Indianapolis Public Schools officials say charter schools are becoming like Starbucks coffee joints in the Circle City. There may be one on every corner, they argue, but there might not be enough students to support them. By early next week, the Indiana Charter School Board will decide whether to approve applications for nine new charter schools [...]
Indianapolis parents say they’re finally hearing some of the answers they’ve been seeking about what activities the charter school company taking over Emmerich Manual High School next year will offer. Manual will have a football program again next year, Jon Hage, president and CEO of takeover company Charter Schools USA, told about two dozen people at a [...]
Florida based Charters Schools USA is one of the oldest and largest for profit charter operators in the country, with schools in Florida, Louisiana, and Georgia. Charter Schools USA was founded in 1997, and manages 31 schools on 27 separate campuses. According to the companies website, Charter Schools USA uses a proprietary curriculum based on [...]
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