Category: News Releases

Free college? I’ve read about Tennessee and New Mexico and other states saying they are starting to offer free college—but it’s usually limited to community college. And yes, I hear presidential candidates promising it. I’d like to invite state and national leaders to come see us at https://geonextgenerationhighschool.org/ where we’ve been offering free college since […]

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October 2, 2019 Dear Friends: Yesterday was a fun day in Gary, Indiana as members of the Indiana Board of Education and the Governor’s office stopped by to visit with our students and to tour our new high school facility. Tony Walker, a state board member and representative of the Gary community, Katie Jenner, Governor […]

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Oh boy! Here we grow again! Today, the Indiana State Charter Board approved by a 6-2 vote our latest charter school application. This application is the result of an invitation from Indiana Black Expo and Ivy Tech Community College to start a new college immersion high school in Indianapolis modeled after our successful Gary school. […]

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Dear Friends: Yes, we will celebrate a second ribbon cutting in as many weeks. This time, we are in Gary, Indiana for the opening of our third location. We opened 21st Century Charter School in 2005 and now serve more than 950 students in grades K-12 and regularly graduate high school students complete with Associate […]

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Dear Friends: When friends ask me how things are going, I usually say, “Unfortunately, pretty good. If we weren’t needed, we wouldn’t be in business.” And yes, we are in demand! GEO Academies will serve more than 2500 students in five different schools this August and we plan to open at least one new school […]

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GARY U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put Gary on the map in a big way Friday when she visited local charter schools, complimenting the students’ education and the ability of parents to make a choice in their children’s education. DeVos visited Gary Middle College and 21st Century Charter School as part of her […]

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American high schools don’t seem to be working in the real world. As a dad, I’m part of the problem. I remember what it was like when I went to high school, and now that I have kids in high school, I’m looking for something that resembles what I experienced. Im guessing Im not alone. […]

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations Early College High School Initiative has supported the creation or redesign of nearly 300 schools that serve more than 80,000 students in 31 states and the District of Columbia since 2002. Even more schools and districts have taken on this early college high school design challenge outside the auspices […]

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The past few weeks have been filled with terrific school pride events that often don’t get talked about in the media so I thought I would share these five pictures with you directly. In Baton Rouge, our January board meeting featured performances from our cheerleaders and dance team. Our Baton Rouge school serves grades K-4 […]

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Our nations capital is full of countless tales of humble servants who began their terms on an improbable journey to impactful American leadership. The confirmation hearings of Betsy DeVos for U.S. education secretary and the emotional responses of participants and observers demonstrate that education is a cornerstone issue of American leadership. The constant mention of […]

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