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Matchbook Learning

Detroit
February 9, 2018

Week in Review: What are Mayor Duggan’s plans for city schools?

Happy snow day everyone! While you’re curled up inside, we have lots of education headlines to catch up on, starting with our story this week…

Politics & Policy

Indiana
February 8, 2018

Ousted from Detroit and Newark, turnaround operator Matchbook could get a fresh start in Indianapolis

The network uses Spark, a software tool that aims to help ordinary teachers achieve the same results as extraordinary ones.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
January 26, 2018

With the threat of state takeover looming, Indianapolis Public Schools eyes charter partner to run a struggling school

A neighborhood school in Haughville, School 63 got its fifth F from the state last year.

with interest

Detroit
August 22, 2017

Closed charter school using private funds to issue unpaid teachers their summer paychecks

Michigan Technical Academy teachers will be paid overdue summer paychecks with interest by Wednesday.

Letter to teachers

Detroit
July 31, 2017

After telling teachers they won’t get summer paychecks, Detroit charter school management company explains how it hopes to get teachers paid

Matchbook Learning had alerted teachers at the Michigan Technical Academy Wednesday that money that was supposed to pay teachers would go to pay off the school’s debts.

Teachers stiffed

Detroit
July 26, 2017

Detroit charter school teachers get tough news: Their school was in debt so they won’t get paid

The school’s management company, Matchbook Learning, alerted teachers in an email Wednesday that the money would instead go to pay off the school’s debts.

To close or not to close?

Detroit
October 24, 2016

As the threat of closure looms, this Detroit charter school says it’s worth a second look

On paper, the Michigan Technical Academy looks exactly like the kind of school state officials are planning to shut down.
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