Three Indiana Charter School USA Takeovers Earn F’s
From the Indianapolis Star: A year of state intervention hasn’t improved failing grades for Indianapolis’ worst public schools, A-F accountability grades released today show. Four chronically underperforming Indianapolis Public Schools under state takeover — Arlington High, Emma Donnan Middle, Manual High and Howe High — continued their pattern of F grades this year. That didn’t come as any surpri
Tony Bennett’s Favorite Charter School Gets an F
From AP reporter Tom LoBianco on the ABC News Feed: The Indianapolis charter school at the center of Indiana’s grade-changing scandal saw its grade drop from an “A” to an “F” in school grades released Friday. The Christel House Academy benefited last year from grading changes made by former schools Superintendent Tony Bennett. But grades released for the 2012-2013 school year showed a precipitous
The Curious MacDill AFB Charter School USA Proposal Gets More Curious
After the Hillsborough school board unanimously rejected a Charter Schools USA proposal to open a school on MacDill AFB, superintendent Maryellen Elia went to work on coming up with alternatives. They came up with some good one’s, but not good enough for MacDill’s base commander. From The Tampa Tribune’s Erin Kourkounis: ……Col. Scott DeThomas said the charter school still seems the best way to go
The Disappearing Influence of Jeb Bush and His Foundations on Florida Ed Policy
H/T: Jeff Solochek Pensacola News Journal reporter Rhema Thompson reports on yesterday’s meeting between 30 state’s superintendents of schools and education commissioner Pam Stewart: ….district superintendents are reiterating the need for more time and presenting a list of other recommendations to the commissioner, including funding for additional days of instructional training for the new standa
Politicians and Rich Guys Want Common Core; Everyone Else, Not So Much
There’s always been something for everyone to hate about Common Core. Alonzo Weston from the St. Joseph News-Press talked to a Missouri parents group who have a handle on the entire boondoggle. The Common Core learning standard is more than just an initiative to align testing curriculum across state lines — it’s detrimental to education as a whole. That’s the belief of Jill Noble and her group, Co
12-19-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Deja Vu All Over Again: Charter Schools USA to Appeal Denial of Application to State BoardBaseball legend Yogi Berra’s yummy pleonasm seems appropriate when it comes to the manner that Charter Schools USA takes advantage of a system they helped game themselves. No for-pr