It was a measure of the school board's intransigence that, despite a devastating hurricane, a $ 20 million grant, and a ton of political pressure, the Algiers charter plan passed by only a 4 — 2 vote (with 1 abstention). (educationnext.org)
South Carolina Calvert Academy, a virtual public elementary and middle school was founded in 2008 by charter planning committee chair, Randy Wilgis. (sccharter.org)
Along with the new schools chief, Ray Cortines, the mayor sought to integrate Flores's charter plan with his own «partnership schools» and Cortines's commitment to «pilot schools» and thin labor contracts. (educationnext.org)