On this segment on The Source, Andrea welcomes back members of American Paradigm Schools, Memphis Street Academy, & Tacony Academy: Ashley Redfearn, Steven Bilski, & Naimah Wimberly. They discuss the current state of Memphis Street Academy, as it continues to battle against the district to stay open, even after MSA  exceeded growth standards- outperforming the state by an average of 14.4%.

The Source w/ Andrea Lawful-Sanders | Ashley Redfearn, Steven Bilski, Naimah Wimberly - 2.16.23

Andrea welcomes back the members from American Paradigm Schools: Ashley Redfearn, Steven Bilski, & Naimah Wimberly to discuss Memphis Street Academy (MSA), the unfair treatment of charter schools in Philadelphia, and MSA's struggles to remain open as a school, despite MSA's impressive academic feats.

The Source w/ Andrea Lawful-Sanders | American Paradigm Schools - 5.18.23

Ashley Redfearn is the CEO of American Paradigm Schools: a non-profit, charter management organization that supports and serves four charter schools in North and Northeast Philadelphia. Ashley rejoins the show to talk about how charter schools benefit children in underserved communities more in regard to improving their English proficiency levels.

The Source w/ Andrea Lawful-Sanders | Ashley Redfearn - 9.26.23

Ashley Redfearn is the CEO of American Paradigm Schools: a non-profit, charter management organization that supports and serves four charter schools in North and Northeast Philadelphia. Ashley rejoins the show to talk about the report regarding the allegation of racial discrimination & bias taking place in the School District of Philadelphia’s charter renewal process.

The Source w/ Andrea Lawful-Sanders | Ashley Redfearn - 10.12.23

Ashley Redfearn is the CEO of American Paradigm Schools (APS): a non-profit charter management organization that supports and serves four charter schools in North & Northeast Philadelphia. Ashley joins the show to further discuss the state of the education of our youth as it pertains to looking at schools beyond their test scores, and meeting students' basic needs. Ashley also discusses how APS schools serve as a community resource all year long.

The Source w/ Thera Martin | Ashley Redfearn -  7.30.24

Ashley Redfearn is the CEO of American Paradigm Schools (APS): a non-profit charter management organization that supports and serves four charter schools in North & Northeast Philadelphia. Naimah Wimberly is the Chief Executive Officer at Tacony Academy Charter School: a charter school in Northeast Philly whose mission is to enhance, support, and promote creative and critical thinking amongst its students.

Ashley & Naimah join the show to give their takes on the changes they believe need to be made in the Philadelphia public/charter school system to further enhance the learning of high school students.

Ashley Redfearn & Naimah Wimberly | The Midday Break Room w/ Tiffany Bacon - 7.28.25

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