Last week, we celebrated a lot! We celebrated our first graduating class from GEO Next Generation High School Baton Rouge. We celebrated our first graduating class of kindergartners from GEO Prep Baker. And, we celebrated GEO’s 10th Anniversary working in
In Bill Gates’ latest GatesNotes, he discusses how Northern Arizona University is redefining the value
Four years ago, we launched GEO Next Generation High School of Baton Rouge with a big idea–our students from underserved communities in Baton Rouge would earn college degrees BEFORE graduating from our open enrollment high school. Was it a pipe
I get asked all the time why GEO created a K16 model and does it work. Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute, recently asked me these questions and more. EdWeek published this
When you start a charter school, you don’t include a trip to the NCAA Final Four in your application package. But, that’s exactly what is happening this weekend. Last weekend, Florida Atlantic beat Kansas State in the Elite 8 in
It’s been a while since I’ve provided an update. We’ve been a bit busy. We came back from the Christmas break to witness Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley give a shoutout to GEO Next Generation High School in his
Great news! The state of Indiana shared data with me showing the number of GEO’s Gary students earning high quality career and/or college credentials while in high school is five times the state average. FIVE TIMES! In Louisiana, the state board of
Louisiana released school performance scores this morning to the public and yes, we are excited! Here is a summary. GEO Prep, which started in 2015 with 150 students on the Northeast side of Baton Rouge in one of the roughest