Archives for March 2014

Interview with Mr. Shaheer on Charter Schools

INTERVIEW with Mr. Shaheer for LA TIMES ARTICLE March 25, 2014  What are public charter schools?  Charter schools are tuition-free public schools.  Charters are allowed to be innovative so long as they deliver positive educational results. In essence, charters expand the “learning menu” for children in exchange for keeping important promises to the public. How […]

What You Need to Know About Common Core Assessments

As you may already know, Journey School, along with thousands of schools across California, will participate in a field test of a new assessment system designed to help shape teaching and learning in the classroom. Known as the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress – or CAASPP – these computer-based tests replace the STAR […]