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Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly
rural community; Cornerstone
Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high -
performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new
charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.
Hoxby says, citing one of Massachusetts» best -
performing and wealthiest suburban school districts to point out a flaw in any attempt to compare
charter schools, which are very often located either in inner cities or
rural areas, with American public schools in general.
Eric Hall, in the midst of a rainy drive to
rural Robeson County to pitch North Carolina's ambitious but controversial plan for a
charter takeover of several low -
performing schools, wants to set one thing straight.
School districts and their local partners in inner cities and
rural communities are overcoming poverty and family breakdown to create high -
performing schools, including
charters and traditional public schools.