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APART charter school update

As you might remember, I wrote an article aboutAPART, a new charter school for Santa Clarita, that is awaiting approval. Today I’m writing to...
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Limiting Education Choice in California: A Cap on Charter Schools

California was once a charter school friendly state, allowing a cap of 100 new charters per year. Just recently (Spring of 2011) a bill has been...
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CHIME Charter School Carnival Raises Funds and Fun

The Chime Institute's Scharzenegger Community School held its annual carnival on Saturday, April 9th, 2011 on its Woodland Hills campus. The...
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Dr. William Crain from CUNY to speak in Los Angeles

  • Dr. William Crain
  • November 2, 2010
The El Rio Charter School Development Team is hosting a talk by Dr. William Crain , a Developmental Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at...
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Preying on Poor Students

The Watts Learning Center which focuses on low-income students in South Los Angeles, was burglarized on Spetmeber 15th. The perpetrators made off...
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Financial Mishandling at Charter School Leads to New Oversight

Charter schools have often been considered the preferred alternative to what often seems like a broken public education system. Recent allegations...
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How to guide a parent-teacher conference to build a full picture of learning

Parent-teacher conferences are important. Both you and your child’s teacher want to be sure your child’s real abilities are being...
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Enough already: Arguments against charter schools

“I am sick unto death of these arguments, because they demonstrate an eagerness to sacrifice flesh and blood kids on the altar of ideological...
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U.S. Dept of Ed announce winners of $82 million charter school grants

The U.S Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement announced today five state education agencies that will receive charter...
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Cesar Chavez charter school in Colorado under scrutiny for fraud

Atthe forefront of American education politics isthepush to open more charter schools. Arne Duncan,Secretary of Education, is currently touring the...
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