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The charter school movement regroups and looks ahead
IT’S A BITTERSWEET WAY to celebrate the 25th birthday of this state’s education reform law.
Read MoreSturgis students unveil dolphin rescue carrier
Teamwork and invention were on display March 31 at Grays Beach in Yarmouth Port as past and present students of Sturgis Charter Public School demonstrated an innovative mobile carrier they’ve designed to rescue stranded dolphins.
Read MorePVPA student music tour saved by community outpouring after funding crisis caused by former school head
There may have been doubt, there may have been confusion and there may have been a five-figure funding shortfall.
Read MoreHoping for a lucky number at Alma del Mar
NEW BEDFORD — Jim Stevens, CEO and founder of GiftsToGive, joined dozens of New Bedford families and staff of Alma del Mar Charter School recently to help conduct the school’s annual enrollment lottery.
Read MoreSTATEMENT ON FLORIDA SHOOTING AND PROPOSALS TO ARM TEACHERS
BOSTON – March 1, 2018 – In the wake of yet another school shooting - this one with 17
victims at a high school in Parkland Florida - proposals have been circulated to provide teachers
and school staff with firearms to protect students. The charter public school community sends
Opening day at Atlantis Charter School
Click the link below for pictures of the new Atlantis Charter School building!
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Read MoreLocal students rally, organize for gun control in wake of Florida shooting
For Amelia Marceau, gun control is personal.
In 2000, her Uncle Paul, 36, was killed the day after Christmas by Michael McDermott, who opened fire and killed seven of his co-workers at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield.
Read MoreAngry and scared, Mass. students join Florida survivors in gun control fight
Growing up in an age when mass shootings have become a tragically familiar part of American life, 18-year-old Riley Korhonen said the fear that her school will be next is never far.
Read MoreThis Chef Is Teaching Kids About the Politics—and Delights—of Fresh Food
At 39, Neftali Duran has held many titles in his life: chef, restaurateur, food justice advocate, activist, educator.
Read MoreReturn on Investment: Study Shows Big-City Charters Use Education Dollars More Effectively — and Provide Better Future Earnings for Students — Than District Schools
Charter schools educate their students more efficiently than traditional public schools, according to a new analysis of financial and testing data in eight major cities.
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