2021 Year in Review
December 30, 2021
Good morning, CharterFolk. What a year it has been since I posted the 2020 Year in Review. Somehow against a
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Advocacy Investment as Collective Self-Care | The Highest Impact Advocacy Grant We’ve Seen in Years | The Potential of 25x25x25
December 22, 2021
Good day, CharterFolk. I thought I’d get off one more post before taking a break for the holidays. Aside from
25x25x25, Pandemic Depletion and the Charter School Advocacy Tax
December 20, 2021
Good morning, CharterFolk. I start out this morning confessing that I have been struggling with today’s post. I had a
Blew’s Blues and Recognizing that We are Not A Silver Bullet But We Are Silver – A New Article Reminds Us Why School District Reform is Elusive and Why Charter School Blowback has Intensified
December 12, 2021
Weekend’s Greetings, CharterFolk. A few quick things before we get to today’s post. Let’s get on to the post. ________________________________________
CharterFolk Contributor Julio Vázquez – A Charter School Founder Welcomes His Great-Granddaughter to the School He Made: Why We Established Rochester’s First Community-Based Bilingual Charter School
December 8, 2021
Good afternoon, CharterFolk. Today we celebrate having the privilege to share with you a great Contributor Column from Julio Vázquez,
The “Sunrising” of Bloomberg Philanthropies on Charter Schools – 8 Things the Announcement Did Incredibly Well, and 3 Things We Need to Focus On Going Forward
December 5, 2021
Weekend’s Greetings, CharterFolk. I hope you are finding a chance to get a breath between busy weeks. I didn’t want
CharterFolk Contributor Jim Blew – The Charter School Movement: More Fragile Now Than in the Pioneer Days
December 1, 2021
Good morning, CharterFolk. Today I am delighted to share with you a contributor column from Jim Blew. I provide a
Impact, Course Correction, Accepting Conflict, and the Responsibility that Has Been Handed to Us All – What We Can Learn from the Sunsetting of the Doris and Donald Fisher Fund
November 30, 2021
Good afternoon, CharterFolk. Coming off the Thanksgiving week, I wanted to share a column that, by rights, I should have
CharterFolk X Vol 2.7 – Mike Chalupa, Showing How Kids and Communities are Better Served When We Create Schools “By Design”
November 24, 2021
Good morning, CharterFolk. This week we are excited to recognize Michael Chalupa, Executive Director of City Neighbors Foundation in Baltimore,
Unexpected Reunions, Anniversaries, the Staying Power of the Charter School Movement, and the Parade Toward Better Public Education For All
November 13, 2021
Weekend’s Greetings, CharterFolk. A year and a half into doing CharterFolk, I keep bumping into things I would never have