by sachartermoms | Apr 25, 2012 | Latest News
“Know the FACTS about charter school MYTHS” is a March 26, 2012 post on the Texas Charter Schools Association blog. It contradicts some of the false ideas out there about charter schools.
by sachartermoms | Apr 24, 2012 | Latest News
So, how bad is it? Looking at successful education programs in other countries makes us even more aware of the problems here, but also gives us ideas about how to do things better. Standardized assessment is essential to making improvements. Andreas Schleicher, from...
by sachartermoms | Apr 23, 2012 | Latest News
The documentary team 2MillionMinutes posted this short film about BASIS High School in Tucson, Arizona: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8vZIqHrAw Learn more: BASIS Schools Inc.
by sachartermoms | Apr 21, 2012 | Latest News
BASIS Schools Inc. is a high-performing public charter school system based in Arizona. Its schools serve grades 5-12 with an advanced college prep curriculum. BASIS DC opened in Fall 2012. BASIS received a Texas charter in 2012 and plans to open as many as five...
by sachartermoms | Apr 19, 2012 | Latest News
Geoffrey Canada founded the Harlem Children’s Zone, a youth program that helps kids and families from early childhood through college, and looks at a range of poverty-related social issues that prevent kids from graduating and succeeding. Canada’s work at...
by sachartermoms | Apr 19, 2012 | Latest News
The 2010 documentary Waiting for ‘Superman’, directed by Davis Guggenheim, features kids who are applying to get into better public schools, but have to win a lottery to get in. One of the high-quality schools featured is the Harlem Children’s Zone,...
