federation of Turkish American Association. Istanbul Center, Nile Foundation, Global Spectrum Foundation, they sponsor all the contests and events the Gulen schools win awards at: Math Counts, Science Olympiad and Turkish Olympiad.
2) the schools hire un credentialed teachers form Turkey under HB-1 Visas, and advertise them as “Turkish Scholars” the principals are always male and Turkish. The children are taught Turkish Language and perform the Turkish National Anthem, dancing, singing at the Turkish Olympiads and are flown to Turkey to perform. While waving the Islamic Flag of Turkey.
3) The Gulen Schools have mismanaged funds some have closed some are on probation, they launder money from foundation to foundation over state lines or pay a Turkish business to complete “construction or consultation” work for the schools, money in and out -vertical and horizontal. Dove Science Academy in Tulsa, OK -had a rape on campus in the girls restroom Beehive Science Academy in UT- had a chronic mismanagement issue over $53,000 on HB-1 Visas Chesapeake Science Academy in MD- closed had a Turkish male principal who was sexist, had to be escorted off campus by the police. Coral Science Academy in NV- had an attempted kidnapping on campus And the list continues……DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THE GULEN MOVEMENT AND HOW THEY USE RELIGION AND POLITICS TO FURTHER THE AGENDA OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY. http://www.charterschoolwatchdog.com

Comment on Good history of NC charters! by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:08:54 +0000

I agree: the linked article (Mr. Stoops’s “Charter School Checkmate: North Carolina’s Success Despite Institutionalized Opposition”) is a very good history, and perhaps the best succinct history of charter schools in the state that’s ever been written.

Comment on Charter Schools don’t deserve resources by John Buck

John Buck — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:37:13 +0000

Ms Huntly,

Please look more fully into what Charter Schools are doing to broaden not narrow your educational choices.

John Buck
Wake County Public Charter School teacher

Comment on Sheri Callahan, M.Ed., Public school educator, charter school parent, mother by John Buck

John Buck — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:33:21 +0000

I completely agree with the concerns and issues raised by Mrs Callahan.

My own career has included 21 years of active duty military services, punctuated with 40 years of parenting and 44 years of marriage. My second career has beendevoted to the education of others and for the last 15 years it has been as a public school teacher. In the last three in a public charter school. Does this life experience or the MA, and MS for my earned degrees qualify me for a considered opinion? I believe it does.

Charter schools fulfill a need for an alternative. My chosen specialty involves Exceptional Children and our particular Charter has nearly a 40% instance of exceptionalities among its students. It is the personal quality and positive professional attitudes of my colleagues who cherish the opportunities to be teachers. We all are doing what we do because we are committed to the success of our students.

Comment on Charter Schools don’t deserve resources by gail washington

gail washington — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:36:42 +0000

Dear Ms. Huntley,
If you think all public charter schools are not helping students reach their ful potential and perform well socially and academically, please plan to visit Vance Charter. We are proud of our accomplishments here. We are also tax-payers, and feel our school, and other public schools who prove their worth, deserve resources from our state government. Why not? It is young people who are benefitting, not you and me.