2017 Founders’ Prize for Senior Project Excellence:
The Founders’ Prize for Excellence in Senior Projects was introduced in the spring of 2016. Already, because Senior Projects remain the ultimate culmination of the… The post 2017 Founders’ Prize for...
View ArticleVideo: The Lessons of Global Benchmarking
BASIS Independent Brooklyn hosted a panel discussion in mid-January about the crucial role that global benchmarking plays in ensuring that striving students have a skill set that is sufficiently broad,...
View ArticleMaking Every Student Ready for the World
Educators at BASIS.ed have long trumpeted student outcomes as a direct measure of our academic program, and what it delivers. One of our network’s consistent… The post Making Every Student Ready for...
View ArticleStairs of Life at BASIS Tucson North
Here at Vectors, as spring approaches, we’re hoping to post more of the artwork that students produce at the 26 BASIS Curriculum Schools in our… The post Stairs of Life at BASIS Tucson North appeared...
View ArticleHuffPo, the NY Post, & Debunking Education Myths
The Vectors Team has a few links to share with the network – two pieces focusing on our schools, as well as a worthy thought-piece.… The post HuffPo, the NY Post, & Debunking Education Myths...
View ArticleThere’s Room Aboard the Data Bandwagon
We wanted to alert you of a pretty cool piece on the Voice of America website. The piece focuses on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation… The post There’s Room Aboard the Data Bandwagon appeared...
View ArticleMaking Every Student Ready for the World
Educators at BASIS.ed have long trumpeted student outcomes as a direct measure of our academic program, and what it delivers. One of our network’s consistent… The post Making Every Student Ready for...
View ArticleA Passport to 20,000 Futures
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X A few days ago, on… The post A Passport to 20,000 Futures appeared first on BASIS.ed...
View ArticleBASIS Curriculum Schools Are Disruptive
Although “disruptive” isn’t a word you often hear about education, or about curricular excellence, or about teachers who love to teach and do it well…… The post BASIS Curriculum Schools Are Disruptive...
View ArticleNEW RANKINGS: 5 BASIS Curriculum Schools in Nation’s Top 10
In new rankings released Monday evening, the BASIS Curriculum Schools network has the three best high schools in the nation, four of the top five,… The post NEW RANKINGS: 5 BASIS Curriculum Schools in...
View ArticleThe Life Electric
Review the literature on education reform and school improvement, or attend a couple of admissions open houses at traditional private schools, and you will see… The post The Life Electric appeared...
View ArticleButterfly Effect – BASIS Phoenix Central
Butterfly Effect – Michael Holcomb, Artist Artwork appears at BASIS Phoenix Central Artist website: mbhonaker.com ARTIST’S STATEMENT The forms in my artworks are developed with… The post Butterfly...
View ArticleMore National Rankings Domination for BASIS Curriculum Schools: The...
The BASIS Curriculum Schools network continued its rankings season of unprecedented accolades, with seven charter schools dominating both of The Washington Post’s unique rankings lists.… The post More...
View ArticleBusiness Insider and The 74 Trumpet the BASIS Curriculum Schools Network
We know it’s a busy time of year, what with Senior Projects and graduation prep and college decisions to be made by the older students… The post Business Insider and The 74 Trumpet the BASIS Curriculum...
View Article“There is nothing else quite like BASIS in the country today.”
Jay Mathews is a veteran Washington Post education reporter who has been assessing American schools for more than two decades. He is education journalism’s foremost… The post “There is nothing else...
View ArticleA Passport to 20,000 Futures
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X A few days ago, on… The post A Passport to 20,000 Futures appeared first on BASIS.ed...
View ArticleBASIS Curriculum to Baton Rouge
A new BASIS charter school is set to open in Louisiana in the fall of 2018, via a first-of-its-kind partnership with the East Baton Rouge… The post BASIS Curriculum to Baton Rouge appeared first on...
View ArticleAn Important Note About Arizona’s Highest Performing Public Schools
Many of you saw a piece on Tucson.com last week which was critical of BASIS charter schools. The author of the piece comes to the… The post An Important Note About Arizona’s Highest Performing Public...
View ArticleVectors Campus Feature Series: An Educational Remix
(Photos by Nathalie Austin ’18 and Jessica Rice) “Why do we need to know this?” — the cursed query that any educator worth their salt… The post Vectors Campus Feature Series: An Educational Remix...
View ArticleVectors Campus Feature Series: ‘Pay Attention to the Present’
I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into. Walking into a new school, I remember my excitement as I finally got my own locker,… The post Vectors Campus Feature Series: ‘Pay Attention to the Present’...
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