(Newswire, June 5, 2018)  Check out these two stories on charter schools.  First the CBS Morning News on Basis Independent Silicon Valley, which has captured the top five spots on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the best high schools and where students are required to take at least seven AP courses, beginning as early as eighth grade (and some take as many as 20). Fantastic opportunities yielding fantastic results!  Then, do yourself a favor and go read “A change of schools changed everything” by valedictorian of the 2018 graduating class of PACE Career Academy in Allenstown, NH. It’s a great personal testament to all the things that are the foundation of innovations and opportunities that are charter schools.  Some excerpts: “…when I there last year as a junior I was introduced to an entirely new type of education. The staff was more helpful than I could have expected, and the environment…was welcoming. We act and are treated as individuals, as opposed to just a part of a group.”