Happy almost Halloween! Wishing a safe and fun celebration to all the families in our community.
Last week Oklahoma’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit challenging the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School board's efforts to set up a religious charter school.
Reminder: Charter schools are public schools and can't teach religion! See below for an update on the latest.
The application window for the Charter Schools Program grants to charter management organizations for replication and expansion is open until January 5!
“Make no mistake, if the Catholic Church were permitted to have a public virtual charter school, a reckoning will follow in which this state will be faced with the unprecedented quandary of processing requests to directly fund all petitioning sectarian groups,” the lawsuit states, according toan article by the Associated Press.
The lawsuit also suggests that opening a religious public charter school would put more than $1 billion of federal education funding on the line for the state of Oklahoma, because they would be out of compliance with federal laws against state-funded religious schools.
We oppose the approval of a religious charter school. Read our full statement.
Parent Perspectives is a joint report from The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, and EmpowerED Families, a local parent advocacy group, detailing insights from nearly 2,000 Marion County adults and parents in the aim to amplify Indianapolis parent voices, specifically those who make up a majority (58.3%) in Indianapolis Public School (IPS) Boundaries: public charter and innovation school families. The report outlines what charter and innovation network parents love about their schools, and what they would improve; Marion County resident and family views on education; and how parent views can shape our school community.
KIPP Sol Academy's mariachi program was featured on "Good Morning America" earlier this month! This is just one of the many schools helping students to connect with their cultures.
Congratulations to Blackstone Valley Prep in Rhode Island for being awarded a Fostering Diverse Schools Demonstration Grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education! The grant is intended to help build the capacity of local educational agencies to meet the needs of students, including academic, social, emotional, and mental health by increasing access to and equity in diverse and inclusive learning environments.
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Join these conferences and activities to connect with fellow charter school advocates!
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