Good morning, CharterFolk. Just a quick note today to announce a couple of pieces of exciting news. As I have been reporting since CharterFolk’s inception, it is important to me that this not become a philanthropic-dependent undertaking. CharterFolk will ultimately grow to be a primarily reader-supported undertaking, or it will not prove successful. For that … Read more
Good morning, CharterFolk! I’m trying to sneak away for a COVID-era getaway with the family this week, but I can’t resist putting together a post on the teacher union scramble we have seen in recent days to keep the lid on during the COVID crisis. At the same time, I want to thank readers so … Read more
Good morning, CharterFolk. Today’s a fun one. As you guys know, I am working to make CharterFolk a place where we hear from a range of voices representing the diversity and reach of the broader charter school movement. In order to get more voices into the mix, I recently asked various leaders across the country … Read more
Everyone has people from earlier in their careers who have left a deep and lasting impression on them. It just so happens, that one of those people for me … Rob Riordan … … also happens to have my favorite title of all time: The Emperor of Rigor. It was something we at High Tech … Read more
Good morning, CharterFolk. Let’s get straight to the update. With all the challenges that have come at charter schools in recent years, it would be possible to conclude that there is no hope. But we do in fact have great reason for hope because our shared effort has the potential to become a movement, something … Read more
Good morning, CharterFolk. Exciting news! We blew past our match challenge over the weekend, meaning we were able to draw down the full match for 50 new subscribers! Thanks to all of you who helped us achieve this goal. We now have paid subscribers coming from 23 states in the nation! Subscribers include school leaders, … Read more
Today I start a new feature here at CharterFolk. It’s going to be a part of the work I love the most: celebrating the extraordinary people who are the heart of the charter school movement. I call it CharterFolk X. CharterFolk Extraordinaire. Every week I will add another extraordinary person to the pantheon of people presented … Read more
Good morning, CharterFolk. We are close to meeting our subscriber match. Whether we do or don’t will come down to whether just a few more jump onboard. So it would be great to have you subscribe here if you can. On to the update. Update Summary: In recent years conditions have gotten more difficult for … Read more
Good morning, CharterFolk. Huge thanks again for all the new paid subscribers! Yesterday was our biggest day for new subscriber sign-ups since CharterFolk began. At this pace we’ll make our match by Friday, so please keep it coming by signing up here. Remember, everything is going to the nonprofit, and all subscriptions are tax deductible. … Read more
Good Morning CharterFolk, I hope your weeks are all off to a great start. I continue to be very encouraged by the progress we are making against our subscriber match offer. Over the weekend we passed the halfway mark, meaning we have been able to recruit 25 new paid subscribers, but we need 25 more … Read more