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Article: Does My Charter School Kid Take Away From Yours?
It happened again. I was standing in line at my favorite coffee shop when I ran into a mom from years back. She casually asked: “Where do your kids go to school?” (click title above to read full article) |
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Article: Do Picky Charters Pick Students?
Choosy moms choose charter schools. But do choosy charter schools choose its students? (click title above for more) |
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Article: Crappy Schools Don't Cream
Do you know which schools are never accused of “creaming” for enrollment?—Crappy schools. (click title above for more) |
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Petition Supporting Galapagos Charter Schools
Please sign this petition to support bringing Galapagos Charter Schools to Rockford. |
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Legacy Academy of Excellence - Charter Proposal
Site contains charter school proposal, responses from school board, and important meeting dates. |
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Chicago Int'l Charter Schools - Charter Proposal
Site contains CICS proposal to RPS 205, the RPS Response and important meeting dates for charter hearings and approvals. |
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Illinois Charter Schools Law
Click link to read the law that established charter public schools in Illinois. |
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Colbert Report Featuring Dave Levine of KIPP Charter Schools
Parents are not the only group with a story to tell. Watch this interview from the Colbert Report featuring Dave Levine, one of the founders of the KIPP Charter Schools.
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Parents Perspective on Value of Charter Schools
This links to a video highlighting different perspectives on the value that charter public schools bring to education. Take a look to see what others are saying about charter public schools.
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WREX Story - Potential Charter Operator In Town Visiting
The Rockford Charter School Initiative group met with the operator likely to be the first to open a brand new educational concept in Rockford. 13 News learned that Chicago International Charter Schools came to town Tuesday for a tour. (click link for |
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NYC Public Schools Chancellors Comments on Charter Schools
In his remarks to the New York Charter School Association annual conference on March 27, 2004, Chancellor Klein lays out why he supports public charter schools and sees them as an important strategy to reinvigorate urban education. |
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Chicago Tribune Article
In protest of Chicago's failing school system, Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) is urging kids from his legislative district to skip the first day of school. Click above link for more... |
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Chicago Tribune Article - 2
While some children are lamenting the end of summer, a group of students at a South Side charter school can't wait to go back to school Monday because they will return to a sparkling new campus.
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Illinois Network of Charter Schools
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Video: Charter Public School Parent Testimonial
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Video: Charter Public Schools—A Chance for Success
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Interactive Illinois Report Card
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Little City Big Life
Rockford, IL is about an hour west from Chicago's O'Hare Airport and 25 miles from the Wisconsin border. It is the largest city in a metropolitan area of nearly 350,000 residents. Here is a great site that provides an overview of the Rockford Region, |
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Illinois General Assembly (Legislature)
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National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
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National Association of Charter School Authorizers
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U.S. Charter Schools - Home Page
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U.S. Charter Schools - State Information Page
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Next Generation Consulting
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NY Times Article - "A Teachable Moment"
When Tony Petite enrolled in elementary school in Denver in the fall of 2005, he quickly discovered that he was the only kid in fourth grade who didn’t know how to write in cursive. (click above for more) |
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