Research shows that teachers spend the first month of school re-teaching concepts from the previous year. Mathematics particularly suffers with students losing around 2.6 months of content. During the summer,…
History helps us understand other people and societies as well as provide us with a sense of identity. Learning history can be accessed in many ways outside of textbooks. Biographies,…
ResponsiveEd’s High Schools are unique in their different focuses, from early college to STEM and classical education, but all have college readiness as their goal. We visited with several high…
While neither test is easier or harder than the other, understanding the differences between the ACT and SAT can help you prepare for the college entrance exam. Both are accepted by…
Kyle Knop has two daughters in school and a busy work schedule, neither of which gives him as much time with his daughters as he would like. But thanks to…
At ResponsiveEd’s classical academies, art is an important part of the curriculum. The art teacher at ResponsiveEd’s Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy, Robert Lemming, was recently featured in the Northwest Arkansas…
What would you expect from a day at your child’s school? Terry Lange, a parent from Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound, had the opportunity to spend the day observing…
Parents across the state have increasingly asked for the return of daily recess and physical education. ResponsiveEd’s Founders Classical Academy of Leander made the news in February because of its…
Speaking to classmates, parents and the community on December 14 at Founder Classical Academy in Lewisville at the school’s annual Bill of Rights Colloquium, junior Kerighan Wheeler introduced the vital…
October 14, 2015 – Campus Directors from all of our 74 campuses come together once a year for a director’s conference to learn and discuss topics that will enhance the…
The 2015 senior class at ResponsiveEd's charter schools were awarded more than $3 million in scholarships and grants for 50 colleges and universities across the country. Graduates from four of ResponsiveEd’s…
If you have driven along I-35 near Sandy Lake Road in Lewisville, on I-635 in Richardson, or on Riverside in Austin you may have noticed billboards promoting ResponsiveEd. We have…
https://vimeo.com/71344034 "It ought to be the oldest things that are taught to the youngest children, the assured and experienced truths that are put first to the baby.” G.K. Chesterton In…
As the first week of school kicked off on August 24, Maria Elena Gomez sat with her son Juan in the school entrance at Founders Classical Academy in Mesquite watching…
Last January, Education Watchdogs highlighted Hillsdale College's efforts to promote classical schools through the Barney Charter School Initiative. Among the schools mentioned, the site lauded Founders Classical Academy in Leander,…
Founders Classical Academy of Lewisville's first graduating class of 21 seniors was awarded college scholarships totaling more than $800,000. Read more at Education Watchdog.
This story also appeared in the Star Local Media and the Dallas Morning News. When parent Kelly Belcher enrolled her son, Jack, at Vista of Hickory Creek in 2009, she…