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Three Indiana Schools Sign up with Indiana Start Up Tech Company

Sep 24, 2009

Faced with growing demand for technology in the classroom and growing costs, three Indiana public charter schools found a new Indiana-based start up company that could deliver the product they needed and at the right price. As a result, all three schools were able to afford more technology in the classroom. This year, Fall Creek […]

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Kevin Teasley on meeting with with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Sep 17, 2009

Last week I participated in a meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Washington, DC. It was an honor just to be called – and an overwhelming honor to be the only Hoosier invited to participate! Fifty other educational organizations attended this meeting that was to springboard Secretary Duncan’s initiative to improve education in […]

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Indianapolis Mayor Will Deliver Keynote on Success of Charter Schools

Apr 23, 2009

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will address the 2009 Indiana Public Charter School Conference during breakfast on April 29. Ballard, the only mayor in the nation with the authority to authorize new charter schools, will discuss academic expectations for charter school students and how college preparation is the road to success for the city and state. […]

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Superintendent Tony Bennett Will Deliver Keynote on Success of Charter Schools

Apr 21, 2009

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett will address the hundreds of attendees at the 2009 Indiana Public Charter School Conference during lunch on April 29. Bennett will explore the important role charter schools play in the state’s education system, as well as charter school initiatives to provide opportunities for students to earn college credits while […]

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2009 Conference to Bring Together State’s Charter School Administrators

Apr 20, 2009

The 2009 Indiana Public Charter School Conference will be held April 29 at the Indiana Convention Center. Nearly all of the state’s charter school principals, board members and service providers will be in attendance as the conference explores several areas – academic performance, succession to college, tools for successful schools, and legal issues – surrounding […]

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“Cathedrals of Learning” Need Our Support, Not Systems, says Newark Mayor Cory Booker

Nov 08, 2008

“I’m not wedded to the idea of a school, but rather the idea of cathedrals of learning,” said Mayor Cory Booker today to a diverse crowd in Indianapolis of more than 150 legislators, educators, business owners, and philanthropists. “Instead of focusing on seat time, we need to be focused on achievement.” Former Indianapolis Mayor Bart […]

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PPCC, Pikes Peak Prep Sign a First-of-a-Kind Agreement

Jul 27, 2008

Pikes Peak Community College and the Pikes Peak Prep have signed a collaborative agreement establishing a first-of-its-kind partnership, allowing the charter school to rent and conduct classes at the PPCC Downtown Studio Campus. Pikes Peak Prep is the first K-12 charter school in the country to have signed such an agreement with a college to […]

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GEO Foundation elects Rollin Dick as new board chair

Sep 25, 2007

Today, the Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation announced that Rollin Dick has been elected as the organization’s new board chairman. Dick brings decades of business and philanthropy experience to the GEO Foundation as it expands its efforts to bring more educational options to all the state’s families. “GEO and I believe that all students benefit when […]

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Groundbreaking at 21st Charter School in Gary

Jun 15, 2005

GEO Foundation and its 21st Century Charter School @ Gary school board broke ground in Gary, Indiana on the latest of three new GEO charter schools to open this fall. The 30,500 square foot building, constructed by Bouma Corporation, will eventually house a K-12 school. This year, we will serve 300 students from the Gary […]

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