INCS Statement regarding the Chicago Board of Education’s decision on school closures
Andrew Broy, President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools
May 22, 2013
CHICAGO –Today is a difficult day for the City of Chicago, but one that promises to usher in a new era of possibility for Chicago students. The Chicago Board of Education has approved the closing of 50 schools across the city,...
Illinois Network of Charter Schools President Andrew Broy presented Illinois Senator and Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin with the 2013 Charter Champion Award from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools. “Senator Durbin has been a champion for charter schools at the national level and we in Illinois are proud that our home state senator is being recognized for his strong...
Remarkable Woman Sarah Elizabeth Ippel Chicago Tribune
Ippel was 23 the first time she rode her bike to the Chicago Board of Education to present her vision. She was rejected. Three years and three proposals later, she opened AGC in a former dental tool factory and now, as it grows to eventually include early childhood through 12th grade, she is raising funds to develop a $30 million, 11-acre...
INCS Puts Students’ Needs Over Numbers Debate Group urges adult collaboration Illinois Network of Charter Schools
The Chicago Tribune published a follow-up editorial to an earlier important series highlighting the demand for education reform in Chicago. The papers latest editorial comes in response to critics who have questioned the 19,000-student charter wait list in Chicago, a figure...
The Chicago Tribune published a follow-up editorial to an earlier important series highlighting the demand for education reform in Chicago. The papers latest editorial comes in response to critics who have questioned the 19,000-student charter wait list in Chicago, a figure provided by INCS and supported by a report from the Illinois State Board of Education. As the paper points out, the...
The thirst for charter schools Chicago Tribune
The estimate of 19,000 students waiting for a charter school slot comes from Andrew Broy, president of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, a charter advocacy group. The figure is largely based on State Board of Education data on the number of student applications for charters and the number of charter seats available in the 2010-11 school...
With Support from Citi, Chicago’s Urban Prep Academies to Expand Project GOLD and Improve Graduates’ College Experience Morningstar
Today, Citi Community Development and Urban Prep Academies announced a commitment to expand the school’s Project GOLD (Getting Our Lion’s Degrees) initiative to bolster the college success rate of Urban Prep graduates.
All 167 Urban Prep seniors accepted to...
Unchain the charters Chicago Tribune
The best charter school operators in the country are watching Chicago. Unfortunately, some also are avoiding it. "I wish we spent as much effort recruiting high quality charter operators as we do new businesses," Broy of INCS tells us. "But charter operators say, 'Why should I come to Chicago if Memphis gives me $3,000 more per pupil, I have lower labor...
Intrinsic School Moves Downtown for Interim 2013-2014 School Year DNAinfo
Intrinsic Schools, a new chain of charters that emphasizes technology immersion, this fall will open its first site to ninth graders at a temporary downtown location while its permanent facility is built at 4540 W. Belmont Ave.
Be the Change Charter School Eyes Bridgeport DNAinfo
Called Be the Change, the project...
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2013
Illinois State Charter Commission paves the way for two new charter schools
Concept Schools to expand quality service in Illinois
(Chicago) Late yesterday the Illinois Charter School Commission voted to approve 2 new charter schools in Chicago that had...
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