The Star is right to focus on the importance of funding Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program (“Dig deep for dollars for scholars,” Sept. 7). The fund is important to help reduce the dropout rate and increase the state’s high school graduation rate, especially for low-income students. But increasing state funding of the program is only […]
Category: GEO in the News
Lacy Sramek pretty much missed the social scene during her last two years of high school because she rarely was on campus. She wasn’t skipping. She was in classrooms at Pikes Peak Community College. At her recent high school commencement ceremony, she was handed an associate of arts degree from PPCC along with her high […]
Brush your teeth. Don’t forget mouthwash and deodorant. Pull up the trousers. Comb your hair – and not too much cleavage. Today is internship day. Remember, you will be representing the school as much as yourself. Students at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School are used to hearing such admonishment. Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana Inc. opened […]
Based in Indianapolis, Ind., the GEO Foundation has worked statewide to improve public education since 1998. The foundation helped foster support for Indiana’s current charter school law and now sponsors three charter schools in Indiana and Colorado, with a total of more than 1,300 students. In addition, it operates a statewide tutoring program, and its […]
Eighteen seniors accepted their diplomas Monday becoming 21st Century Charter School’s inaugural class during commencement at the Genesis Convention Center. Learning guide Patricia Tatum gave hugs to graduating twins Dentrell and Darnell Smith before members of the class marched from their school to the convention center across the street. “These are my babies!” Tatum said. […]
If there were an award for the hardest-working high school student in Gary, Brandon Thomas-Pleasant, 18, would be a prime candidate. Thomas-Pleasant is a high school senior at the 21st Century Charter Schools in Gary and also attends Ivy Tech Community College Northwest and Indiana University Northwest. Most students find high school alone challenging, but […]