Press Releases

East Chicago Lighthouse Wins NWEA Growth Achievement Award

East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (ECLCS) is one of only six schools across the country to win the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Growth Achievement Award for the 2008-2009 school year.  ECLCS uses NWEA MAP Assessments to [...]

West Gary Lighthouse Teacher Wins Teach For America Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Award

Ms. Julia King, fourth grade teacher at West Gary Lighthouse Charter School, is the winner of the Teach For America Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Award. This award recognizes second-year Teach For America (TFA) corps members [...]

Bronx Lighthouse Charter School Wins $100,000 Technology Grant

Bronx Lighthouse Charter School has been awarded a $100,000 grant for technology equipment from the New York City Council.  This grant was sponsored by Councilwoman Carmen Arroyo, a long-time supporter of the school.  The school is [...]

Potomac Lighthouse Wins OSSE Grant

DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, OSSE, announced yesterday that Potomac Lighthouse Public Charter School will be awarded a Pre-Kindergarten Enhancement and Expansion Program Assistance Grant. These grants help OSSE meet its goal to [...]

Lighthouse Academies First CMO to be granted charter in Milwaukee

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Milwaukee Public Schools granted a five year charter to Lighthouse Academies of Wisconsin to open the North Point Lighthouse Charter School (NPLCS).  It is the first time the Board of Directors [...]