by David SafierIt looks like parents who have children at 100 Academy are organizing on their own in preparation for tonight's board meeting (see post below). Some of them put together a newsletter. Based on the choice of language, which can get pretty strong at times, this is a genuine parent effort, not something created … Read more
by David SafierTuesday I posted about 100 Academy, a charter school in Las Vegas run by Imagine Schools. There have been financial, management and education problems at the school since it opened in 2006, and most of them point back to Virginia based Imagine Schools, a for profit company with over 70 schools across the … Read more
by David SafierWant to start a charter school, but you don't really have the knowledge or experience to offer a quality education for your students? Want to be able to scrimp a bit on salaries and supplies so you can give yourself a healthy salary and even have some money left over to contract with … Read more
by David SafierBASIS Tucson has been hailed as one of the top schools in the U.S., traditional or charter, for a number of years. Now it's being featured in a documentary film, 2 Million Minutes: A 21st Century Solution. It will be playing at the Fox Theater October 1. You can watch the trailer here. … Read more
by David SafierQ: How do you render the ultimate compliment to reporters who expose your weaknesses?A: You move to have their articles stricken from a case you're fighting in court. In a Trib article written by Michelle Reese, one of the two investigative reporters who wrote the investigative series, Rigged Privilege, she reports: Attorneys representing … Read more