Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Mr. Fatih Ay, CEO of Harmony Public Schools. I provide Fatih’s bio below. Fatih Ay, the CEO of Harmony Public Schools (HPS), has been devoted to empowering students since 2004. With an impressive 23 years of educational experience, he brings a wealth
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
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
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
Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Sehba Ali, CEO of KIPP Texas Public Schools. I provide a bio for Sehba below. Sehba Ali is the CEO of KIPP Texas Public Schools, whose mission is to develop the skills and confidence necessary to succeed in college, career, and beyond in
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
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
Hello Charter Folk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Terry Ryan, CEO of the Boise-based education non-profit Bluum. I provide Terry’s bio below. Terry Ryan is CEO of the Boise-based education nonprofit Bluum and Board Chair of the Idaho Charter School Network. Ryan is responsible for leading Idaho’s effort to double the number of
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