Red States

CharterFolk Contributor Herneshia Dukes – Charter Executives Crave Community, Professional Development, and Support.  Greenhouse E3 Provides Just That.

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Herneshia Dukes, Program Director for Greenhouse E3. I provide Herneshia’s bio below. Herneshia Dukes is the Program Director for Greenhouse E3. She previously served as the Executive Director of School Leadership for New Schools for New Orleans where her primary responsibility was

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WonkyFolk Vol 1 – Introducing WonkyFolk

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

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CharterFolk Chat: Diana Diaz-Harrison of the 2022 Yass Prize Winner, Arizona Autism Charter Schools

Good morning, CharterFolk. Today we bring you a CharterFolk Chat with Diana Diaz-Harrison, Founder & Executive Director of Arizona Autism Charter Schools. You may access Diana’s bio here. In 2012, Diana worked with parents and grandparents of children with autism and professionals to create Arizona’s first autism-focused charter school, which was the top million dollar

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CharterFolk Contributor Porsche Chisley – Expanding Our Impact

Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Porsche Chisley, Senior Director of Special Projects of The Mind Trust. I provide a bio for Porsche below. As the Senior Director of Special Projects, Porsche Chisley supports the creation and implementation of special projects meant to expand the impact of The Mind

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CharterFolk Contributor Starlee Coleman – A Rallying Cry:  We Need More Charters

Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Starlee Coleman, the CEO of the Texas Public Charter Schools Association (TPCSA). I provide Starlee’s bio below. Starlee Coleman has 20 years of experience turning public policy ideas into laws. Through strategic public affairs and PR campaigns, grassroots engagement, and coalition development, Starlee

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CharterFolk Contributor John Armbrust – Austin Achieve:  Celebrating a Decade and Learning From Our Scholars and Families How to Best Serve the Community

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from John Armbrust, Founder and CEO of Austin Achieve Public Schools. Austin Achieve Public Schools is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school preparing Austin youth to attend and excel at top universities. Austin Achieve is no stranger to the CharterFolk movement. Founder and

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