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Against Community Wishes, State Approves Rocketship Mt Diablo

  • March 11, 2016
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Contra Costa County is getting something it does not want — a Rocketship school.  The State Board of Education today approved Rocketship’s charter school petition that board members admitted was flawed.  Board members stated that although the petition was flawed,…

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Rocketship looks to blast Contra Costa County with a Mt Diablo Rocketship School

  • March 4, 2016
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Rocketship Education is at again — pushing into territory where it’s not welcome, trying to open a Mt. Diablo Rocketship school.  The Mt. Diablo school board unanimously denied a Rocketship petition to their district in August of 2010.  Rocketship had…

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Spark Charter School Tragedy caused by lax County Office of Education oversight

  • October 13, 2015
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Parents and the media seemed surprised when Spark Charter School in Sunnyvale was forced to temporarily close down after one of its students was molested by staff person Jonathan Chow.  The school had failed to keep the required background checks…

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Hetchinger Report: Rocketship Education is growing, some say too fast

  • July 9, 2015
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Award winning New York Times journalist Kyle Spencer wrote the following article for the Hetchinger Report, an in depth national education reporting outlet.  Below are excerpts from the story, you can read the whole story on the Hetchinger Report.  …

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Rocketship’s 5th Franklin McKinley school to be heard on appeal Wednesday at County

  • June 16, 2015
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Rocketship petitioned the downtown San Jose Franklin-McKinley school district for yet another charter school.  The corporation already has 4 charters in or on the border of Franklin-McKinley school district, a progressive district swamped with charters.  On April 14, Franklin-McKinley’s board…

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Editorial: The Santa Clara County Board of Education is in disarray — Needs New Leadership

  • June 8, 2015
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There is a crisis of leadership on the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE). The board of trustees has overseen an inexcusable number of scandals over the past seven years.  With four of the seven seats up for grabs…

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Santa Clara County Office of Education Appoints Rosemary Kamei to replace Beauchman

  • May 7, 2015
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In a surprising move, the Santa Clara County Office of Education has appointed Rosemary Kamei to replace the recently vacated seat of Leon Beauchman.  The appointment will have a significant impact on a board that has approved more charter schools than…

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State Legislation: Charter Schools move to skirt environmental laws, burden school districts

  • May 4, 2015
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The California Charter School Association is attempting to lobby a new bill through the state legislature that would require school districts to approve charter zoning exemptions, even if the charter school was a danger to the environment or surrounding community. …

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Morgan Hill files suit against County Office Of Education, 6th district to sue the County

  • May 1, 2015
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Morgan Hill Unified files suit against the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 2014 approval of Voices Academy Charter School StopRocketShip.com has learned that on April 29th, the Morgan Hill Unified school district filed suit against the Santa Clara County…

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Editorial: Rocketship’s high stakes testing pressure hurts kids, helps their business model

  • April 27, 2015
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During the last California high stakes testing cycle in 2013, Rocketship’s Mateo Sheedy gave each student  a yellow T-Shirt.  The shirt read “Rocketeers will CRUSH the CST!”  On the side of the shirt was the school’s test score goal —…

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  • Against Community Wishes, State Approves Rocketship Mt Diablo March 11, 2016
  • Rocketship looks to blast Contra Costa County with a Mt Diablo Rocketship School March 4, 2016
  • Spark Charter School Tragedy caused by lax County Office of Education oversight October 13, 2015
  • Hetchinger Report: Rocketship Education is growing, some say too fast July 9, 2015
  • Rocketship’s 5th Franklin McKinley school to be heard on appeal Wednesday at County June 16, 2015
  • Editorial: The Santa Clara County Board of Education is in disarray — Needs New Leadership June 8, 2015
  • Santa Clara County Office of Education Appoints Rosemary Kamei to replace Beauchman May 7, 2015
  • State Legislation: Charter Schools move to skirt environmental laws, burden school districts May 4, 2015
  • Morgan Hill files suit against County Office Of Education, 6th district to sue the County May 1, 2015
  • Editorial: Rocketship’s high stakes testing pressure hurts kids, helps their business model April 27, 2015

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