Tag: Academica
PodcastED: Fernando Zulueta, founder of Academica, America’s biggest charter school service provider
The charter school that spurred creation of Academica did not hit the ground running. No, jokes Academica’s founder and president, Fernando Zulueta, in a new redefinED podcast, “We hit the ground falling.” A hurricane, an appendicitis, upset district officials, bad first-year test scores, an accommodating private school – all played... READ MOREredefinED’s best of 2020: Switch, now, to online learning? This charter school org was ready
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