Here Is Why No One Has Confidence In The Alabama Charter School Commission
Here is another example of the incompetence of the state charter school commission. The following notice is from state department of education web site. "The Alabama Public Charter School Commission will have a meeting on June 7, 2019, at 10 A.M. at the Gordon...
House Joins Senate In Saying “No” To Elected School Board.
If there was ever any doubt that the state board of education has friends in the legislature, they were erased today when the House voted 78-21 for an appointed, instead of elected, state board. The Senate had voted earlier 30-0 on the same legislation. For this...
Apparently Charter Commission Chairman Needs To Read The Law
WALA television in Mobile did a story about the Washington County charter school chaos May 29. They did a fine job in giving both sides of the story. (Though the achievement numbers presented by Woodland Prep supporters were out of date.) You can see it here. What...
A Celebration Of Perseverance
Even though it was a Monday afternoon, the sanctuary of Freewill Missionary Baptist Church in west Montgomery was full. There were mamas and daddies and brothers and sisters and friends--and 12 teenagers in the first two rows in cap and gown. It was not an arena...
Does Soner Tarim Read His Own Words?
Last week, Soner Traim, spoke to the Texas version of the Alabama charter school commission, seeking approval of eight new charter schools in Texas. (As anyone reading this blog on a regular basis knows, Tarim has the management contract for both the Woodland Prep...
Soner Tarim’s Explanation Of What Happened With Woodland Prep Application Is Stunning
Soner Tarim of Sugarland, TX owns Unity School Services. This company has management contracts with both Woodland Prep charter in Washington County, AL and LEAD Academy in Montgomery, AL. The applications seeking approval as a charter school were reviewed for both...
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