The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations Early College High School Initiative has supported the creation or redesign of nearly 300 schools that serve more than 80,000 students in 31 states and the District of Columbia since 2002. Even more schools

GARY Core’Von Lott was playing basketball inside the gym at 21st Century a couple of summers ago when his phone rang. It was his mother, who told him he had been accepted as a student into the Gary charter school.

The past few weeks have been filled with terrific school pride events that often don’t get talked about in the media so I thought I would share these five pictures with you directly. In Baton Rouge, our January board meeting

Our nations capital is full of countless tales of humble servants who began their terms on an improbable journey to impactful American leadership. The confirmation hearings of Betsy DeVos for U.S. education secretary and the emotional responses of participants and

College in High School? The president of a nonprofit that supports charter schools in Colorado, Indiana, and Louisiana says high schools should change their focus. GEO Foundation President Kevin Teasley said far too many high school administrators are concerned with

Janell Lewis went from ‘Teaching Teddy Bears’ to ‘Teaching Teachers’ by Latricia C. Wilson | Originally published on November 27th, 2016 in the Chicago Rises blog While dozens of teachers have abandoned their mission to educate youth in Gary, Indiana,

In Gary, Indiana, only eleven percent of adults age 25 and over have a bachelors or associates degree. The towns unemployment rate, 6.1%, is the lowest it has been since 2008 yet is still significantly higher than the national average

In 2005, we were invited to Gary, Indiana by hometown leaders to start a public charter school. Residents wanted to do something to help improve the educational outcomes in the city. They witnessed annual high school graduation rates hovering around

BLOOMINGTON Allen Iverson was known as The Answer during his NBA career. Eugene German sharessome Iversonlikequalities with his ability to shake defenders and score around the rim. Tremell Murphy has a different nickname ready for German, his IndyStar Indiana AllStarsteammate.

Cassandra Govert, Times Correspondent Gary’s 21st Century High School graduates listen as Salutatorian Diamond Brown delivers her speechduring Monday night’s commencement ceremony. Valedictorian Johntrell Bowles looks on during classmate Diamond Brown’s salutatorian address Mondaynight during Gary’s 21st Century High School