Charter Savings Bank launches cash ISA paying ‘excellent’ 5.61% interest
Charter Savings Bank has remained competitive in the cash ISA market month-on-month. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Aircraft charter firm JETLOGIC streams ahead with new loyalty card
PRIVATE jet charter business Jetlogic has upped the stakes in an expanding international market by introducing a flexible frequent flyer card for customers. The Edinburgh-based company aims to capitalise on the recent soaring demand in the sector, which grew some 15 per cent last year. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Rapper Common Performs at New York Charter School Rally
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Thousands of parents, students, and educators were in attendance at a pro-charter school rally in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park earlier in the week, where they were treated to a performance by rapper Common. The rally, organized by the Families for Excellent Schools, was put together in an effort to push New York City to […]
Ohio Turns to Old Rules to Evaluate Charter Schools
(Photo: Public Domain, Creative Commons) Despite a delay made to the new process for the evaluation of charter school sponsors in Ohio, the state department of education has announced plans to push through with the use of the evaluations next month by way of an older process it says is just as tough. Last year, […]
NLRB Treats Charter Schools as Private Corporations
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A decision by the National Labor Relations Board in two separate cases last week stated that charter schools are not public schools, but are, in fact, private corporations. While the decisions only apply to the cases in question, involving efforts to unionize at charter schools in New York and Pennsylvania, the […]
Movement for Black Lives Policy Agenda Includes Halting Charter Schools
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A coalition of more than 50 black-led organizations known collectively as the Movement for Black Lives has released a policy platform on a variety of topics, from prisons and police to economic justice, as well as education. Aligned with the Black Lives Matter movement, the coalition is pushing for a constitutional amendment […]
Boston Council Resolution Would Stop Charter School Growth
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) In Boston, a controversial state ballot could, if approved, allow more charter schools in Massachusetts. But City Councilors Matt O’Malley and Tito Jackson are working on rallying their colleagues to protest the state ballot question. The two councilors have filed a resolution against the Question 2 vote passed by the state […]
Hillary Clinton Courts Teachers, Balances Charter School Talk
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) In an address to the National Education Association’s annual assembly in Washington earlier in the week, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton vowed to be an ally, telling teachers they would have a “partner in the White House” if she is elected: “For anyone who has faced a hostile state legislature, a union-busting […]
EdSec King Urges Charter Schools to Rethink Discipline Policies
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Recently, charter schools have come under scrutiny for higher than normal suspension rates — and now Secretary of Education John King has urged charter school officials to rethink their discipline policies. “Discipline is a nuanced and complicated issue,” Secretary King said in remarks prepared for a speech at the National Charter […]
Mississippi Charter School Expansion Law Heads to Bryant
(Image: USDA, Creative Commons) A charter school law in Mississippi passed in 2013, and now it is about to be expanded by legislation moving toward Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk. On Thursday, the Senate approved changes to the charter school law with a 24-21 vote that would enable students attending C, D, and F-graded schools to enroll […]