I’m excited to share this picture of our school leaders. Our team met in Dallas last month for a deep dive into the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching and today they are in Baton Rouge for a 3-day leadership retreat to prepare for a great 2019-20 school year. I’m very excited about the progress […]
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GEO’s 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana has been getting quite a bit of attention from nationally-respected think tanks in recent months for how we prepare our students for success in college and careers. The Center on Reinventing Public Education, one of the nation’s leading education research organizations, released a study this week focusing […]
Center on Reinventing Public Education Features GEO’s 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana
Jun 18, 2019
This is the second national study in recent months to feature GEO’s school! The Center on Reinventing Public Education, one of the nation’s leading education research organizations, released a new study today focusing on career and technical education schools across the country and featured GEO’s 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana. Authors of the […]
May and June were very busy months celebrating various graduations–not just high school graduations, but college one’s, too. And we launched our new high school in Baton Rouge with 28 students (pictured above) starting college classes June 3. They will start 9th grade in August. Yes, you read that right. We started our students in […]
American Enterprise Institute Says GEO’s 21st Century Charter School is a “Promising Strategy”
May 07, 2019
It’s an honor to share with you this report(click on “report” to go to the study) on our Gary school. The report was completed by researchers at the American Enterprise Institute, one of our nation’s most respected public policy think tanks. When we started our school in Gary, Indiana, it was on the heels of […]
There is nothing like opening your mail and getting an invitation to a law school graduation from one of your alums. Wow! Above left is the cover picture of Jamal Abdulrasheed’s invitation. He is a 2012 graduate from one of GEO’s first schools. […]
27% of our students are in top 5% of State
Apr 29, 2019
A new report from the Indiana Higher Education Commission reports that only 5% of Indiana high school graduates in 2016 earned more than 30 college credits while in high school. This year, 27% of GEO’s 21st Century Charter School students in Gary, Indiana, will graduate high school having already earned 30 or more college credits. […]
Dear Friends: For the past five years, GEO Foundation has worked to provide “best in class” schools to low-income families in the Northeast corner of Baton Rouge, an area of the city where you find the worst performing traditional schools. And, we are succeeding. The state recognized both our schools, where we serve more […]
Dear Friends: Last week, I reported there is a study out saying charter schools provide a great return on investment. Well, since then, the Indiana Higher Education Commission published a new report that provides even more evidence that 21st Century Charter is indeed providing a great return on investment. According to the report, 21st Century […]
Dear Friends: A new study is out this week reporting charter schools offer a better return on investment compared to traditional public schools. I agree, and 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana is no exception. In May, 27% of our graduates will receive a one-year college career certification (nine students) and/or a two-year college […]