April, 2022 - CharterFolk

CharterFolk X, Vol 2.8 – Lester Long: From Driving Trucks to Driving Achievement – Providing “A Lucens Exemplum” of What the Charter School Movement is All About

April 28, 2022

Greetings, CharterFolk! This morning we are celebrating Lester Long, Founder and Executive Director of Classical Charter Schools in the South Bronx as CharterFolk Extraordinaire. Lester is in his 16th year leading the Classical Charter Schools. The average school leader’s tenure is four years, with only 11% staying longer than 10 years. Lester is not leaving.

Against a Backdrop of Emerging Youth Disillusionment, Charter Schools Must Rise to Defend The Future of Our Youth and the Youth of Our Future

April 27, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk. A couple weeks back, I decided to delay a spring break so I could stay focused on CSP matters. Having gotten through that, I’ll take a long weekend now to get a breather. You’ll see a CharterFolk X come from Kerry tomorrow. My next post will be the middle of next week.

Write it Down in INC CharterFolk! | The Administration Botches its Assault on Charters | Keeping the Big Picture Front and Center

April 24, 2022

Weekend’s greetings, CharterFolk. I start today acknowledging that we missed a few days of posting this week due to a technical issue with our technology platform. I confess to having been been pretty irked about this because there’s been just so much great stuff happening this week in Charterland to be sharing content about. Fortunately,

New Data Shows Teacher Job Satisfaction Collapsing – What the Charter School Movement’s Role is in Building Things Back

April 18, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk. I start out today recognizing the irony of the feds having made tax day the deadline for commenting on their disastrous new proposed regs for the Charter Schools Program. The administration’s new regs are an attempt to impose a massive new tax on the charter school movement. It’s why I thank you

CharterFolk Contributor Amanda Aragon – Never More Concerned About the State of Public Education, Never More Convicted that Change is Possible, and More Dedicated than Ever to Make that Change a Reality

April 14, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Amanda Aragon, the Executive Director of NewMexicoKidsCAN. I provide a brief bio below. Amanda was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM and grew up surrounded by a large and close-knit extended family. Upon graduation from Rio Rancho High School, Amanda left New

California Charter School Enrollment Plummets – This is the Armageddon that 1505 and New CSP Regulations Represent. Get Your Comments in Today!

April 12, 2022

Good day, CharterFolk. In recent days we have been sharing posts from Californians offering cautionary tales about how bad AB1505 impacts are on charter schools and imploring all CharterFolk to submit comments in order to fight proposed new regulations to the federal Charter Schools Program, which are an effort to make AB1505 the national charter

A Final Recommendation for How to Rip the Regs|The Other Side’s Desperate Last Minute Call to Action|National Progress Anyway|Cardona Embraces Attack, Erase, Defend|The Challenge of Regulation and Why We Must Support Our Advocacy Orgs at New Levels

April 10, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk. I start off today thanking our Contributors who have risen to the occasion to offer columns encouraging our world to comment on the potentially disastrous proposed regulations coming out of the administration in DC. I thought all three of our Contributor Columns this week were just terrific. Malka Borrego’s: Reggie Lee’s: And

CharterFolk Contributors Sarah Kollman and Lee Rosenberg – Charter School Lawyers Sound the Alarm for Public Comment by April 13 on Proposed U.S. Department of Education Regulations

April 9, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk. Today we are pleased to share a great Contributor Column from Sarah J. Kollman, Esq. and Lee J. Rosenberg, Esq. at Young, Minney & Corr LLP, one of the most respected legal firms in California and indeed in the entire country working on charter school issues. Bios for Sarah and Lee are

CharterFolk Reggie Lee – The Hits Keep Coming!

April 7, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Reggie Lee, the proud Oakland dad of two children and chair of the board of directors at Yu Ming Charter School, a National Blue Ribbon School and the top performing school in Alameda County. Yu Ming is a member of the Families

CharterFolk Malka Borrego – Equitas Shall Not Be Denied! AB1505 and New Proposed Federal Regulations Attempt to Deny Quality Options to Families Who Need Them Most

April 6, 2022

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a Contributor Column from Malka Borrego, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Equitas Academy Charter Schools. I provide a brief bio below. Malka Borrego is the founder and chief executive officer of the Equitas Academy Charter Schools. The network was founded in 2009 and provides quality

April 2022