MCPSA Newsletter
The Charter Advocate is periodically published by the MCPSA as a supplement to this website. You may view past issues below.
In this issue:
- Historic Compact in Boston
- Charter Expansion Begins!
- Renaissance Role Models Teach Kids "There is a King Inside of Me"
- Lighthouse Loses its Beacon
- Honoring a Renegade
- Hilltown Bridges Generation Gap
- Charter Chinese Programs Break New Ground
- PVPA Mock Trial Team Bests Boston Latin
- Charters Win National Achievement Awards
In this issue:
- A flood of new charter applications
- Community Day wins Promise Neighborhood grant
- MCAS highlights
- Neighborhood House creates new collaboration model
- Charters move into new homes
- Lowell Community turnaround effort
In this issue:
- A Banner Year for Charters
- Boston Charters Begin Replication Efforts
- ELL Recruitment Drive Successful
- Charters Receive Facility Stimulus Funds
- Parent Organizers Play Important Role
- Prospect Hill Collaborates with Somerville Teachers
In this issue:
- Governor Patrick Proposes Lifting Cap on Charters
- Boston Foundation study finds Boston charters outperform pilots/districts
- Codman Academy students get firsthand exposure to health careers
- Charters host study tours with districts
- Parker and Rox Prep Singled Out for Stellar Performance
In this issue:
- Governor's Readiness Projec treport: What’s in it for charters?
- National education group praises Boston charter public schools
- Charter enrollment and wait list set new records
- Governor lines up new education policy team
- Three new charter public schools approved
In this issue:
- A Parent’s Plea to the Governor
- Business Group Launched to Support Charter Expansion
- More Than 500 Parents Take Their Case to the State House
- Five Proposed Charter Schools Move Along in Application Process
- Charter Teachers Bring Real- World Experience to Classrooms
- MCAS Scores Highlight Charter Successes
In this issue:
- Business Leaders Call on Patrick to Lift Cap; Offer Ideas on Funding Formula
- Lottery Night Draws 8,000 Applicants
- State's Highest Court Reaffirms Independence of Charters
- Charters Revitalize Downtown/ Neighborhood Buildings
- Chinese Immersion School Granted Charter
In this issue:
- MCPSA Receives Federal
Collaboration Grant
- Building a Bridge From the Cape to Springfield
- Q & A with District and Charter
Teachers
- Pioneer Valley teams up with Chicopee
- Parker Shares Essential Methods Through Teachers Center
- MATCH Tutors Boston District Kids
- MCAS Shows Charter Schools
Narrowing Achievement Gap
In this isssue:
- Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor on Charter Public Schools
- Pioneer Valley Performing Arts choreograph a dance
- Transfers Get a Head Start at Boston Renaissance
- The Charter Chalkboard
- Make You Voice Heard
- Charter Public School Support Continues to Climb
- Boston's Charter Schools Send All 112 Graduates to College
In this isssue:
- Charter public schools post impressive MCAS results
- State House hearing draws 500 parents
- Lowell Middlesex Academy succeeds with dropouts
- PSI leads the way in charterdistrict collaboration
- Paul Grogan column: Charter public schools have improved local public education
- New report documents importance of extended learning time
In this isssue:
- Legislature Tackles Charter Public School Bills
- Union Effort to Court Teachers Threatens Movement
- Charter Founders Remember the Beginning
- Boston Collegiate's "Homework Club"
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