THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Gulen charter school enrollment in 2012-2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Gulen charter school enrollment in 2012-2013

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools describes itself as “the leading national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement.” It closely tracks the charter school market share.

In 2012-2013, Gulen charter school enrollment was 59,953 students. The following table contains the figures for each of the schools listed on the NAPCS website (=140) that are Gulen Movement-associated.

In 2011-2012, Gulen charter school enrollment was 51,950 students.

In 2010-2011, Gulen charter school enrollment was 44,727 students.

Such rapid escalation is occurring not only because new schools are opening, but because schools are continually filling out the grade levels that are permitted by their charter agreements. Even though these schools hire a good number of American teachers, the Gulenists maintain control of the finances, resulting in a lot of taxpayer money being delivered directly into the hands of this secretive and extremely controversial Turkish religious group -- and with very little oversight (see here, here, here, here, etc.).

The list of known new Gulen charter schools for 2013-2014 is at the very bottom.

ARIZONA	Paragon Science Academy	568
	Sonoran Science Academy - Ahwatukee	148
	Sonoran Science Academy - Broadway	316
	Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan Air Force Base	201
	Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix	324
	Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix Metro	136
	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	790

ARKANSAS	LISA Academy	554
	LISA Academy - North Elementary	248
	LISA Academy - North Little Rock High	101
	LISA Academy - North Middle	151
	LISA Academy High School	238

CALIFORNIA	Bay Area Technology School	188
	Magnolia Science Academy - San Diego	335
	Magnolia Science Academy - Santa Clara	525
	Magnolia Science Academy 1 - Reseda	488
	Magnolia Science Academy 2 - Valley	380
	Magnolia Science Academy 3 - Carson (or Gardena)	379
	Magnolia Science Academy 4 - Venice	194
	Magnolia Science Academy 5 - Hollywood	239
	Magnolia Science Academy 6 - Palms	136
	Magnolia Science Academy 7 - Van Nuys	233
	Magnolia Science Academy 8 - Bell	495
	Pacific Technology School - Orangevale	138
	Pacific Technology School - Santa Ana (or Orange County)	145

COLORADO	Lotus School for Excellence	775

FLORIDA	New Springs Elementary School	175
	New Springs Middle School (New Springs Schools)	174
	Orlando Science Elementary	232
	Orlando Science Middle/High School	488
	River City Science Academy	746
	River City Science Academy - Elementary	329
	STARS Middle School	166
	Sweetwater Branch Academy	70
	Sweetwater Branch Academy Elementary	120

GEORGIA	Fulton Sunshine Academy, Elementary School	564
	Fulton Science Academy High School	253

ILLINOIS	Chicago Math and Science Academy	590
	Quest Charter Academy	288

INDIANA	Indiana Math & Science Academy - North	519
	Indiana Math & Science Academy - West	541

LOUISIANA	Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School	521

MARYLAND	Baltimore IT Academy*	223
	Chesapeake Math and IT Academy	295
	Chesapeake Science Point Charter School	391

MASSACHUSETTS	Hampden Charter School of Science	334
	Pioneer Charter School of Science	359

MICHIGAN	Michigan Math and Science Academy	441

MINNESOTA	Minnesota School of Science	329

MISSOURI**	Frontier School of Excellence - Middle	87
	Frontier School of Excellence - Upper	138
	Frontier School of Innovation - Lower	494
	Frontier School of Innovation - Middle	182
	Gateway Science Academy High School	275
	Gateway Science Academy of St. Louis	438

NEVADA	Coral Academy of Science - Las Vegas	1275
	Coral Academy of Science - Reno Elementary	453
	Coral Academy of Science - Reno Secondary	448

NEW JERSEY	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	575
	Central Jersey College Prep	313
	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	356
	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	1039
	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	210

NEW MEXICO	Albuquerque School of Excellence	316

NEW YORK	Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School	404
	Rochester Academy Charter School	328
	Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School	659

NORTH CAROLINA	Triad Math and Science Academy	599
	Triangle Math and Science Academy	274

OHIO	Horizon Science Academy – Cincinnati	457
	Horizon Science Academy – Cleveland Elementary School	161
	Horizon Science Academy – Cleveland High School	490
	Horizon Science Academy – Cleveland Middle School	161
	Horizon Science Academy – Columbus Elementary School	498
	Horizon Science Academy – Columbus High School	428
	Horizon Science Academy – Columbus Middle School	434
	Horizon Science Academy – Dayton Downtown	222
	Horizon Science Academy – Dayton Elementary	150
	Horizon Science Academy – Dayton High School	373
	Horizon Science Academy – Denison Elementary School	226
	Horizon Science Academy – Denison Middle School	304
	Horizon Science Academy – Lorain	423
	Horizon Science Academy – Springfield	441
	Horizon Science Academy – Toledo Downtown	516
	Horizon Science Academy – Toledo High School	314
	Horizon Science Academy – Youngstown	388
	Noble Academy – Cleveland	304
	Noble Academy – Columbus	257

OKLAHOMA	Discovery School of Tulsa	410
	Dove Science Academy - Oklahoma City	475
	Dove Science Academy - Tulsa	450
	Dove Science Academy Elementary School	296

PENNSYLVANIA	Truebright Science Academy	307
	Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School	246
	Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	178

TENNESSEE	Memphis School of Excellence	292*

TEXAS	Harmony School of Advancement - High	531
	Harmony School of Business - Dallas	433
	Harmony School of Discovery - Houston	773
	Harmony School of Excellence	920
	Harmony School of Excellence - Endeavor	538
	Harmony School of Excellence [in Austin]	712
	Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology [AKA Harmony School of Art]	724
	Harmony School of Ingenuity	653
	Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas [formerly HSI-Carrollton]	675
	Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso	636
	Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth	420
	Harmony School of Innovation - Houston	594
	Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio	532
	Harmony School of Nature & Athletics	763
	Harmony School of Political Science and Communication	718
	Harmony School of Science - Austin	550
	Harmony School of Science - Houston	715
	Harmony School of Science - Houston High	781
	Harmony Science Academy - Austin	378
	Harmony Science Academy - Beaumont	516
	Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville	438
	Harmony Science Academy - Bryan / College Station	392
	Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	1190
	Harmony Science Academy - El Paso	918
	Harmony Science Academy - Euless	1074
	Harmony Science Academy - Fort Worth	636
	Harmony Science Academy - Garland	676
	Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	529
	Harmony Science Academy - Houston	362
	Harmony Science Academy - Houston NW [Northwest]	706
	Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	669*
	Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock	499
	Harmony Science Academy - North Austin	602
	Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	350
	Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio	882
	Harmony Science Academy - Waco	728
	Harmony Science Academy - West Houston	706
	Harmony Science Academy High School	632
	School of Science and Technology	418
	School of Science and Technology - Alamo	425
	School of Science and Technology - Corpus Christi [Discovery]	415*
	School of Science and Technology Discovery	416

UTAH	Beehive Science and Technology Academy	229

WISCONSIN	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy	238
	TOTAL	59,953

* BITA was categorized as a “transformation school” and not officially a charter school. Baltimore City Public Schools contracted with Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation, the organization that operates the two other Gulen charter schools in Maryland, to run this school.

** These six schools were previously categorized as three schools.

*** This is the enrollment for 2011-2012. The 2012-2013 figures were not yet updated.

The following new schools have been approved and most are expected to enroll students during 2013-2014:

Arizona	Sonoran Science Academy - Peoria
Illinois	Horizon Science Academy Belmont
Illinois	Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park
Indiana	Indiana Math & Science Academy - South
Massachusetts	Pioneer Charter School of Science II
Missouri	Gateway Science Academy South
New Jersey	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School
New York	Utica Academy of Science Charter School
South Carolina	Greenville Renewable Energy Education ("GREEN") Charter School
Texas	Harmony School of Exploration
Texas	Harmony School of Innovation - Euless

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Inform yourself about the Gulen movement!

1. WATCH the Gulen Movement 101: Session One webinar presentation (1/22/2014)
2. READ the "Expose the Gulen Movement" report.
3. LISTEN to my interview with At The Chalk Face , slide marker to 32:00 min. (5/19/2013)
4. WATCH the 60 Minutes segment "U.S. charter schools tied to powerful Turkish imam" broadcast. (5/13/2012)
5. READ my response to the 60 Minutes piece.
6. READ my guest article about Gulen charter schools published by The Washington Post. (3/27/2012)
7. WATCH my interview talking about Gulen charter schools, or my presentation at LaborFest (segment between 49:18 min. & 1:07:36 min.)
8. READ my postings labeled "Gulen movement" HERE.

As one observer tweeted, "U.S. media have focused too much on the Islamic nature of the Gulen movement. Real concern is its shady dealings and improprieties."

Please be aware that Gulenists have created a large number of anonymously-operated damage control websites. They started to appear a few months after publication of Greg Toppo's article in USA Today (August 2010).

WE CAN DO IT!

Jim Hightower on populism:

"... what populism is at its essence is just a determined focus on helping people be able to get out of the iron grip of the corporate power that is overwhelming our economy, our environment, energy, the media, government."

Jim Hightower on plutocracy:

"Plutocracy and democracy don't mix."

More Jim Hightower HERE.
Read his Lowdown newsletter HERE.

Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy, or power provided by wealth. In a plutocracy, the degree of economic inequality is high while the level of social mobility is low.

On Bill Gates' ed reform

Joel Shatzky's comment on Huffington Post:

The inferior "test-prep" agenda which bases the pedagogically fraudulent "data" standardized test scores serves as a way of diverting the concerns of working parents who hope that better test scores will lead to better job opportunities for their children. If they realized that they were being given a con job, they might consider other, more "active" forms of political and social protest than simply lobbying for more money for charter and public schools.

New wealth gap report

Research and Policy Brief from the Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University, May 2010:

"New evidence reveals that the wealth gap between white and African-American families has more than quadrupled over the course of a generation."

You absolutely must click on this link to view the graph.

Now compare that graph to the one you'll see here.

Now read this entry.

And if you are a person who blames the schools, or believes they are responsible for fixing these problems, you can stop that type of thinking right now.

A Keeper

Posted on the Oakland Public School Parents listserv by a member:*

As a public health nurse, I am working with a generation of young parents who were drug-exposed, who are now having children who are drug-exposed, and it's a whole new ballgame. Many who were premature and will carry some deficits for life.

There are also many other families who have several generations of all kinds of abuse, not enough to eat, violence in and out of their homes, as well as chronic exposure to pollution and nutritional deficits. And there are regular people in the same neighborhoods who are just trying to live, but are poor and can't get ahead.

And there is major grief, and continuous LOSS. So many folks have lost so many folks, people around them dying, of one thing or another, every month almost. Young people (cousins, brothers, friends) dying from violent means, the elders dying too young of chronic disease and disparities in health care, among other things.

What we know about learning and development is that stressed nervous systems CANNOT learn, and that's what we have. Children with many major stressors. Abandonment, attachment disorders, fear, post traumatic stress, sadness, inability to trust or sleep. Many children. Many.

Resulting in: Lack of impulse control, lack of executive function, difficulty in expressing and controlling emotions, difficulty in sleeping, holding still, and paying attention, not to mention following directions and prioritizing tasks.

Our teachers will (perhaps already do) need more training, support, and smaller class sizes. They need major support and help with mental health issues. We really need some kind of expanded vocational track for those who can't perform even at the community college level.

We can't expect teachers to undo years and years of living. The availability of universal preschool would help. Sometimes a classroom is the first kindly, safe, structured, stimulating environment a child encounters.

Wise insights such as these are never uttered by people like Eli Broad, Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Joe Williams, or any others who are of this type of school reform ilk. And this is why I know for certain that they just don't "get it." Maybe they don’t want to, OR maybe they don’t care.

* Thank you, B.R.

What Children Need

From Playing to Learn by Susan Engel (New York Times, 2/1/2010):

"Our current educational approach — and the testing that is driving it — is completely at odds with what scientists understand about how children develop during the elementary school years and has led to a curriculum that is strangling children and teachers alike.

…Simply put, what children need to do in elementary school is not to cram for high school or college, but to develop ways of thinking and behaving that will lead to valuable knowledge and skills later on."

And to tag onto that, check out this video about the wood shop at one of Oakland's middle schools.

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Gulen charter school enrollment in 2012-2013

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