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New Numbers Show Low-Income Students at Most of America’s Largest Charter School Networks Graduating College at Two to Four Times the National Average
A fresh look at the college success records at the major charter networks serving low-income students shows alumni earning bachelor’s degrees at rates up to four times as high as the 11 percent rate expected for that student population.
Read MoreHeyssis Castillo Cut Her Hair in High School to Prove a Point About Beauty Standards
Throughout her four years at Codman, Heyssis was a pillar of leadership, individuality, strength and professionalism. Like all students, Heyssis underwent her own journey of identity development and self-acceptance during her time in high school.
Read MoreWhether It’s Science Olympiad or Dungeons & Dragons, Lindsey Gwilt’s Taking Charge
Lindsey Gwilt is a young woman who is going places.
Read MoreNew Numbers Show Low-Income Students at Most of America’s Largest Charter School Networks Graduating College at Two to Four Times the National Average
Teen Poet Hannah Parker Built Her School’s First Black Student Union
Can Good Curriculum Transcend the Charter-district Divide?
Let’s test promising achievement-gap closing strategies
YOUR VIEW: District and charter collaboration is good for New Bedford children
I first heard of Alma del Mar back in 2010, before the state granted Alma’s first charter. Together with a group of passionate parents, educators and community leaders, we crafted the vision for Alma. The vision was to give New Bedford children the very best opportunity for learning.
Read MoreTonet scholarship for HRHS grads from Hilltowns
Applications are available for the annual Earl and Lee Tonet Scholarship, which is open to third- and fourth-year college students who are graduates of Hampshire Regional High School and live in the Hilltowns of Chesterfield, Goshen, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington.
Read MoreNew parent group to launch in Boston
More than a dozen Boston families plan to launch a nonprofit Monday that aims to provide unbiased information about school issues across the city, at a time when debate over educational policy has become increasingly divisive.
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