Katie Kirley Steel City Academy Joe Biden publiccharters.org Secretary Miguel Cardona Awesome!!!!

New #FAFSA math for middle class:

Our Pre- 2024 FAFSA: Family Contribution/2 kids in school

This year with our third it is a slightly lower Family contribution x 3. All at the same school.

And we just saw what our contribution (SAI) is for the first time yesterday.

Attacks on charter schools and school choice are about one thing: putting politics before kids.

Thanks to Congresswoman Julia Letlow for highlighting the need to empower educators to open their own schools with planning grants. publiccharters.org

Today I brushed up on my calculus at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in D.C.

My Uber driver from NYC was incredulous when he moved to Virginia that he couldn’t even ask to enroll in the school he researched as the best for his kids because of where he lived. And he told me this without even knowing my job. Public schools have selective enrollment.

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An example of a “bowl” charter cited in my piece in @the74 that gives parents incredible flexibility to tailor their child’s education is @springscs in CA:

sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commen…

Thank you for the opportunity and great conference!

New bill gives planning grants to educators to plan and design their own school

Updated version posted today in The 74 ( few more schools highlighted in this one)

Thank you Governor Newsom for vetoing AB 1604 which would have would have unfairly raised facilities cost for charter schools that want to establish or expand in low-income communities across the state

Thank you Secretary Miguel Cardona for visiting a public charter school in San Antonio! Although it isn’t mentioned by the press coverage, Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is a charter school authorized by the San Antonio Independent School District. publiccharters.org

New CREDO study about CMO turnaround efforts of low performing shows that “students performing below standard are able to accelerate their pace of learning and recover if their learning conditions improve.” Results blow away much of what we saw with SIG. Public Impact

Michael Petrilli Christy Wolfe publiccharters.org @Ninacharters Michael B. Horn Derrell Bradford Love this piece! So much so I felt moved to posit that charter schools could *also* be the carnitas reimaginedonline.org/2023/09/the-bo…

Michael Petrilli Christy Wolfe publiccharters.org @Ninacharters Michael B. Horn Derrell Bradford Great article! Customization works. Our staff consider themselves air traffic controllers at our “launching pads” helping students reach their specific and chosen destinations. :)

A must-read on education customization from Christy Wolfe publiccharters.org: Public charter schools and the Chipotlification of education fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme… @Ninacharters Michael B. Horn Derrell Bradford

Thank you!

We took a look at charter school Alternative Education Campuses like Goodwil Excel DC and their ability to leverage the nimbleness of the charter school model to create unique educational opportunities earlier this year. Give it a read! Christy Wolfe publiccharters.org/our-work/publi…

Teachers are the backbone of education. Listen to them! What they have to say may surprise you. New survey out from The Harris Poll + publiccharters.org #ListenToYourTeacher publiccharters.org/our-work/publi…