Posts Tagged with charter schools

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Amos Brown

Dec 13, 2011 at 12:08 pm

Amos Brown

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On AWA, Takeover Group Reveals Plans For Howe, Manual, Emma Donnan Schools

On AWA, Takeover Group Reveals Plans For Howe, Manual, Emma Donnan Schools

Click Above for Full Interview. Runs 47 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Officials from the group that will operate Howe and Manual High Schools and Emma Donna Middle School starting in July appeared on Afternoons with Amos to talk about their plans for operating the three IPS takeover schools. John Hage, President/CEO of Charter Schools USA, along with Sherry Hage, VP for Education and April Williams, Lead Principal talked about their plans for the three schools, how their organization will improve

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Terri D

Dec 8, 2011 at 6:43 am

Terri D

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Amos Brown

Oct 24, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Amos Brown

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IPS Slams Charters; Charges Them With Violating Students Federal, State Rights

IPS Slams Charters; Charges Them With Violating Students Federal, State Rights

Audio Included in Post. Runs 24 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In an explosive charge, IPS Supt. Dr. Eugene White demanded an state investigation of charter schools serving Indianapolis.  White presented affidavits and statements from IPS Parents forced to leave area charter schools since the school year began.  Afternoons with Amos heard reaction to IPS’ explosive charges from a spokesman for Mayor Greg Ballard and from a national leader in the school choice movement – Kenneth Campbell, President of Black Alliance

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Amos Brown

Sep 14, 2011 at 5:25 pm

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Mayor Ballard Education Plan; Huge Expansion Of Charter Schools

Mayor Ballard Education Plan; Huge Expansion Of Charter Schools

Audio Included in Post. Runs 18 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Mayor Greg Ballard announced an Education plan Wednesday that would rapidly expand the number of charter schools in Indianapolis/Marion County. The Mayor’s plan would add twenty more charters to the city/county’s 29 existing charters. The plan would allow existing charters to expand to other locations in the city/county.  It’s the biggest expansion of charters since they were created in 2003.

Mayor Ballard’s

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Amos Brown

Jul 28, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Amos Brown

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Excel Adult Center Charter Explains Mission; Why They Failed To Inform Community Of Changes

Excel Adult Center Charter Explains Mission; Why They Failed To Inform Community Of Changes

Audio Included in Post. Runs 33 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The leaders of the Excel Adult Learning Charter School, along with a student and a representative of the revitalization of the Meadows neighborhood appeared on Afternoons with Amos to address concerns raised in the community.  The school, chartered by the Mayor, is adding a second locations in the Meadows.  But had failed to inform the neighborhood residents and leaders of their plans.  Appearing to explain the school’s mission was Scott

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Amos Brown

Jul 12, 2011 at 10:09 am

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Black 2011 ISTEP Results; Gains Solid In Townships, Charters, Suburbs; Not So IPS

Black 2011 ISTEP Results; Gains Solid In Townships, Charters, Suburbs; Not So IPS

A solid majority of Indianapolis African-American elementary and middle public school students passed the 2011 ISTEP tests in English/Language Arts and Math.

According to data released by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and analyzed by Afternoons with Amos , 58.4% of the 23,238 Indianapolis African-American third through eighth graders passed ISTEP’s English/Language Arts (ELA) tests.  Some 58.3% of 23,357 Indy’s African-American students passed the ISTEP math test.

Indianapolis’ Black students did slightly

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Paul Prayze

Jun 27, 2011 at 1:03 pm

Paul Prayze

National

 

NAACP President Called Hypocrite For Enrolling Kid In Charter School

NAACP President Called Hypocrite For Enrolling Kid In Charter School

NEW YORK — New York City parents are infuriated with NAACP Brooklyn chapter president Karen Boykin-Towns and her husband, calling them hypocrites for sending their daughter to a New England boarding school, after publicly denouncing charter schools in the city area.

Boykin-Town’s husband, Darryl Towns, is the state housing commissioner and former Brooklyn state assemblyman who voted to increase the cap on charter schools last year. The NAACP, where Boykin-Towns sits on

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Paul Prayze

Jun 20, 2011 at 1:49 pm

Paul Prayze

National

 

School For Pregnant Teens Saved From Permanent Shutdown

School For Pregnant Teens Saved From Permanent Shutdown

DETROIT — A last-minute change of plans saved a Detroit school for pregnant teens from being permanently shut down. The Catherine Ferguson Academy was to be closed by the Detroit School District because of financial impediments, however, was surprisingly halted due to unexpected charter plans.

The academy has been educating teen mothers since 1988 and has a 90 percent graduation rate, as well as a high rate of college acceptance. The school

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Paul Prayze

Jun 14, 2011 at 6:58 pm

Paul Prayze

National

 

Supreme Court Says It Will Not Reconsider Decision On Georgia Charter Schools

Supreme Court Says It Will Not Reconsider Decision On Georgia Charter Schools

The Georgia Supreme Court stood by an earlier decision which deemed the Georgia Charter Schools Commission unconstitutional, a move which could potentially close the doors of at least 16 of the state’s charter schools.

The Huffington Post reports:

Supporters say charter schools provide more choices to families that feel underserved by local schools. Critics assert that charter schools sap local districts’ resources, outsource education into

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Paul Prayze

Jun 8, 2011 at 1:50 pm

Paul Prayze

National

 

Why Charter Schools Are Not The Answer

Why Charter Schools Are Not The Answer

Charter schools have been in the news a lot due to the a lawsuit filed by the Teacher’s Union and NAACP, against the New York Department of Education to stop them from closing public schools and replacing them with charter schools.

Charter schools have the potential to by very good but also have the potential to be very bad. Most charter schools use a lottery system, so thinking that charter schools can

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