Proposed Gulen Charter School (Coral Science Academy) in Washington DENIED

The Coral Academy is networked through Accord Institute for Education Research, whose COO, Erdinc Acar, is the proposed Education Director for Carol Science Academy.

I read the proposal for this charter school and wondered how, with its STEM based curriculum and “high standards”, students with special ed needs could fit within this program. Nothing was mentioned.

The other concern is the ties that the Coral Academy of Science has with the Gulen Movement and what that means.

From The Gulen Movement: “a non-transparent organizational model”

The leading US authority on the Gulen Movement (GM) at this time is Joshua Hendrick, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola University Maryland. His new book “Gulen: The Ambiguous Politics of Market Islam in Turkey and the World” was published in August 2013 by New York University Press. Fifteen pages are devoted to the Gulen charter school situation and are worth your investment in the book. From page 230:

http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/another-charter-school-applicant-coral-academy-of-science-and-the-gulen-movement

SEATTLE — The Washington State Charter Schools Association approved 7 new charter schools however the Gulen operated Coral Science Academy was not one of them.  Please read here:

 

http://q13fox.com/2014/01/31/8-new-charter-schools-approved-first-to-open-in-fall/#axzz2s1K7Q19Q