PVCICS

Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education

Posted on Friday, December 7th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

On Thursday, November 15, the Hampshire Gazette published a guest editorial by Richard Alcorn, the executive director of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS). PVCICS has applied to the state Board of Education to expand its numbers, even though they have not filled the slots they currently have and have certainly not met… [Read More]

State board rejects Hadley Chinese charter school expansion

Posted on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, The Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 2/28/2017
Link: Complete Article

HADLEY, MA — After hearing testimony that the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is draining resources from local school districts and not educating a sufficiently diverse student body, the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday turned down a proposed expansion to nearly double its enrollment. In a voice vote about four… [Read More]