by Neil Ranu, LAPCS Governance Director What is your school climate? I realize that this a tough question, especially for board members. Climate is a broad term. We know how to sense an environment when we’re in it. We know the feeling of a place that is warm or cold, welcoming or threatening. But as […]
by Neil Ranu, LAPCS Governance Director On September 5th, public charter schools and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) went before the Louisiana Supreme Court for the Type 2 MFP lawsuit. I bring this case to your attention not to discuss the merits of our argument or the possible outcomes (a summary is here), […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments today (September 5, 2017) following a years-long court battle by education reform advocates including the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), to uphold the constitutional rights of state-funded Type 2 charter Schools. LAPCS along with seven of these schools are fighting for 16,000 students and […]
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, […]
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 […]
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