May 30, 2018 Dear Friends: Back in 1992, I helped put a school voucher initiative on the ballot in California. It was a campaign that would change my life. I learned a great deal about the issue of school choice, but I also learned a great deal about people. When trying to gather support for […]
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GEO Graduates Spreading the Good News!
May 31, 2018
Gary’s 21st Century Charter High School Graduates 66 Three More Associate Degrees Earned, Too!
May 23, 2018
May 22, 2018 Dear Friends: It is always fun to attend the graduation ceremonies in Gary, Indiana. Last night, was no exception! We witnessed the graduation of the largest class yet for 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana with 66 students receiving their diplomas. Three students have already earned their Associate Degrees, too. Still […]
Time to Celebrate College Signing Day
May 16, 2018
College Signing Day in Gary is Always the Best Day! May 11, 2018 Dear Friends: It was College Signing Day in Gary, Indiana yesterday and there was no way I was going to miss it! This is the day we celebrate our seniors in front of our entire school for their successful high school careers, […]
GARY — U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put Gary on the map in a big way Friday when she visited local charter schools, complimenting the students’ education and the ability of parents to make a choice in their children’s education. DeVos visited Gary Middle College and 21st Century Charter School as part of […]
We live in an uncertain world, but there are at least some universal truths — like the fact that, in order to go to college, you have to graduate high school. Or so we thought. 18-year-old Raven Osborne blew that notion to pieces when she earned her college degree two weeks before graduating high school […]
A high school senior in Colorado Springs is accomplishing much more than the average traditional student. He’s completed his first two years of college for free before graduating high school. He owes his academic success to his charter school that’s paid for his college tuition. He hopes his achievement encourages other students to get involved. Nathan […]
People Magazine: Student Graduates From College Two Weeks Before High School Graduation: “I Didn’t Want to Waste Any Time.” When Raven Osborne was in third grade, her teacher told her that the classwork was too hard for her and she wasn’t an A student. Well, Osborne certainly proved that teacher wrong. The 18-year-old just picked […]
Indiana Teen Graduates from College before getting high school diploma I graduate from college on May 5,” she told CBS News’ Jericka Duncan.But when does she graduate from high school? May 22. Yes, it’s true; Raven gets her college degree two weeks before her high school diploma. “When people hear that … they’re going, ‘What? […]
Janet Nace, principal of Pikes Peak Prep in Colorado Springs, starts her day at 6:30 a.m. But she isn’t just rolling out of bed at that time — the school is already bustling with students. At PPP, a K-12 public charter school with 319 students enrolled for the 2016-17 school year, students play educational games, […]
A plan for new management at an otherwise doomed Baton Rouge charter school won easy approval Tuesday from the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.The school that was in jeopardy, Baton Rouge Charter Academy at Mid City, appeared done in December when BESE voted to close the school amid dismal student performance.The school, which […]