Kyleen Carpenter is the head of school of Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket. She is a Fulbright scholar and spent time in Finland to understand the country’s way of learning. Carpenter spoke with Providence Business News about her time in Finland and how she plans to apply her knowledge locally. Read more here.
The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools announced that eight charter schools met the state’s completion goal of 70% participation for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA form determines a student’s eligibility for financial aid for college or graduate school. Read the full press release here.
Gov. Dan McKee on Tuesday joined charter school advocates to voice their concerns about a moratorium bill. Read more here.
The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools’ executive director and CEO of the Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College join Dan Yorke to discuss the proposed charter school moratorium. Read more here.
Our 20 schools serve the public, are free and open to the public, funded by the public and held accountable to the public. We enroll students through a fair and transparent lottery system, which is open to all students, including many from low income, diverse communities.
Whether we’re working with traditional public school leaders or a team of teachers is working collaboratively within their own department, we are always seeking new ways to improve student achievement. We work closely with families and community partners, providing invaluable educational experiences for students that don’t end once students leave their classrooms. We have flexibility around how we spend our resources and run our programs, helping us explore best practices and share them with both charter and traditional public schools.
We teach differently because we know that students learn differently. We find innovative approaches to each lesson and we don’t stop until we know what works. We are striving every day to close the achievement gap in our public schools and have shown strong results on state testing and other measures of success.