NEW ORLEANS —Excellence Academy Charter School in Monroe lost its latest effort to continue offering school choice to more than 200 students and jobs to nearly 30 teachers in North Louisiana. As a result, Excellence Academy will remain closed. While the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) is disappointed that the school was not […]
by Neil Ranu, LAPCS Governance Director All of our work at charter schools drives toward our ultimate purpose: to improve academic outcomes for students. This includes the work of boards. All of your oversight should support this ultimate goal. We tend to place oversight into three general categories: fiscal, operational, and academic. And among these categories, there […]
Happy July everyone! I hope you have had the chance to enjoy some summer fun and relaxation. Personally, I love summer because I think life is much better while in flip flops! LAPCS has stayed busy since the end of the school year traveling to North Louisiana to visit with membership; working with several charter […]
BY WILL SENTELL | wsentell@theadvocate.com Published Jul 13, 2017 at 10:30 am | Updated Jul 13, 2017 at 3:26 pm Top officials of the state Department of Education said Thursday they are encouraged by the federal response to the state’s plan for revamping public schools in Louisiana. The proposal, which was submitted on April 15, […]
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It was great to see so many from Louisiana at the National Alliance Annual Conference this year in D.C. It was an honor for me to present with Dr. Howard Fuller and Chester Finn and share our views on 25 years of charter schools. And I was proud to see a packed room for LAPCS’ […]
By Carolyn Phenicie Washington, D.C. – Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday praised the choice that charter schools provide while cautioning charter advocates that they aren’t a panacea to fix education’s ills and that they should seek out new innovations. Charter schools were created to provide options for children who weren’t served well by public schools, […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Association of Public Charter schools is making its case to the Louisiana Supreme Court on behalf of state-authorized (“Type 2”) public charter schools educating over 16,000 students in the state. This week, LAPCS and seven Type 2 public charter schools asked the state’s highest court to uphold the constitutional rights […]
As most of you close out your school year, LAPCS applauds your school communities for all the hard work you’ve put into your classrooms. Thanks to everyone that joined us at the Capitol, responded to our surveys, attended our board training sessions, and donated to our Legal Defense Fund. Our summer will […]
NEW ORLEANS —The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools joins families, schools, and communities across the state in celebrating Louisiana Charter Schools Week, May 9-11, 2017. As part of an annual three day gathering at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, LAPCS will shine a spotlight on the state’s growing public charter school movement, which […]
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