Responsive Education Solutions
Responsive Education Solutions, Inc. (Responsive Ed) is a state charter school system headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.[1]
Responsive Ed was established in 1998.[2]
Operations
As of January 2016 Responsive Ed operates 70 campuses in the states of Texas and Arkansas and serves over 17,000 students. Responsive Ed previously operated campuses in Indiana but as of January 2016 no longer does so.
Responsive Ed operates schools under the following names:
- Premier High School--operating individualized self-paced curricula for high school students[3]
- Classical Academies--operating full-grade schools using classical education (including teaching of Latin)[4]
- Founders Classical Academies--similar to Classical Academies; curriculum is designed in coordination with Hillsdale College[5]
Controversy
Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times wrote that the Walton Foundation had given "significant support" to Responsive Ed.[6]
In 2014 Zack Kopplin of Slate used an Open Records Request to obtain Responsive Ed's biology workbooks. According to Kopplin, the books "overtly and underhandedly discredit evidence-based science and allow creationism into public-school classrooms."[7]
References
- ↑ "Contact Us." Responsive Education Solutions. Retrieved on February 5, 2014. "1301 Waters Ridge Lewisville, TX 75057"
- ↑ "A CHARTER PROPOSAL BY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC." (Archive) City of Indianapolis. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.
- ↑ http://premierhighschools.com/academics/our-program/
- ↑ http://responsiveed.com/corinthclassical/academics/curriculum/
- ↑ http://responsiveed.com/foundersflowermound/about/what-is-classical/
- ↑ Brantley, Max. "Arkansas charter school operator teaching creationism in Texas." Arkansas Times. Thursday January 16, 2014. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.
- ↑ Kopplin, Zack. "Texas Public Schools Are Teaching Creationism." Slate. January 16, 2014. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.
External links
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