“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King, Jr. We all play an important role in our communities. By getting involved and helping others around us, we not only help make our community stronger but we also better ourselves. We learn to work as a team,…

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…

Fulfilling the Promise — Dr. James N. Goenner, National Charter Schools Institute (Ferris State University Charter Schools, 5/2014) from National Charter Schools Institute This presentation was delivered by Dr. James N. Goenner at the Ferris State University Charter Schools Twelfth Annual Spring Briefing on May 1, 2014. Dr. Goenner reviewed the achievements of charter schools…