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MARIETTA — Cobb County School District board members have extended the petition timeline for local charter schools requesting renewal or a start-up. The board initially addressed the renewal of charter school petitions for Imagine International Academy of Mableton and Imagine International Academy of Smyrna, and the start-up petitions for STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) Charter School and Turning …

“The following is adapted from a  press release from Imagine Schools. Competing against 72 other Imagine schools from 12 states and the District of Columbia, Imagine Town Center received national recognition by winning the 2010-2011 Imagine Schools School of the Year Award for Shared Values and the Imagine Schools Runner-Up Award for Positive Character Development. The awards were announced this …

“Leaders at Imagine Charter School at Weston believe that developing well-rounded students goes beyond learning English and math. The school created a Character Development Progress Report, in which third- through fifth-graders reflect on their character by evaluating themselves and tracking their progress. The school’s progress report was recently recognized by the Character Education Partnership with a 2011 National Promising Practices …

“All 25 students from Wesley International Academy in Atlanta who took a Chinese language test at Kennesaw State University in May have passed, the school said. The students, in third through fifth grades, took the level one Youth Chinese Test at KSU’s Confucius Institute. Three of them passed with perfect scores. The academy, an Atlanta charter school, teaches Mandarin to …

MILLBURN, N.J. — Matthew Stewart believes there is a place for charter schools. Just not in his schoolyard. Mr. Stewart, a stay-at-home father of three boys, moved to this wealthy township, about 20 miles from Midtown Manhattan, three years ago, filling his life with class activities and soccer practices. But in recent months, he has traded play dates for protests, …

“ST.PETERSBURG – A school formerly labeled as a double F kicked their efforts into high gear and earned a D. While a D might not seem like much to gloat about, it shows that things are headed in the right direction. A school predicated on choice seems to have made the right choice and looks ahead to make more improvements. …

“For the third consecutive year, Indiana students saw performance gains on the state’s accountability test. About 70.2 percent of Indiana’s public school students passed both the English and math portion of the ISTEP+ in 2011, up from 68.2 percent last year. English/language arts pass rates jumped from 76 percent to 78 percent; math pass rates from 78 percent to 79 …

“Revitalization continues for the Old Congress Heights School. This past month over 500 volunteers from the ward 8 community and beyond, joined First Lady, Michelle Obama and the Kaboom Organization to build a playground at Old Congress Heights School, now occupied by Imagine Public Charter School. The school has recently undergone major reconstruction headed by a team from the District …