Rocketship in the news
Editorials By Dr. Angela Bymaster, M.D.
11/19/2013 Rocketship in the Tamien neighborhood: Charter school not the right solution
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 ROCKETSHIP CAMPUS MAY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD
Other News Sources
Edsurge: Nov 12, 2013 Rocketship’s Growth and Pain: A Test for Edtech
Washington Post – By Lyndsey Layton,July 29, 2012 Is a charter school chain called Rocketship ready to soar across America?
Washington Post – Jan 25, 2013 Rocketship charter schools revamping signature ‘Learning Lab’
Washington Post – June 12, 2011 Will Rocketship schools launch in D.C.?
San Jose Inside Dec 9, 2013 Rocketship Asks City for Help Securing a $35 Million Loan
Labor Notes (blog)-Dec 13, 2013 Charters Get Kids Cubicle-Ready
EdSource Today-Nov 26, 2013 Rocketship charter schools singled out in California as Race to the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-Nov 17, 2013 Behind the numbers, more to the story of a rare rise in MPS enrollment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-October 30, 2013 By Erin Richards Under-enrollment may bring $1.4 million loss for Rocketship Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Posted: June 12, 2013 By Erin Richards Rocketship school recruiting meets resistance on south side
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -Posted: August 21, 2013 New charter school starts in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – August 20, 2013 Charter operator Rocketship opens in Milwaukee shy of enrollment target
San Jose Mercury News Editorials
Sunday, January 6, 2013 ACCESS TO PARKS, QUALITY EDUCATION — A WIN-WIN
Monday, October 8, 2012 ALUM ROCK NEEDS LOWE AND MARTINEZ
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 BOARD SHOULD OK ZONING FOR ROCKETSHIP
Monday, August 20, 2012 DON’T DELAY ROCKETSHIP SCHOOL SITE
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 ROCKETSHIP DESERVES OK
Monday, November 25, 2013 TECH-DRIVEN ISOLATION THREATENS SOCIAL COHESION
August 15, 2012 BOARD DELAYS VOTE ON CHARTER PARCEL
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 LET ROCKETSHIP WORK ITS MAGIC ON LARGER SCALE
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 ROCKETSHIP PLAN CAN TRANSFORM COUNTY SCHOOLS
San Jose Mercury News Articles
Saturday, March 2, 2013 ROCKETSHIP VOTE LEADS TO TWO LAWSUITS
Sunday, November 24, 2013 FROM SOFTBALL FIELDS TO ROCKETSHIP , IT WAS A DAY FOR FLIP-FLOPPERS
Sunday, October 20, 2013 ROCKETSHIP , WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN SAN JOSE
Friday, October 18, 2013 ROCKETSHIP FACES A SLOWDOWN – JUDGE TENTATIVELY RULES COUNTY ERRED IN GRANTING ZONING EXEMPTION
Thursday, October 10, 2013 TRUSTEES DENY PETITION BY NAVIGATOR SCHOOLS
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 ROCKETSHIP A FINALIST FOR NATIONAL AWARD
Sunday, January 27, 2013 COUNTY EDUCATION MEETING RUNS WAY PAST BEDTIME FOR THE ROCKETSHIP CROWD
Sunday, January 13, 2013 POLITICS, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SHAPE ROCKETSHIP VOTE
Friday, March 8, 2013 CHARTER IN HUNT FOR ALTERNATE SITE
Friday, January 25, 2013 ROCKETSHIP TO LAUNCH NEW SITE – BOARD APPROVES CHARTER’S EIGHTH CAMPUS; TAMIEN NEIGHBORS VOW TO FIGHT
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 SAN JOSE UNIFIED TO SUE COUNTY BOARD – DISTRICT OBJECTS TO DECISION ON CHARTER SCHOOL
Friday, February 1, 2013 CHANGES AT ROCKETSHIP – CHARTER’S FOUNDER LEAVES TO DEVELOP EDUCATION SOFTWARE
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 COUNCIL OKS CHARTER SCHOOL – ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEAR TAMIEN LIGHT-RAIL WOULD SERVE 600
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 COUNCILMAN POPS QUESTION TO HIS LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND
Sunday, November 18, 2012 INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Monday, October 15, 2012 NEIGHBORS, MAH BEST FOR COUNTY BOARD
Saturday, November 3, 2012 PACS AIM TO SWING LOCAL RACES – PRO-CHARTER SCHOOL GROUPS DWARF TYPICAL CANDIDATE SPENDING
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 SCHOOL TRUSTEES FILL VACANT SEAT – PICK OF FORMER SHIRAKAWA AIDE UNSETTLES CRITICS
Monday, October 22, 2012 TWO SCHOOL FUNDS START OPERATIONS – BOTH HOPE TO ENHANCE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Friday, December 16, 2011 CHARTER WINS OK TO GROW – COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ALLOWS ORGANIZATION TO OPEN 20 NEW SCHOOLS
Thursday, December 15, 2011 BOARD HEARS CHARTER PLEA – SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICIALS WEIGH AMBITIOUS PROPOSAL FOR 20 SCHOOLS
Friday, November 25, 2011 CHARTER SCHOOLS BOOMING – GROWING NUMBER OF CAMPUSES REPRESENTS SHIFT IN ATTITUDE FROM SUSPICION, HOSTILITY TO ACCEPTANCE
Monday, October 3, 2011 ROCKETSHIP CHARTER SCHOOLS TAKE OFF ACROSS SOUTH BAY – HYBRID CLASS-LEARNING LAB MODEL GAINS NATIONAL ATTENTION BUT FACES CHALLENGES