Charter Leaders,
As I write this Arne Duncan is addressing the National Press Club and apparently too many web watchers because the site has crashed. He is to announce the Round II finalists for the Race to the Top. Time out, just in:
“Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have been named finalists in the second round of the federal “Race to the Top” school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to win a share of $3 billion. Department officials provided The Associated Press with a list of the finalists ahead of a speech by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.”
Round 2 winners will be announced in late August or early September.
Our 2010 conference was a blast and according to you..a success! Our evaluations (scale 1 to 5 highest) reflected averages between 4 and 5 in every category. Next year will be bigger and better. Thanks again to Tom Humble, East Wake Singers, Dr. Atkinson, Tom Williams and the “Red Brigade” from Acadia, Samantha, Shannon, Carter Community & East Wake (for the huge turnout), the Presenters, sponsors, and many more. Read more…
TO: NC Charter Schools scheduled for five-year charter review in 2010.
Attn: Charter School Administrator and Board of Directors
Alpha AcademyMillennium Charter Academy
Arts Based ElementaryPhoenix Academy
ArtSpace Charter SchoolPiedmont Community School
Bethany Community Middle SchoolSocrates Academy
Bethel Hill Charter SchoolSouthern Wake Academy
Cape Fear Center For InquirySuccess Institute
Charter Day SchoolSugar Creek Charter School
Haliwa Saponi Tribal SchoolTwo Rivers Community School
Healthy Start Academy Union Academy
Metrolina Regional Scholars’ AcademyWashington Montessori
$3 million in new federal grants are now available for charter school developers in a limited number of states, including North Carolina.
5 myths about public charter schools
More on the “Sugar Creek” issue… and one of the best histories of NC charters I have read…
Southern Wake Academy Lions
Carroll Reed, Director
The groups, organized under the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, argue that Secretary Arne Duncan’s emphases on expanding charter schools, closing low-performing schools, and using competitive grant funding is detrimental to low-income and minority children. Read more…
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Eddie Goodall, President
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