Tag: harmony charters

• Bad Charters, Bad Charters, “Whatcha gonna do when they come for you”

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  January 15, 2014

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  Charter Schools

  Texas Senator Dan Patrick has said he will hold a fact finding hearing about the connections between Harmony Public Schools, The Pelican Educational Foundation and Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bravo to Senator Patrick for holding Harmony Public Schools accountable and seeking to understand whether they are entangled with organizations that…

  

• Exiting: A sample of charter chains vs public district’s student attrition

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  March 1, 2013

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  Charter Schools, Dropout, KIPP

  Politicians and others often frame a narrative that charters are on par or better than traditional public schools. I have discussed how charters stack up traditional public schools extensively in posts here on CI on charters. Are there charters that are islands of excellence? Of course, there are some and I discussed this in my…