"In 2020, the Columbus Dispatch ran a troubling story about the city’s school district giving the high-performing United Schools Network (whose schools Fordham authorizes) the runaround after it expressed interest in purchasing a vacant school."
Read More“Consider the United Schools Network, a cluster of high-poverty schools in Columbus that our sister organization, the Fordham Foundation, authorizes. Launched by Andy Boy, a Building Excellent Schools fellow, the network has […]
Read More[…] new book written by John A. Dues, Chief Learning Officer of the United Schools Network in Columbus […] offers real-world improvement strategies to education leaders. It equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to harness the power of the System of Profound Knowledge to improve the performance of schools, systems, students, and teachers.”
Read More“For seven years I’ve been at United Schools Network in Columbus. For the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of teaching 28 scholars every day. That’s right, scholars. I use this term because it suggests they are more than just students.”
Read More“Andrew is the Founder & CEO of United Schools Network, which started with just 57 students and one school. The organization has now grown to over 850 students, and their goal is to provide an excellent education to students that normally lack these opportunities so that they can be prepared for college and life beyond.”
Read More“In order for schools such as USN to continue to grow to meet the needs of students in some of Columbus’ most impoverished neighborhoods — and for excellent charters in other Ohio cities to do the same — state lawmakers must extend the competitive facilities program.”
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