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Boston Globe editorial endorses approval of two SABIS charter schools in Massachusetts

2012-02-16T15:49:00.001-05:00

EDITORIAL: Proving themselves by performing FEBRUARY 16, 2012 FOUR YEARS ago, state and local education officials blocked the opening of a for-profit SABIS Educational System charter school in Brockton. Will SABIS meet the same fate this month when it tries to bring its proven educational model to Lowell or expand its presence in Springfield? SABIS has earned the right to expand in...

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A tale of two charter schools: International Academy of Flint

2012-02-11T00:17:00.000-05:00

International Academy of Flint - Photo by Ryan Garza NOTE: This story explores a day inside charter school International Academy of Flint and is part of a larger series on charter and traditional school performance in Genesee County. International Academy is ranked by the state as the top-performing charter school in the county. Check back soon for a profile of Academy of Flint, which ranks as...

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SABIS' International Academy of Saginaw Named Academic State Champion for 4th Grade Math

2012-02-07T15:38:00.000-05:00

The International Academy of Saginaw, a SABIS school, was one of six charter schools with more than 40% economically disadvantaged students to achieve 100% at or above proficiency on the state’s 4th grade math Michigan Educational Assessment Program test. By Nancy Derringer/Bridge Magazine At the International Academy of Saginaw, math is taught through a proprietary curriculum of the school’s...

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SABIS' International Academy of Flint shows charter schools can beat the odds

2012-02-04T19:55:00.002-05:00

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — Genesee County has its share of low-performing charters. Then there is the other end of the spectrum. The International Academy of Flint is the best performing charter school in the county and the only one doing better than the average traditional public school on the state education department's top-to-bottom list. [It is also a school that is Beating the Odds,...

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SABIS School in Phoenix gets visit from the Arizona Cardinals

2012-02-02T09:52:00.000-05:00

Safeway and SRP have teamed up with the Arizona Cardinals football team to promote reading with “The Milk and Cookies Program”. A local school is selected to have students participate. On November 22, 2011 SABIS International School of The South Mountain Village was chosen for this event. A group of 50 second graders who were chosen by a lottery got to meet the Cardinals mascot, Big Red , who...

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Students and families at the International Academy of Saginaw hear from SABIS graduates of their sister school, the International Academy of Flint

2012-01-27T10:04:00.000-05:00

On Wednesday, January 25th, students and parents at the International Academy of Saginaw (IAS) were able to hear from high school students and graduates of the International Academy of Flint (IAF). The International Academy of Flint opened in 1999 and serves grades K-12, while its sister school in Saginaw opened in 2007 and currently serves grades K-7. IAF students, along with Chris...

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Louisiana BAEO celebrates National School Choice Week at SABIS school in Shreveport

2012-01-24T09:10:00.002-05:00

Here are just a few images from the January 23, 2012, celebration of National School Choice Week held by the Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) at the Linwood Charter School in Shreveport, Louisiana. Linwood is a member of the SABIS® Schools Network. To view more images, visit Louisiana BAEO's Facebook page.

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SABIS International Charter School students take home 5 of the 11 top prizes at the 72nd annual Model Congress

2012-01-23T15:35:00.000-05:00

Students from SABIS® International Charter School (Springfield, MA) recently took part in the 72nd annual Model Congress run by American International College in Springfield, MA from January 12-14, 2012. The SABIS® Team, consisting of 16 students (pictured above), took home an astounding 5 of the 11 total awards including the prestigious Outstanding Delegation award with Brandon Santiago, Hannah...

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Students displaying great school spirit at the International Academy of Flint

2012-01-20T16:06:00.000-05:00

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SABIS school in Neuss, Germany

2012-01-18T00:22:00.003-05:00

Video of ISR Internationale Schule am Rhein in Neuss GmbH, Neuss, Germany

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Report ranks states' charter school laws

2012-01-18T00:07:00.001-05:00

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released its 2012 charter law rankings report. This report evaluates, scores, and ranks each of the country’s 42 state charter school laws against the 20 essential components from the NAPCS model law. There were some significant shifts this year with 16 states improving their overall score, four states losing ground and 22 states...

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SABIS students took 3 of the 4 top prizes at the 72nd annual Model Congress at American International College

2012-01-17T23:47:00.000-05:00

St. Joseph, SABIS, Agawam among winners at 72nd Model Congress Students from SABIS International Charter School took three of the top four prizes at the 72nd annual Model Congress at American International College. Agawam High students won three Honorable Mention awards, but the top prize went to a St. Joseph Central high School student. Nicole Akramoff was voted top delegate at the three day...

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Lowell Sun editorial urges state approval of new SABIS school in Lowell, Massachusetts

2012-01-11T14:54:00.000-05:00

The Lowell SunNew charter school is good for Lowell01/11/2012 On Thursday, representatives from the Collegiate CharterSchool of Lowell (CCSL) will go before the state Board of Education in Maldento answer questions about its proposal for a new school. The school's Founding Committee, comprising area businessand educational executives, will be joined by directors from SABISinternational, the...

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SABIS 2011 graduates accepted to the world's best universities

2012-01-11T14:37:00.001-05:00

Harvard, Yale, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Brown, BC, Northwestern, NYU, London School of Economics and McGill were just some of the colleges and universities to which the 2011 graduates of the SABIS Schools Network were accepted. In all, the 2011 class enrolled in 97 of the world's top 200 higher education institutions. For a complete list of colleges and universities to which...

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Report: Education management sector expanding

2012-01-09T13:08:00.002-05:00

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report finds that even in a tough economy, companies that are contracted to manage charter schools and other public schools are expanding. The report out Friday is by the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. It says that much of the growth is in the area of online learning, known as “virtual schools.” The operators are known as...

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2012-01-05T17:33:00.001-05:00

Educating the poor in India: lessons for America Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST Posted by Peter Meyer - Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow on the Flypaper Blog A fascinating story in the New York Times about schooling in India has a few things to teach American educators; mainly, that the poor really do want a good education. (I have had extended discussions with colleagues about the...

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Georgia Reform Advocates Debut New Movie

2012-01-05T17:31:00.001-05:00

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The State of Charter Schools: What We Know and What We Do Not

2011-12-29T14:49:00.000-05:00

As pressure mounts to reform the nation’s public schools, some parents are opting instead to send their children to charter schools, which often promise higher test scores and a better education, and those charter schools that don’t live up to performance expectations – an estimated 15 percent over the last two decades – permanently close their doors, a new report from The Center for Education...

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Creating a Corps of Change Agents: What explains the success of Teach For America?

2011-12-28T14:08:00.001-05:00

By Monica Higgins, Wendy Robison, Jennie Weiner and Frederick Hess Education Next Question: What do former D.C. Public Schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, KIPP Academy cofounders Mike Feinberg and David Levin, and Colorado state senator (and author of that state’s nationally noted teacher-quality legislation) Mike Johnston have in common? Answer: They’re all alumni of Teach For America. While...

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SABIS proposes new charter school for navy base in North Chicago

2011-12-28T13:30:00.002-05:00

Three educational firms are competing for the right to run the first public charter school at Great Lakes Naval Station, state officials announced Tuesday. If approved early next year, the charter school would be part of North Chicago Unit District 187 and overseen by the Illinois State Board of Education. It would be the second small, public charter school in Lake County. Mary Fergus, a...

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States Hit Turbulence in School Overhauls

2011-12-28T13:24:00.003-05:00

The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on states to make good on their commitments under its Race to the Top competition, after all 12 winners either scaled down plans or pushed back timelines to overhaul their public-education systems. The U.S. Department of Education warned last week that Hawaii, which won $75 million in Race to the Top funding, is so far off track that the state...

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Deck stacked against SABIS?

2011-12-19T10:52:00.003-05:00

By Charles Chieppo and Jamie Gass (Boston Herald, December 19, 2011) February will be decision time for another round of Massachusetts charter school applications. In 2012, the focus will be on “Gateway Cities” — middle-sized cities outside the Boston area. As part of a successful bid to win federal grants, state leaders last year doubled the number of charter seats in low-performing...

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Michigan eliminates charter school caps

2011-12-15T15:20:00.002-05:00

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Holyoke Community Charter School students making a stand against Bullies!

2011-12-15T15:18:00.000-05:00

Students and staff of Holyoke Community Charter School, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, participated in an anti-bullying conference in Boston (at Northeastern University) called Stand Up 2011. Below is a news article highlighting Holyoke Community's students in a news clip featured on WGGB- 40 News along with the links to the videos. (BOSTON, Mass.) (WGGB)– More than 4-thousand students from across...

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SABIS International defeated Simsbury High School on the "As Schools Match Wits" TV show

2011-12-12T15:31:00.000-05:00

The SABIS International CharterSchool academic team defeated Simsbury High School of Connecticut in the As Schools Match Wits competition by a score of 135-125 in aclose match on Saturday, December 10, 2011. As Schools Match Wits is a high school quiz show that airs on PBS station WGBY in Springfield on Saturdays at 7pm and isproduced in association with Westfield State University. ...

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