Greetings, CharterFolk! Thank you for the positive comments regarding our first WonkyFolk podcast. Andy and I are back with a second take. This week, we are talking about Chicago, Denver, Title IX, and some legal cases. Here is a link to our conversation where you can listen to the podcast. And for those of you
Greetings, CharterFolk! Today I am delighted to announce a new partnership with Andy Rotherham. Andy, as many CharterFolk already know, is one of the education reform world’s most respected leaders. In addition to having founded Bellwether, Andy serves on the Virginia State Board of Education and somehow finds enough time to keep writing Eduwonk, a
Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a co-authored contributor column from Greg Richmond, the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, and Paul Escala, the Senior Director and Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Given Greg and Paul collectively devoted 35+ years to charter public schools before transitioning to
Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Andrew Broy, the President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS). I provide Andrew’s bio below. Andrew is an advocate. He serves as President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS), a statewide advocacy and charter school support organization serving
Good morning, CharterFolk. I would like to return this morning to the topic I wrote about last week – how we best protect ourselves from our adversaries’ effort to present charter schools … … as being driven by barely human monsters who seek nothing other than to destroy public education. Thinking of it in the
Good morning, CharterFolk. A few pieces of housekeeping before getting to a post to mark the occasion. First, today is the last day of voting for the CharterFolk of the Year Award so get your ballot in before midnight. Second, another thank you to Robert Enlow for yesterday’s very perceptive column. The piece brings up
Good morning, CharterFolk. I start today with a question that we’ve been pondering for months. What will happen to our nation’s public schools when we achieve “herd immunity”? Well, in recent days, we’ve been starting to get our answer. From New Jersey … … to Hawaii … … and to every place in between …
Good day, CharterFolk. Getting this one off to you several hours late. Been one of those weeks … I start with a few quick updates on matters we’re tracking here at CharterFolk. First, we’re excited to see the turnout for the Final Round Voting for the CharterFolk of the Year Award. If you haven’t voted
Good morning, CharterFolk. Excited to see Nina and the Alliance cranking up the celebration of the 30th anniversary during National Charter Schools Week. The 30 Under 30 site looks great! Quite an amazing group of young CharterFolk. It’s a nice tag team: Here at CharterFolk, we’ve got 30 over 30. Meaning that between the two
Good morning, CharterFolk. Another special thanks to Ben Austin for his provocative post from yesterday about how we can get on the offensive again regarding our quest for improved public education for all students. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, I hope you’ll check it out today. Let’s get on to