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GEO’s Indiana Students Shine at Statehouse

Feb 25, 2021

Yesterday was a great day in Indianapolis! Six students from GEO’s 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana and three students from GEO Next Generation High School Indianapolis, met with the state’s top education leaders including Secretary of Education Katie Jenner and Indiana Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers. Our students gathered to share their achievements […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, Gary Middle College, GEO Prep Academy - Greater Baton Rouge, GEO Prep Mid-City, Latest News, Uncategorized


GEO Students Outgrew Counterparts Across the Country During the Pandemic

Feb 17, 2021

When you commission a study on your academic performance, you really don’t know what results you are going to get. So, it’s a bit of a gamble. You think you know things are going good, but you really don’t know until you see the data.   So, today was a BIG day at GEO.   […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, Gary Middle College, GEO Prep Academy - Greater Baton Rouge, GEO Prep Mid-City, Latest News, Uncategorized




New School Building, LA Superintendent Visit, Old National Contribution, and an IBJ Column

Jan 30, 2021

Ok, where do I start? This was quite a week. And no, I’m not talking about the stock market. I’m talking about a great school choice week! We’ve been busy!  We received a $10,000 contribution from Old National Bank in support of our college success efforts, reached agreement on buying a new 20-acre, two-school building property […]

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Posted in Academics, Blog, GEO in the News, Latest News, News Releases, Uncategorized


MLK Entered College at 15, Finished by 19

Jan 18, 2021

As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today for all the great things he did and stood for while on this earth, let us not forget that in 1944, at age 15 and as a junior in high school, he passed the entrance test and enrolled in Morehouse College. He earned a full bachelor’s […]

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21st Century Charter Logs 88.9% College and Career Readiness Rating

Jan 14, 2021

In recent months, several studies have been conducted on funding disparities between traditional public schools and public charter schools. Most focus on the “average” disparity between the schools. Look a little deeper and you will find the inequity to be much bigger in Gary, Indiana. Using numbers provided by the Indiana Department of Education, Gary […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, Uncategorized


High Flyers in Gary? Where Are They Now?

Jan 09, 2021

On December 30, 2018, the Chicago Tribune ran an article (click that link) titled, “High Flyers seek College Degrees While in High School.” The picture from the article is above and features Erin Lewis, Shania McDonald, Kyleah Martin, Lillian Santana and Abram Lewis. Well, where are they in terms of meeting their goal of earning […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, GEO in the News, Latest News, News Releases




Baton Rouge Mayor Welcomes GEO Next Gen High School

Oct 10, 2020

Dear Friends: Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome (above and below) joined the Board of Directors for GEO Academies earlier this week to cut the ribbon on our fourth campus opening in the past five years. This time, we cut the ribbon for GEO Next Generation High School of Baton Rouge. This is an $11 […]

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Posted in Academics, Blog, GEO in the News, Latest News


Emmy-Winning Inside Indiana Business Features GEO Next Generation High School

Sep 14, 2020

I shared with you last Friday that Inside Indiana Business was going to broadcast to their statewide television viewership a segment on GEO Next Generation High School this past weekend. Well, here it is. Click this link to watch it. What is so exciting and different about this school? Well, as IIB Host Gerry Dick […]

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GEO Opens Doors to Real College for Indy’s High School Students Even During Covid-19 Pandemic

Aug 04, 2020

Dear Friends: Please plan to join us August 6 (details above) as we cut the ribbon to Indy’s latest and truly most innovative school. Tanya Mckinzie, president of Indiana Black Expo and chair of our school’s board, will share with us why she is so excited about this school and the promise it has for the […]

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Students Line Up For Orientation Day At GEO Next Generation High School Indy

Jul 31, 2020

Dear Friends: I don’t normally like to clog up your emails with two emails in two days, but I just returned from orientation day at GEO Next Generation High School Indianapolis and was so inspired by the number of families and students I met.  Every student I talked to told me they were excited about […]

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