Reformatted, emphasis mine; from the Union Leader:
PETERBOROUGH – The Lionheart Classical Academy charter school has been approved by the state to increase its enrollment this fall by 25%.
Lionheart Classical Academy was approved by New Hampshire’s Board of Education last year to open a kindergarten through fifth grade charter school in Peterborough for up to 157 students. Last week the board approved an increase in enrollment to 197.
The school plans to open its doors in September. “We are authorized now to have 197 students and we expect to have 197,” said Leo Plante, one of the founders of the school. Plante said on Wednesday that the school has attracted students from more than 20 communities in New Hampshire including Concord, with heavy representation from Antrim, New Ipswich, Rindge and Peterborough…Prior to its enrollment lottery held last month, 206 students had registered to attend Lionheart Classical Academy.
…Plante said the term “classical education” simply means a “traditional education,” which is what most parents enrolling their children in the school have been drawn to. “I think what they like most about it, is that it’s focused on phonics and cursive and arithmetic and reading and grammar,” Plante said, adding that in the older grades, Latin will be taught. “The parents are doing it because they believe in the curriculum and our approach, the character-building part of the curriculum and the citizenship.”
…The school plans to use the Hillsdale College curriculum. The school plans to initially offer classes in kindergarten up to fifth grade, adding a grade each year up to the 12th grade. The charter school is public, tuition-free and open to any New Hampshire resident.
According to the NH Dept of Education, there are about 187,00 students in NH schools, mostly Government schools, so 206 students may not be such a big deal. However, right at the end of the UL piece is this:
According to the state Department of Education, enrollment in charter schools has grown by 44% in the last five years.
That is a trend that is sending the Democrats supporting Teacher’s Unions into a fury as public charter schools are generally non-unionized – and they can’t stand it.
They also are upset that since public charter schools have different governance models it will almost impossible for those unions to inject their Woke curriculum (e.g., identity politics, Black Live Matter, sexuality, et al) into these schools.
Parents are beginning to react to what they saw in Zoom classes and they aren’t happy. They want the traditional teachings that they grew up with for their children. None of these fads, none of these 1960s New Left spawned politics and attempts in turning their kids from being students to being activists of the Left. They want the basics taught and taught well.
Hillsdale College is one of the few that does not accept Federal money – they realized long ago that those “strings attached” would mean giving up their academic freedom and change their teachings. They’ve created not just charter school curriculums but homeschooling as well.
If you are interested in either of those two, contact me: Skip@GraniteGrok.com.
