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Category Archives: Education – K-12
Classical History Curriculum by The Roger Bacon Academy
The Roger Bacon Academy (RBA) developed and teaches a classical history curriculum for the schools that it manages. I have been asked frequently how the RBA “classical history” curriculum differs from a typical “social studies” curriculum, so I would like to share … Continue reading
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How not to teach elementary school science
CURRICULUM CRITIQUE: SCOTT, FORESMAN’S “DISCOVER SCIENCE” [When organizing some digital archives on this rainy Saturday, I came across this paper that I had written in the early 1990’s while taking a course for a lateral entry teaching certificate. I don’t know if this … Continue reading
High Scores at Low Cost: A Taxpaying Parent’s Dream, A Bureaucrat’s Nightmare.
Abstract When free-enterprise solutions are unleashed in a competitive environment controlled by local parental choice not remote bureaucratic dictates, both students and taxpayers win. A charter school in Southeastern North Carolina has a 15-year time-tested model for
The Star Spangled Banner Asks a Question. What is its answer?
[The following is the text of a brief address that I gave to an assembly of students at Charter Day School, Leland, NC in 2004. I have repeated it several times since and now share it with you on the … Continue reading
Study: Charters Give Pupils, State More Bang for Buck
Reprinted from: Carolina Journal News Reports University of Arkansas researchers also refute claim of cherry-picking students By Dan Way Jul. 29th, 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter RALEIGH — A new national study concludes that charter schools in North Carolina and other … Continue reading
Charter school company refuses to disclose salaries. REALLY?
Print media company refuses to use brain. PR – 2014 06 10 re Starnews article
Transparency – What you may not know…
Governments by Open Records: The original purpose of transparency through Open Meetings and Public Records and LEA salary disclosures is that these laws applied to the governments which made the rules and controlled the public’s money– the governments, whether state … Continue reading
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Charter schools need to tell taxpayers what they’re getting for their money!
What is the Tax Payer Getting? Much more. “Charter schools need to tell taxpayers what they are getting for their money.” The headline is from the March 24 StarNews editorial. As a founder of local charter schools, I agree 100 … Continue reading
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21st Century Globally Competitive – Late to the Party?
Edville, USA – The hue and cry for our schools to produce students who are “21st Century Globally Competitive” now stretches from sea to shining sea across our great nation.
Salaries, salaries, Who’s got the salaries?
Although charter schools are subjected to the same accounting standards and annual auditing that govern traditional schools, they are not required to invade the privacy of their employees by publishing their salaries.
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