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'LISA Academy'

Lawsuit seeks halt to charter school expansion in Little Rock

Attorneys in the lawsuit challenging the state takeover of the Little Rock School District asked the federal court today for an injunction to prevent the state Board of Education from approving an expansion of charter schools in the Little Rock District.
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State Board of Education drops votes to stop charter school review

More fallout from the strange decision to call a special state Board of Education meeting today with an agenda that includes motions to rescind earlier decisions to review staff recommendations to approve  eStem and Lisa Academy charter school expansions in Little Rock.The big news appear to be that the rescission votes will not take place after all.
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UPDATE: State board attempts to walk back decision to review charter schools

In a surprise move, the state Board of Education may reverse its decision to hold a public hearing on the question of allowing two Little Rock charter schools to significantly expand their operations in the city.

Charter school suspension rates exceed those of other schools

A new study says charter schools disproportionately suspend black students and students with disabilities. It would be interesting to see that study applied in Arkansas to current charter school applications.
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Charter schools v. Little Rock School district, by the numbers

Any discussion of the merits of charter schools and the Little Rock School District isn't complete without a look at the divergent demographics of the students they serve. Here are the numbers.

State Board of Education votes to review charter school expansion

The state Board of Education voted today to review applications to expand eStem and LISA Academy, two charter schools that operate in the Little Rock School District.
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Charter schools on the agenda today

The state Board of Education will decide today whether to accept a staff recommendation to allow expansion of the eStem and LISA Academy charter schools in Little Rock or to first study the applications further in light of resistance from the Little Rock School District and others.

Lt. Gov. Griffin weighs in for charter schools

Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin distributed a news release to announce he'd lobbied the state Board of Education in a letter to expand charter schools in Little Rock. But what does he really know about the subject?
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Policy group urges opposition to new charter seats in Little Rock

The Arkansas Public Policy Panel is urging supporters of the Little Rock School District to tell state Board of Education members they oppose applications to be heard this week to dramatically expand the number of charter school seats in the Little Rock School District.

Arkansas angle: A call for investigation of charter schools with Turkish ties

Education blogger Diane Ravitch writes today about a California group's call for an investigation of a group of affiliated charter schools — more than 150 — with ties to a Turkish political leader. They include schools in Arkansas.
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Public Policy Panel calls on Board of Education to reject expansion of two Little Rock charter schools

The Public Policy Panel is calling on the State Board of Education to reject the expansion of LISA Academy and eStem charter schools in Little Rock.

State charter authorizing panel gives OK to LISA Academy expansion

The charter authorizing panel at the Arkansas Department of Education this afternoon approved by a 7-1 vote the expansion of LISA Academy, a charter operator in West Little Rock.
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