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2018 Essay Contest Winners
Since launching the essay contest during National School Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories with us about who their heroes are. We were deeply moved by the essays received. Through these stories, we learned of many, many students who are embracing challenges and beating the odds[…]
2018 Charter Schools Essay Contest
All students have heroes. In this year’s Michigan Charter Schools Essay Contest, we’re asking middle school and high school students to tell us who their heroes are and why. Is it an inspirational teacher? A courageous parent? Or maybe a faithful friend? Whoever they are, their inspiring stories need to be shared! We want to[…]
2017 Midwest Art Contest Winners
Thank you to all of the charter school students who participated in the 2017 Midwest Charter Schools Art Contest! Over 1,000 students from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin shared drawings of where they would go and how they would get there if they could go “Up, Up, and Away!” Our panel of judges were[…]
2017 Midwest Charter Schools Art Contest
A superhero. An astronaut. A pilot. UP, up, and away! If you could go “Up, Up, and Away!” where would you go and what would you do? Who would you visit? What would you do once you got there? How would you get there—plane, balloon, spaceship, jet-pack, special wings, or some other way? We want[…]
Institute Adds Expert to Help School Boards Excel
The National Charter Schools Institute strives to help school boards and authorizers throughout the country excel. We provide experts with diverse experience in the field of education who have improved charters throughout the nation and who can help your school succeed. Earlier this year we added Bill Pistulka to our team. Pistulka spent his entire[…]
Meet Dr. Angie Melhado
Spotlight highlights a National Charter Schools Institute team member. This month we highlight Dr. Angie Melhado. Dr. Angelete (Angie) Melhado was the President and CEO of Melhado Consulting Services, LLC. She started her independent educational consulting company in 1999—offering services and assistance to school boards, educational service providers (ESPs), and both traditional and charter schools[…]
Reflections: A conversation with Howard Fuller and Joe Nathan
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Institute Adds Expertise to Help Charters Excel
The National Charter Schools Institute strives to help school boards and authorizers throughout the country excel in education. The Institute recently added two professionals to our Board and Authorizer Services team who offer a tremendous and varied skillset and are passionate about working with charter schools. Dustin Sommer recently joined the Institute after five years[…]
Meet Fritz Esch, Ph.D.
Spotlight highlights a National Charter Schools Institute team member. This month we highlight Fritz Esch, Ph.D. Fritz Esch is an Associate with the National Charter Schools Institute. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan and raised in Charlotte, Michigan. After high school, he graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and religion.[…]