Bluum is a nonprofit organization helping Idaho become a national model for how to maximize learning outcomes for children and families.
SPRINGFIELD —The Global Impact STEM Academy hosted a delegation of Idaho lawmakers and educators who were interested in bringing back GISA’s learning model to their home state.
The National Alliance For Public Charter Schools Blog | By Angel Gonzalez
When public conversation turns to charter schools, much of the attention is focused on urban students. In the National Alliance for Public Charter School’s recent report, they highlighted that charter school enrollment growth across the country was concentrated in America’s big cities. The Los Angeles Unified School District alone has 150,000 students attending charter schools, which to put into perspective is about half of Idaho’s total K-12 public school enrollment.
When I travel, I take a lot of pictures. When my children were teens, they would roll their eyes as the shutter on the camera whirred. I wasn’t taking pictures of my kids; I was taking pictures of other people’s kids, buildings, cars, motorcycles carrying five people and a pig, and things that were different from my ordinary life.
The North Idaho STEM Charter Academy in Rathdrum was one of the first public charter schools in Idaho to receive grant support from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation as part of their “20 in 10” initiative.
The digital age has brought many opportunities to teach in new and innovative ways but a new study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) reports on the academic outcomes for students in online schools across the country and the results are not good.
Bluum is working with local and national education leaders (district, public charter and private schools) to identify promising models of learning that are not only serving students well, but are well-positioned to grow and serve more students.
Bluum exists to ensure that children reach their fullest potential by cultivating great leaders and innovative schools.
