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Rhodes Academy charter petition draws broad community support in Pomona public hearing
Summary
At a statutorily required public hearing Dec. 10, founders and community members presented Rhodes Academy, a proposed charter emphasizing business, financial literacy and AI. Dozens of speakers, including students and local business owners, urged the board to approve the petition at a future action meeting.
The Pomona Unified School District held the first of two statutorily required public hearings on Dec. 10 for the Rhodes Academy School of Business and Financial Literacy charter petition. Dr. Angelica Merrill, speaking for the petitioners, described the proposal as “rooted in Pomona and built with the community in mind” and framed the school around three core pillars: business and entrepreneurship, financial literacy and AI literacy.
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