Top 3 Reasons College is a Must and Not a Myth: Tuition Free Degrees Now By Kevin Teasley, CEO/President of the GEO Foundation Politicians talk about free college as it if it does not already exist, but it does. In Gary, Indiana, a public charter school offers free college to its students, and students are […]
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“A Black Cop Confronts the Crisis of Police Shootings and Racial Conflict: ‘We All Bleed the Same.’” Black cop Robert McGarner has grown used to race entering the conversation as he works his beat in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You hear it all the time, he says, just after a black teen he questions outside a […]
GEO Prep students lead Baton Rouge news in the Pledge of Allegiance!
by Charles Lussier (clussier@theadvocate.com) Four new charter schools are opening their doors this week in Baton Rouge, joining an increasingly crowded local education marketplace. They bring the total number of charter schools in East Baton Rouge Parish to 25, double the total just three years ago. Charter schools are public schools run by private organizations […]
Onwards to Washington DC
Jan 16, 2015
As the second academic quarter draws to a close this week at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary, high school students are busy studying and taking finals. Downstairs in the middle school wing, however, nineteen middle school students from 21cc and nine from another GEO school, Pikes Peak Prep, are preparing for an exciting event […]
K-14 Could become the norm
Jan 12, 2015
One local educator contends his charter school is working with community colleges to achieve the goal of making two years of tuition-free community college the norm for high school students, in line with President Obama’s proposal. Kevin Teasley, who is president/CEO of the Indianapolis-based GEO Foundation which operates 21st Century Charter School in Gary, said […]
National Honor Society College Visit
Jan 08, 2015
The National Honor Society (NHS) at 21st Century Charter School recently took a field trip across state lines to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The students – a group of Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors – got a feel for a renowned university campus, met with professors and the Associate Dean of Academics, and […]
Christmas Season at 21C!
Dec 19, 2014
The first semester of school is almost over at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary, and teachers are getting into the holiday spirit! Each middle and high school teacher decorated their door to show how Christmas is celebrated throughout the world – from Zimbabwe to England, El Salvador to China. Among the doors decorated for […]
Mrs. Anderson–Longtime teacher at 21C
Dec 12, 2014
Megan Anderson has been a steady fixture at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary since 2007. I had been teaching preschool in Gary at a private school for five years,” Megan explains. I wanted to come to 21st Century because of the technology, and they were doing a lot of teacher services. I also wanted […]
21C Student Johntrell Bowles on Sports Announcing
Dec 11, 2014
Please enjoy the article written by 21st Century Charter School at Gary high school senior Johntrell Bowles. Please enjoy the article written by 21st Century Charter School at Gary high school senior Johntrell Bowles. Students: The Next Generation of Announcersby: Johntrell Bowles Read more http://geofoundation.org/blog-21cc/item/311-21c-student-johntrell-bowles-on-sports-announcing