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Board renews several charters; leaders and families urge support for Legends Public Charter
Summary
The Board approved renewal recommendations for multiple charter schools, including College Park Academy, CMIT North campuses and Legends Public Charter School, after extensive public testimony from Legends’ founders, staff, and families highlighting growth, academic outcomes and financial education programs.
The Prince George's County Board of Education approved renewal recommendations on June 26 for multiple public charter schools, including College Park Academy, CMIT North (elementary, middle and high school) and Legends Public Charter School.
Public testimony was dominated by a series of speakers representing Legends Public Charter School — founders, the principal, and parents — who described the school’s rapid growth, academic outcomes and a distinctive financial education curriculum. Natasha James, cofounder and CEO of Legends, framed the school’s work as transformational: “At Legends, we are dismantling the status quo,” she told…
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