Hogan Preparatory Academy social worker an ally for students experiencing homelessness
School social worker Arthur Seabury knows what his students experiencing homelessness are going through, because at one time he was that student. Based on his own life experiences, he s able to assist Kansas City kids in and out of the classroom.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Editor s note: This is Part Two of a two-part story.
Arthur Seabury knows what his students experiencing homelessness are going through because, at one time, he was that student.
Growing up in Sedalia, he lived in a home that had no running water and no indoor plumbing.
National Heritage Academies Educator Named 2021 MI Charter Teacher of the Year
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On the Friday of National Charter Schools Week, May 14, 2021, Michigan s Charter School Association, MAPSA, announced its Annual MI Charter School Awards winners.
National Heritage Academies (NHA) Jordan Dischinger-Smedes, AP Environmental Science and human anatomy teacher at Grand River Preparatory High School, was named the 2021 MI Charter Teacher of the Year! Read MAPSA s full feature story here.
NHA s Kelly Osterhout, principal at Quest Charter Academy, was also recognized as a 2021 Michigan Charter School Administrator of the Year finalist.
By News Director Jared Atha
A bill that passed through the Oklahoma House of Representatives recently should help local brick-and-mortar public schools says District 57 Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton.
Moore says Senate Bill 229, or better known as the Redbud School Funding Act, proposes using medical marijuana taxes and the Common School Building Equalization Fund to provide annual per-student funding grants to eligible school districts and charter schools.
He says the act, if signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, could be a big boost for local schools in western Oklahoma.
Currently more than 100 schools in the state that have joined together to file a lawsuit against the state school board for their decision made in March, requiring property taxes to be split evenly between public and charter schools.
By News Director Jared Atha
A bill that seeks to correct funding disparities for brick-and-mortar public schools in low property value areas while addressing charter school funding passed the House on Wednesday.
Senate Bill 229, co-authored by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, creates the Redbud School Funding Act, which proposes using medical marijuana taxes and the Common School Building Equalization Fund to provide annual per-student funding grants to eligible school districts and charter schools.
The bill came after the State Board of Education’s recent settlement with the Oklahoma Public Charter School Association would have granted charter schools access to local property tax dollars that at present, only traditional public schools have the ability to access. If unchanged, the decision would shift tens of millions of local property tax dollars away from traditional public schools and into public charter schools. The decision was made in part because charter schools receive $3
State Lawmakers Approve Plan Sending Medical Marijuana Tax Revenue To Low-Income Schools
When voters approved medical marijuana in 2018, proponents of the measure said portion of its tax revenue would go to education. Now, lawmakers think they ve zeroed in on the best way to spend the multimillion-dollar tax revenue.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives unanimously approved a plan Wednesday that would direct medical marijuana tax revenue to the state’s low-income districts as well as brick and mortar public charter schools. The bill also reverses a State Department of Education decision to allow in-person and virtual charter schools draw on local tax dollars meant to finance school building funds.