Archive for June, 2011

Teachers’ devotion add value to our charter school

Parent Testimonial: This is our second year with Magnolia charter schools and I am glad to see the boost in my kids’ appetite to learn. We live in a well-reputed school district, but the education at our charter school far exceeds what the neighborhood regular public schools offer. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, we [...]

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More charter schools requested

I am an MSA1 parent and proud to be one. Our charter school’s ranking 13th in the state is no news to me. It was quite predictable as the hard work, enthusiasm and efficiency are some of the trademarks of the Magnolia schools. The amount of hard work put up by the teachers even at [...]

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Peaceful school + enthusiastic staff = great learning!

What I like most about this charter school is that students don’t bully each other. At a neighborhood where it is a serious issue, this is very important for me. Besides being caring, the teachers in the charter school are very passionate about educating my child. Thanks to the synergy in their classes, students learn [...]

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These are not Gulen charter schools, these are OUR charter schools

Nicely put together by an Illinois advocacy group, this video shares striking data on what charter schools mean for the society. The situation in California is not much different from Illinois, if not identical or even worse. In one of his speeches during his presidential campaign, Obama shares a memorable observation of a school teacher: [...]

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We’re fortunate about our neighborhood school

Prospective Parent Testimonial: One of my close friends sends her son to Magnolia because of the focus on science, and she and her husband are very pleased so far. I’m closely following the school and news about it, as I’m considering sending my 8th grader this coming year. In our vicinity, Magnolia is known with [...]

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Gulen charters? Quite an injustice to people in my school…

Here is another testimonial: My daughter attends one of the Magnolia charter schools in Reseda for the last three years and I have nothing but praise for their quality of education. She has completed at least one comprehensive project every year –I mean, a real one in which you actually design an experiment and test [...]

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My daughter’s astonishing school

From now on, I’ll be sharing discussions from some fellow parents time to time. Read on: Magnolia Science Academy – Reseda, aka MSA1, is the best school that my daughter attended after moving around a couple of states and several schools over the past seven years. Most recently, we’ve moved from Colorado to California. My [...]

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The benefits of charter schools

This video is rather a general one than those posted earlier that are specifically related to Gulen charter schools. In this 2-min video, Dr. Caroline Hoxby discusses the benefits of charter schools. (Previously, a parent mentioned one of her studies in a post titled “Gulen charter schools conspiracy does not seem to decelerate Magnolia Schools”). [...]

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Congrats to Magnolia!

I’m happy to hear the news that my son’s high school was ranked 13th among California schools. Closely observing the school, I can readily say that many developments were already visible in this school year, so the result is not a real surprise to me. Magnolia public charter school is famed as one of the [...]

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