What do parents think about BASIS?

Will Charter Face Class Action Lawsuit?

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig 3 comments

Will a prominent corporate charter school chain face a class action lawsuit for their alleged refusal to serve special education students? I first blogged about BASIS in the post What BASIS?: Nepotism and aggrandizement in charters? At the time, I included Charter School Scandals uncovered special report about BASIS. The first BASIS charter school was founded in Tucson in 1998 by Michael Block and Olga Block.

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Parent Horror Stories from BASIS: Corporate Charter Hurting Children?

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig 142 comments

Today I am blogging about two parent horror stories from BASIS. Let me just warn you, after hearing parents talk about what allegedly happened to their children at BASIS, you will likely be in a surly mood learning about this corporate (quasi-for profit) charter chain. The BASIS corporate charter chain is now a very unfavorite of mine. Who/What is BASIS? Wikipedia describes