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SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Log(n), a leading design and engineering firm, has partnered with Great Hearts Academies, a national network of high-performing K-12 charter schools, to launch an automated, scalable, cloud-based Student Enrollment System that simplifies the challenging and time-consuming school admissions process. For Great Hearts' administrators, the system automatically processes and tracks applications, calculates waitlists and generates data about a...
Pennsylvania's Largest K-8 Charter School Celebrates Athletes and Coaches at Annual Sports Banquet and Dinner, with Hollis Thomas, Defensive Line Coach for Philadelphia Soul CHESTER, Pa., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TO: City Editors, Education Editors, Photo Editors, Assignment Editors, Sports Editors, News Directors, and Broadcast Editors (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/PH87577LOGO)...
Schools receive targeted support for improvement; Seven of eight schools are in Texas DALLAS, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The George W. Bush Institute today announced the selection of eight middle schools to participate in the Middle School Matters Institute, designed to improve school outcomes in the middle grades (grades 6-8) and leverage the best available research and practices to support student improvement. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/CG08598) The...
Online K-12 schools expand, but fail kids -- lagging academic performance, high dropout rates, limited oversight, and excessive costs. New virtual education data, broken down by state and school. Boulder, Colorado (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202/549-4921; jhdcpr(at)starpower(dot)net or Alex Molnar, 480/797-7261; nepc.molnar(at)gmail(dot)com A national study, released today by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), offers a comprehensive review of 311 virtual...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- C-SPAN will air a national award-winning video by Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School student Alan Shimp at 6:50 a.m. Friday, April 26. Shimp, 11, an accelerated student taking sophomore courses, won national first place in the high school division in the C-SPAN StudentCam contest on the topic "What's the most important issue the President should consider in 2013?" Shimp's message is that his generation had no vote when the...
WAYNE, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Agora Cyber Charter School (Agora), a state-accredited, public cyber school, has opened enrollment for students in grades K-12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Agora accepts students from across the state of Pennsylvania and uses the K¹²® curriculum, offering students an exceptional individualized learning experience, with synchronous and asynchronous online classes. Agora is built on strong relationships - among classmates, between...
Classroom management system rewards good choices, engages students, families and teachers LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KIPP LA middle schools have a powerful tool in a behavior-tracking app that helps reward students for good choices and build a school culture that supports learning. LiveSchool automates paperwork-heavy behavior tracking systems with a school-wide platform that makes sharing information and enforcing consistent rules and rewards easy. The app is...
Military families welcome new school program. NEW ORLEANS, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (LAVCA), a statewide online public charter school, announced that it is launching a new blended learning program at the Barksdale Air Force Base Youth Center to support military families in the school. The learning center is located at the Barksdale Air Force Base Youth Center and open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for LAVCA students in...
Concept Schools to expand quality service in Illinois CHICAGO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late yesterday the Illinois Charter School Commission voted to approve 2 new charter schools in Chicago that had been denied by Chicago Public Schools District 299. This decision will allow Concept Schools to serve even more students and will provide an opportunity for high-quality choice for parents on charter school waiting lists. The charter public schools will open as...
School is Violation of the State Charter School Law HARRISBURG, Pa., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing significant and severe violations of the Pennsylvania Public School Code, Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis today filed charges to revoke the cyber charter of Solomon Charter School in Philadelphia. "Solomon officials have consistently demonstrated their inability to adhere to the school's governing charter and operate within the confines of the Charter School Law,"...
