Global Educational Excellence (GEE) is a charter school management company headquartered in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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. Mohamad Issa and Dr. Said Issa founded the company in 1998. As of 2015 it operates 11 schools in Michigan and Ohio in the United States and in the country of
Jordan
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[GEE Academies]
." Global Educational Excellence. Retrieved on September 1, 2015. "Global Educational Excellence 2455 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite C Ann Arbor, MI 48104"
The company is for profit. As of 2005 its yearly revenue was $500,000.
In the fall of 2021, Eastern Michigan University announced that it would not renew the charter of
Ann Arbor Learning Community (AALC), which was scheduled to expire in the summer of 2022, citing a steep drop in enrollment and other concerns. AALC contended that it should not be penalized for the enrollment drop, alleging that GEE, as its management company, had falsely inflated AALC's enrollment figures to increase GEE's revenues. AALC terminated GEE's management contract, and GEE sued AALC for unpaid fees in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court.
Schools
Michigan
Ann Arbor
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Central Academy
Dearborn:
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Riverside Academy West Campus (grades 6–12)
* Riverside Academy East Campus (K-5)
* Riverside Academy Early Childhood Center
Dearborn Heights
Dearborn Heights is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 63,292 at the 2020 census., Dearborn Heights is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is considered a bedroom community.
History
Dearborn Heigh ...
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* Global Heights Academy (K-5)
Detroit
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Frontier International Academy
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(grades K-12)
* Bridge Academy West Campus
* GEE Edmonson Academy
Hamtramck
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* Bridge Academy East Campus (PreK-8)
* Gee Prep High School
Ypsilanti area:
* Global Tech Academy (PreK-5) -
Ypsilanti Township[ ()]
Ohio
* Central Academy of Ohio (K-6 school) - Toledo.
Jordan
* American Excellence School/ Jordan (PreK-8) - Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
References
External links
Global Educational Excellence
Charter schools in Michigan
1998 establishments in Michigan
Educational institutions established in 1998
Companies based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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