Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy / Northpointe Academy *FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SKIRTS OHIO’S CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURE LAW: DOCUMENTS SHOW CLOSED TOLEDO SCHOOL RE-OPENED WITH NEW NAME, SAME STAFF;*February 15, 2011; Policy Matters Ohio press release The Leona Group, a Phoenix-based for-profit ...
Imani Elementary Charter Academy *SHUT ORANGE CHARTER SCHOOL NOW, ITS EX-TEACHERS URGE*; February 5, 2011; Orlando Sentinel (FL) Imani Elementary Charter Academy promised parents a model school when it opened in one of Orange County's poorest neighborhoods in August. The Pine ...
Imagine Prep High School *TEACHER AT IMAGINE PREP CHARTER IN ARIZONA FIRED FOR BUMPER STICKERS; *February 2011; BlogforArizona.com I've written a lot about Imagine charter schools in Arizona and across the country. Their CEO is an amazingly rich guy, also very conservative, ...
Missouri charter schools ***MOST MO. CHARTERS FALL SHORT OF STATE STANDARDS, REPORT FINDS*; Published Online: February 14, 2011; The Associated Press Most charter schools in Missouri aren't meeting state proficiency standards and lack both adequate state funding and ...
Achievement First East New York Middle School *10-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC BOY, BRANDON STRONG, PUNISHED FOR BEHAVIOR CAUSED BY HIS CONDITION*; February 15, 2011; NY Daily News An East New York boy diagnosed with autism has gotten dozens of detentions this school year for behaviors caused by his ...
Indiana charter schools *ISTEP RESULTS: CHARTER SCHOOLS FAILING TO MEASURE UP?* February 14, 2011; Chesterton Tribune (Northwest Indiana) As Indiana forges ahead with a plan that could make it the most charter school friendly state in the country, some school officials ...
Academia Avance *CRITICS ASSAIL DIRECTOR OF L.A. CHARTER: FORMER EMPLOYEES AND PARENTS ACCUSE RICARDO MIRELES OF IMPROPRIETIES BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL PRESSURE AT ACADEMIA AVANCE. HE DENIES IT*; September 25, 2007; Los Angeles Times (CA) A Highland Park charter ...