Connie Davis buckles her son into her car for a half-hour weekday commute that's as much cultural as geographic. Our kindergartner absolutely loves it. He refuses to go anywhere else.'' Happy surprise. The choice challenge HOPE is a new school, not a year old, proud in culture but trying to prove richness of education. Because failure to attract students and to manage well the money those students bring means quick closure in this brave new world of public schooling.
All charters ideally begin with an innovative idea.
The parents of Isaiah and fellow kindergartner Nicholas Vang chose HOPE for different reasons. The school has been open for six months. They like the teachers their kids have, and the progress their kids seem to be making. They want the same success in a venture that offers no guarantees. One family chooses HOPE A bad storm predicted overnight never did have much to blow about.