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Charter Schools praised, needs identified in State Legislative Sessions With many states’ legislatures in session, there are plenty of recent developments affecting charter schools across the nation. In Georgia, a proposed constitutional amendment has made it out of committee and is headed to rules to be placed

Positive Indicators for Charter Schools According to Market Watch, a division of the Wall Street Journal, a recent national survey shows that charter school closure rates dropped during the 2010-2011 school year.  While this trend may be partially attributable to authorizers not shutting down schools that technically

Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and staff filled Prospect Ridge Academy’s pristine new digs at 2555 Preble Creek Parkway Monday night for the K-6 charter school’s long-awaited grand opening in Broomfield. The Adams 12–approved school, in its first year of operation, has been pushing to open in

Property Investors Bet on Rising Demand for U.S. Charter Schools A warehouse where workers once shaped and cut steel on Milwaukee’s north side is getting a second life. It’s being transformed into a charter school that’s scheduled to open in August. A joint venture of Canyon Capital Realty

Pro charter school TV ads air as General Assembly convenes By Elizabeth Donatelli FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) – A group of Kentuckians is trying to put education in the spotlight the same day the General Assembly opens its session. The group is pushing for charter schools and taking

Bill expected to pass, but opinions vary on proposed content JACKSON – Republican control of Mississippi government could bring a new charter school law, and supporters are working on proposals. Schools that are chartered get more operational freedom in exchange for agreeing to meet certain goals. Under

Charter Incubation as a Strategy for Improving the Charter School Sector The twenty years since Minnesota passed the nation’s first charter school law have seen a great expansion in school choice, with charters operating in all but ten states and enrolling nearly two million students nationwide. Yet

…”If Option B is chosen, the CSOI would have eight months to secure the property, establish a building design and establish a lease agreement with HighMark School Development. In its application, the CSOI has mentioned a proposed partnership with HighMark School Development, which is poised to help

Charter schools are all the rage these days. The public is increasingly smitten with them — in this year’s Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup education poll, 68% of respondents said they support charter schools, up from 42% in 2000 — but few people know what charters are. When the

Ben Franklin Academy The Ben Franklin Academy is set to open its doors to anxious students and parents on September 6th, 2011. Construction on their new state-of-the-art facility was recently completed on Plaza Dr. near the intersection of C-470 and Lucent Boulevard. The facility is 48,000 square