Jed Wallace

Aug 26, 2024 | charterfolk.org | Jed Wallace

Good morning, CharterFolk. Today we’re excited to start out the week sharing a timely Contributor Column from Jay Artis-Wright, the CEO of the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools, and a Board Member at CharterFolk. We provide a bio for Jay below. Jay Artis-Wright is a visionary leader, serving as the Executive Director of the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools (FCCS).

Jun 26, 2024 | charterfolk.org | Jed Wallace

Good day, CharterFolk. Struggling to keep up with regular work and my posting schedule. I will get one more post out before conference and then plan to take the July 4th week off. Let’s get to it. As ever, there was a lot of news in the reform world last week. Perhaps most noteworthy was EdChoice celebrating the fact that more than a million kids are now participating in voucher and ESA programs nationwide.

Jun 14, 2024 | charterfolk.org | Jed Wallace

Good day, CharterFolk. Today we are delighted to share a Contributor Column from Khalique Rogers and Joe Nathan from the Center for School Change. Khalique and Joe share this brief note about their backgrounds below. Khalique Rogers and Joe Nathan are co-directors of the Center for School Change. Khalique was a student at both district and charter public schools and is an advocate for cross-sector collaborations to enhance student and family outcomes.

Nov 28, 2023 | educationnext.org | Jal Mehta |Jeremy Chiappetta |Derrell Bradford |Jed Wallace

Driving across tracts of new-home development in El Paso, Texas, one can’t miss the signs of charter-school momentum. New charter-school facility projects dot the landscape. Harmony Public Schools, which now operates 62 schools serving more than 40,000 students in Texas, is bullish on the area. Fatih Ay, CEO at Harmony, explains: “All five of Harmony’s current campuses in El Paso are excelling academically, and we have far more parents seeking our services than we can accommodate.

Sep 24, 2023 | charterfolk.org | Jed Wallace

Weekend greetings CharterFolk. It is difficult from my remote location to craft a full post, but I did not want to let the occasion pass without offering proper recognition of Nina Rees for her amazing service at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. As most of you know by now, Nina announced last week that she will be departing the Alliance at the end of the year.