Last week, we celebrated a lot! We celebrated our first graduating class from GEO Next Generation High School Baton Rouge. We celebrated our first graduating class of kindergartners from GEO Prep Baker. And, we celebrated GEO’s 10th Anniversary working in Baton Rouge. These celebrations were special and significant! Each of the 46 kindergartners (pictured above […]
Media Coverage
What is GEO’s Role in Helping People Live Longer, Earn More, and be more Civically Engaged? Responding to Bill Gates
May 11, 2023
In Bill Gates’ latest GatesNotes, he discusses how Northern Arizona University is redefining the value of a college degree. Gates argues that students earning a college degree live […]
Four years ago, we launched GEO Next Generation High School of Baton Rouge with a big idea–our students from underserved communities in Baton Rouge would earn college degrees BEFORE graduating from our open enrollment high school. Was it a pipe dream? Would students enroll? Would they achieve the goals that only 157 students achieved in […]
EDWeek, AEI, NSBR and the NCAA Final 4 Shine Light on GEO Model of Schools, Students and Alums
Apr 07, 2023
I can’t tell you how crazy last week was for GEO. It started with one of our Gary alums, Johnell Davis (above with FAU Coach Dusty May) and his team earning a spot in the Final 4 of the NCAA tournament. Johnell is only the 4th student in history out of Gary, Indiana to […]
I get asked all the time why GEO created a K16 model and does it work. Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute, recently asked me these questions and more. EdWeek published this interview this week. Here is the link. I hope you enjoy it. And yes, if […]
It’s been a while since I’ve provided an update. We’ve been a bit busy. We came back from the Christmas break to witness Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley give a shoutout to GEO Next Generation High School in his monthly call to Louisiana educators. He noted the number of our high school students already […]
GEO Breaks Generational Poverty Through High Octane College and Career Experiences For High School Students
Dec 15, 2022
Great news! The state of Indiana shared data with me showing the number of GEO’s Gary students earning high quality career and/or college credentials while in high school is five times the state average. FIVE TIMES! In Louisiana, the state board of education recently shot down a proposal to require students earn at least 12 credits prior […]
Louisiana released school performance scores this morning to the public and yes, we are excited! Here is a summary. GEO Prep, which started in 2015 with 150 students on the Northeast side of Baton Rouge in one of the roughest areas of town (high poverty/high crime/low education attainment), received a letter grade of a “C” […]
Become a GEO Ambassador, We Need You More Than Ever
Nov 04, 2022
It is hard to believe that it has been almost 25 years since GEO was launched in my living room. No board. No staff. No money. Just a big idea to stop talking about school choice and to start serving and providing a better educational choice for low-income minority families. We received a seed grant […]