Liz Murray
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Learning is a two-way street
School is not a rehearsal for life. School is life,” says Mirko Chardin, founding principal of Putnam Avenue Upper School, a public middle school serving a diverse group of 6th-8th graders in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When the school was founded in 2012 as part of a districtwide middle school reorganization, its […] -
Get connected: Trust and identity re-engage students in Massachusetts charter schools
Transitions are a part of life for all students, but particularly for students at Phoenix Charter Academy in Massachusetts. Phoenix students have persevered and shown resilience through challenges in school and in their personal lives that many of us cannot imagine. Founded on the unwavering belief that all students can […]