SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Celebrates Class of 2025

SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Celebrates Class of 2025

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) provided pomp, circumstance and a chance for graduating seniors to revel, strut and shine during the school’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony. CHS graduated 28 seniors on Friday, May 9 in the middle of campus at the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Center. The commencement speaker was Nate Williams, PhD, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Tea…

Trump administration celebrates National Charter Schools Week

The Trump administration issued a proclamation May 12 celebrating National Charter Schools Week during the week of May 11-17. The move comes on the heels of several recent actions by the administration to expand school choice and reduce the footprint of federal public education bureaucracy. “Since the first American public charter school opened in 1992, charter schools have provided children — especially those in low-income and urban areas — wit…

Presidential Message on the National Charter Schools Week, 2025

From the earliest days of our Republic, great schools and teachers have fortified the American mind and emboldened generations of students to achieve the