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From Baton Rouge to Gary, GEO Bridges the Divide

Feb 12, 2019

We started the day with an article in the Baton Rouge newspaper about our plans to start our Next Generation High School in June. We end our day with this article in the Gary Post-Tribune about our plans to grow in Gary. And there is more BIG news to come. Unbelievable times. Fun!!! The picture […]

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Baton Rouge Gets Ready for GEO’s Next Gen High School

Feb 11, 2019

Dear Friends: This is a great way to start the week. A great article in today’s Baton Rouge Advocate featuring our next new high school. We plan to open in June with a summer program and get started preparing our inaugural class of 100 9th graders to be successful in college and/or in pursuit of […]

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21st Century Charter School Students On Track To Break School College and Career Records

Jan 31, 2019

January 31, 2019 Dear Friends: On this cold January day when the temperature outside is currently -3 degrees (no, that is not a typo) in Gary, Indiana (-20 degrees with windchill), things are heating up inside. I’ve just received a report showing that our 2019 graduates are on track to earn nearly 20 college credits […]

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21st Century Charter School Students in “The Room Where it Happens”

Jan 10, 2019

January 10, 2019 Dear Friends: I wanted to share this link with you from Fordham Institute, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected education reform organizations. They’ve been tracking our progress in Gary, Indiana and asked me to share our experience with their audience of more than 50,000 readers. Pretty neat opportunity to spread […]

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A Wonderful Life

Jan 07, 2019

Jimmy Stewart’s “Wonderful Life” movie is a popular movie to watch at this time of year. I always think of that movie when I hear from my alums over the holidays, too. What if GEO didn’t exist? This morning, I heard from one of my Gary alums who endured 6 different homeless shelters and several […]

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GEO’s 21st Century Charter Bests Indiana’s Graduation and College and Career Readiness Rates

Jan 07, 2019

January 3, 2019 Dear Friends: The state released official/audited graduation rates for 2018 yesterday and our graduation rate of 93.94% beat Indiana’s statewide graduation rate of 88% by almost six points. And yes, our graduation rate is the best in Gary, Indiana. The state also reported 79.42% of all Black students in Indiana graduated on […]

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BRPD donates toys to students at Geo Prep Academy

Dec 19, 2018

http://www.wafb.com/2018/12/18/brpd-donates-toys-students-geo-prep-academy/ All 627 students got a new toy Robbie Reynold BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – The Baton Rouge Police Department held a massive toy giveaway on Tuesday at Geo Prep Academy. The elementary school has 627 students and all of them got a new toy. “I think it’s really important because it’s something that they […]

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Onward!

Dec 19, 2018

When I read what my friend Purdue President Mitch Daniels is doing at the high ed level, I get fired up to do similar things at the K12 level. For years, we (the country) have been complacent and willing to accept students spending 13 years in school (K-12) and ending up with a high school […]

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21C Closes Achievement Gap

Dec 10, 2018

Friends, Which school has the best College and Career Readiness rating in Gary, Indiana? Yep. GEO’s 21C! Check these stats (the higher the number, the better). 21C—80.5 Roosevelt—65.2 Thea Bowman—57 Gary Westside—39.5 Steel City—31.7 Gary Lighthouse—29.5 Wow! And just to put a bigger smile on your face, Carmel, one of the richest districts in the […]

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21C students persist in college at nearly 3Xs state average

Dec 06, 2018

  Great to see 65% of @21stCharterGary Class of 2015 students persist to a second year in college compared to 23% of similar IN students statewide. We still have lots of work to do but we are on the right path.

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