“The United Fresh Foundation’s A Salad Bar in Every School campaign has donated two new salad bars to public schools in the Washington, DC area, for a total of 50 salad bars to schools in need of more fruits and veggies. Earlier this month, Friendship Public Charter School and the Imagine Southeast Public Charter School received new salad bars through …
Imagine School reaps awards
“Imagine School at Palmer Ranch earned three national awards in its first year of operation — Best New School, the Shared Values Award and an award for exemplary Character Education — from its parent organization, Imagine Schools. Nationwide, Imagine operates 73 public charter schools in 12 states, serving more than 36,000 students. In mid-July, Alisa Wright joined Imagine School at …
Young Brevard County Volunteers Build Character
It’s not even 8 a.m. on a school day, but Imagine Charter School students Kewon Simmons, Jordyn Holder, Keshaun Pressley and Amy Flaherty are munchkins on a mission of cleanliness in their West Melbourne school’s courtyard. The four are busy bagging any bit of litter that catches their sight. In the school cafeteria, fellow students Isaiah Lasseter, Joshua Schackelford and …
Letter to the Editor: I made a mistake
“Your article ‘Some Utah charter schools hire for-profit management’ (Aug. 8) referenced a controversial internal e-mail that I wrote two years ago, in which I expressed frustration about working with some local charter boards. I issued an apology, and I would like to unequivocally state again that I made a mistake. I mischaracterized the role of boards and the partnership …
Separate but equal: More schools are dividing classes by gender
On a Tuesday morning in February, Soheila Ahmad’s first-grade class at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School has just finished language arts. The 12 children — all boys, all African American — are tidying up their desks. There are no windows in this basement room, but one wall, the backdrop for posters, is painted sky blue. “I need the cleanup crew …
Policy Matters Ohio is spreading misinformation about charter schools: Jason Bryant
With political agendas in hand, union-backed organizations, such as Policy Matters Ohio, are trying to undercut school choice by spreading misinformation regarding Ohio public community (charter) schools. In May, Policy Matters Ohio released a report attacking Imagine Schools and continues to bounce around the state repeating its accusations, including a recent column published by The Plain Dealer. The report is …
Graduate of Imagine Renassiance Academy wins Gates Millennium Scholarship
“Inspired by his cousin to reach far, a Kansas City student did just that, and last month, he was named a recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship. Alfred Baskerville IV, a recent graduate of Imagine Renaissance Academy of Environmental Science and Math, knew it would be easier to achieve his dreams if he received the scholarship, which pays for virtually …
Friday letters: Imagine Schools have many successes
“The St. Petersburg Times’ redundant article and editorial this week on Imagine Schools unfairly characterizes an organization with a positive history educating thousands of Florida students. The unbalanced reporting greatly overstated the challenges at Imagine St. Petersburg as well as diminished its positive progress both in finances and academics. Corrective action will eliminate the debt over the next three years. …