Two new charter schools in Northwest Indiana, Discovery Charter in Porter, and the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology in Hammond, have gotten off to a great start, principals say. Located in the shadow of the Indiana Dunes, Discovery Charter uses the environment as its playground, including a trail students explore as part of their […]
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INDIANAPOLIS EXAMINER: Making the Right Choice
Nov 13, 2010
I took a little break Friday to attend a bi-monthly luncheon sponsored by the GEO Foundation For School Choice. It was a very informal event, but while there I got the chance to reconnect with one of my former students. As some of you know I teach part-time for Ivy Tech Community College. As part […]
Nine Indiana schools and school corporations were recognized by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in his Statehouse office this morning. Using new data from the Indiana Growth Model, these schools and corporations were selected for this honor because a large percentage of their students achieved high academic growth in both Mathematics and English/Language […]
Nine Indiana schools and school corporations were recognized by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in his Statehouse office this morning. Using new data from the Indiana Growth Model, these schools and corporations were selected for this honor because a large percentage of their students achieved high academic growth in both Mathematics and English/Language […]
21st Century Charter School @ Gary Among Schools Honored for Students’ High Academic Growth
Nov 09, 2010
Nine Indiana schools and school corporations were recognized by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in his Statehouse office this morning. Using new data from the Indiana Growth Model, these schools and corporations were selected for this honor because a large percentage of their students achieved high academic growth in both Mathematics and English/Language […]
Nine Indiana schools and school corporations were recognized by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in his Statehouse office this morning. Using new data from the Indiana Growth Model, these schools and corporations were selected for this honor because a large percentage of their students achieved high academic growth in both Mathematics and English/Language […]
21st Century Charter School @ Gary Among Schools Honored for Students’ High Academic Growth
Nov 09, 2010
Nine Indiana schools and school corporations were recognized by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in his Statehouse office this morning. Using new data from the Indiana Growth Model, these schools and corporations were selected for this honor because a large percentage of their students achieved high academic growth in both Mathematics and English/Language […]
The Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation says it is using a $100,000 grant to launch a fellowship program for its charter schools in Indianapolis. The first recipient of the “Superman Fellows” program is expected to be chosen early next year. The initiative is named after the new documentary “Waiting for Superman,” which tracks students waiting to […]
Capturing momentum from the new high-profile education reform documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” Indianapolis-based charter school incubator, GEO Foundation, is using a $100,000 grant to fund a “Superman” fellowship to launch charter schools in Indianapolis. The movie, “Waiting for Superman” details families in need of better education options for their children and shows them waiting to […]
Hoping to capture momentum from the new high-profile education reform documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” the GEO Foundation is using a $100,000 grant to fund a “Superman” fellowship to launch charter schools in Indianapolis. Indianapolis-based GEO, which describes itself as an incubator of charter schools, already operates four charters, two of them in Indianapolis. But CEO […]