Hello Charter Folk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Danyela Souza Egorov, New York City (NYC) Strategy Advisor for the NY Charter Schools Association. I provide Danyela’s bio below. Danyela Souza Egorov has over 10 years of professional experience in business, government, and nonprofits, with a focus on strategy, advocacy, and
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.
Good morning, Charter Folk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Dr. Christopher Manning, Founder and CEO of Buffalo Creek Academy (BCA). I provide a brief bio for Chris below. Chris Manning grew up in Pasadena, California and Phoenix, Arizona. He served 13 years in the United States Air Force, where he
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. Great to see such positive reaction to our CharterFolk of the Year announcement yesterday. I also appreciated those of you who reached out to offer kind regards on the first year anniversary of CharterFolk. It’s been an incredibly fun ride. Thanks to all of you for making it possible. So much has
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. In January, I wrote the first post of the year: The Great Disconnect of 2021 – Public Education’s Year of Reckoning. In it, I presented 2021 as the year when it becomes plain that the overlap between what public education offers and the bare minimum that parents will accept has approached the
Good morning, CharterFolk. Lots going on in Charterland. Before we get to today’s post, though, I want to offer another thank you to Nate Durant for his piece about how to rethink summer school. In it, he basically argues for providing students greater agency over their own educational experience. We are in a period when
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