Michelangelo’s “David” causes controversy in charter school in Florida. Hillsdale College cut ties with Tallahassee Classical School after a controversy surrounding the school’s art curriculum and its headmaster’s resignation. Former Tallahassee Classical Headmaster Hope Carrasquilla resigned following backlash from three parents over teaching Michelangelo’s “David” statue in a 6th-grade classroom, but the Florida charter school...
A new charter-school management organization associated with Hillsdale College hired its first CEO last month. Joel Schellhammer ’01 started as CEO of American Classical Education Inc. in January. The organization formed last year to oversee the creation of charter schools in Tennessee, where Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, invited Hillsdale College to bring its Barney...
More than 350 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will begin classes at the newest classical charter school of Hillsdale College’s Barney Charter School Initiative opening in Fleming Island, Florida. St. Johns Classical Academy is the initiative’s 18th school, joining others across the country from Michigan to Texas. As Michelle Knapp, the principal of...