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Chalkbeat Features GEO Student’s College Success Story

Jun 23, 2021

Am I stoked? You bet I am! Imagine my face when I woke up to read an essay from one of our 2021 21st Century Charter School at Gary graduates featured in Chalkbeat, one of the nation’s leading online education journals. Brianna Moore is a very special young lady. She enrolled with us as a […]

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Posted in Academics, Blog, GEO in the News, Latest News, News Releases




GEO’s Baton Rouge Schools Featured and GEO’s Gary Students Choose Their Colleges

May 28, 2021

Xavier, Howard University, Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana University, University of Kentucky, Southern Methodist University, and IUPUI. These are just a few of the schools our students in Gary are headed to this August and September for college. Tonight, they graduate from 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana. Many, 15 to be exact, already graduated […]

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They Did It Again!

May 25, 2021

This is one of my favorite times of the year as we get to celebrate high school graduations. But for us, we usually celebrate two graduations–one at our high school and one with our college partners–and not necessarily in that order.   This Saturday, May 15, fifteen GEO 21st Century Charter School at Gary High […]

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Column: Indiana should update its definition of academic honors for high school students earning college credits

Apr 22, 2021

Erin Lewis has earned 111 college credits. Arianna Mayes has earned 75. Laila Sanders has earned 31. They’re still in high school. “These are really great students. Their stories are amazing,” said Krishelle Murphy, assistant principal at 21st Century Charter High School in Gary. The school has many students who are currently in a college […]

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Posted in Academics, Blog, GEO in the News, Latest News, News Releases, Uncategorized




GEO Is Changing the Education Landscape…Literally!

Mar 22, 2021

Every once in a while, it’s worth sitting back and taking a look at what’s going on around you. Seems like some times we move so fast that we lose track of the progress we are making and we don’t consider the immenseness (is that a word?) of what we are doing. I got into […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, Gary Middle College, GEO Prep Academy - Greater Baton Rouge, GEO Prep Mid-City, Latest News, Uncategorized




GEO’s Indiana Students Shine at Statehouse

Feb 25, 2021

Yesterday was a great day in Indianapolis! Six students from GEO’s 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana and three students from GEO Next Generation High School Indianapolis, met with the state’s top education leaders including Secretary of Education Katie Jenner and Indiana Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers. Our students gathered to share their achievements […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, Gary Middle College, GEO Prep Academy - Greater Baton Rouge, GEO Prep Mid-City, Latest News, Uncategorized




GEO Students Outgrew Counterparts Across the Country During the Pandemic

Feb 17, 2021

  When you commission a study on your academic performance, you really don’t know what results you are going to get. So, it’s a bit of a gamble. You think you know things are going good, but you really don’t know until you see the data. So, today was a BIG day at GEO. Last […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Academics, Blog, Gary Middle College, GEO Prep Academy - Greater Baton Rouge, GEO Prep Mid-City, Latest News, Uncategorized




New School Building, LA Superintendent Visit, Old National Contribution, and an IBJ Column

Jan 30, 2021

Ok, where do I start? This was quite a week. And no, I’m not talking about the stock market. I’m talking about a great school choice week! We’ve been busy!  We received a $10,000 contribution from Old National Bank in support of our college success efforts, reached agreement on buying a new 20-acre, two-school building property […]

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21st Century Charter Logs 88.9% College and Career Readiness Rating

Jan 14, 2021

In recent months, several studies have been conducted on funding disparities between traditional public schools and public charter schools. Most focus on the “average” disparity between the schools. Look a little deeper and you will find the inequity to be much bigger in Gary, Indiana. Using numbers provided by the Indiana Department of Education, Gary […]

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High Flyers in Gary? Where Are They Now?

Jan 09, 2021

On December 30, 2018, the Chicago Tribune ran an article (click that link) titled, “High Flyers seek College Degrees While in High School.” The picture from the article is above and features Erin Lewis, Shania McDonald, Kyleah Martin, Lillian Santana and Abram Lewis. Well, where are they in terms of meeting their goal of earning […]

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