August 21, 2008
As we told you earlier in the week, Idaho received good news from the U.S. Department of Education. Here's the introductory paragraph from the Department's August 20 news release, which you can read online at here . Congratulations to Superintendent Luna and to everyone who helped secure this grant, which will help make available more public education choices for more Idaho families! U.S. Department of Education Awards Idaho $3.4 Million Grant to Help Create More Charter Schools
The U.S. Department of Education's Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Doug Mesecar visited the Idaho Arts Charter School in Nampa, Idaho, today to present a $3,386,402 Charter School Program grant award to the Idaho State Department of Education. Tom Luna, Idaho State Superintendent of Public Instruction, joined Mesecar for the announcement.
Read the entire announcement here . Read news coverage here . FLUNKED, NARRATED BY JOE MANTEGNA, SET TO SPARK EDUCATION REFORM IN BOISE We received this invitation from the Idaho Charter School Network: The exciting new education reform documentary Flunked, narrated by award-winning actor Joe Mantegna, will be presented in partnership with 670 KBOI radio on Tuesday, August 26th, 7:00 PM at:The Reel Theatre6950 W. State StreetBoise, ID 83714 There will be a live broadcast with Nate Shelman from KBOI from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM before the movie. After the movie, there will be a short Q&A session. For years we've read the stories: Results of national and international educational aptitude tests show that the average American student isunable to compete academically. In short, public education is failing.
Flunked highlights the common threads of successful education: strong leadership, high standards, excellent teachers, and solid curricula. By focusing on schools that are successfully applying these principles,Flunked sends a message loud and clear: Parents, students, principals,and teachers do not have to settle for mediocrity in their own schools! Flunked just won Best Educational Documentary at the Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival in Houston. Executive Producer Steven Maggi will be in attendance.
Please email info@flunkedthemovie.com to sign up for you free tickets!
Judy Cook, Associate Producer called and asked me to pass along an invitation for people that would like to participate in a Q&A session that will take place after the viewing to contact her and she will let Steven Maggi know. You can reach Judy at info@flunkedthemovie.com or 602-535-5145. Hope to see you there!!
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