The 2010 high school reports released by the South Carolina State Department of Education revealed that Greenville Tech Charter High was tops in the county and number 3 in the state on the graduation rate, at 99%. Brashier Middle College ranked second in the county and seventh in the state, graduating 94.4 percent of its [...]
Category Archives: Newsletter – Fall 2011 – Vol. 17 | No. 4
Awards for Greenville Technical Charter HS and Brashier Middle College
Challenge ECHS Wins U.S. Blue Ribbon Award
Challenge Early College High School at Houston Community College SW (Texas), a MCNC Member school, is one of this year’s winners of the prestigious U.S. Blue Ribbon award which is eagerly sought by public and private schools across the country. To qualify, schools must be serving a population that has previously been underserved by their [...]
Consortium Matters
Early College and the Common Core My column in the last issue may have led the reader to think that I was not in agreement with the Common Core. The opposite is true. I think the Common Core can, if thoughtfully implemented, provide a very different educational experience for the high school students of this country that [...]
Transforming Tradition at Roosevelt High School
Written by: Leicha Shaver, Principal and Broderick Maxwell, Project Development Specialist, Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Dallas TX Once again Franklin D. Roosevelt High School and Health Science Satellite Magnet in Dallas Independent School District is raising the bar for its students. The school, nestled in the wooded hills near downtown Dallas, Texas, is set [...]
MCNC – Youth Voices
Written by: Megan Lee, 2011 Graduate R. F. Wagner High School, MCNC Youth Liaison Upon reminiscing about their high school years, many people recall first a defining moment or time that epitomizes their entire experience. They think back to all those jokes that lost their immature humor, the moment summer vacation began at the end [...]
