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Montgomery Academy (other)
Montgomery Academy may refer to: * Montgomery Academy (Alabama), a private school in Montgomery, Alabama, United States * Montgomery Academy, Bispham, a state-funded secondary school in Bispham, Lancashire, England See also * Montgomery (other) {{Schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery Academy (Alabama)
The Montgomery Academy is a non-sectarian independent school, independent day school located in Montgomery, Alabama. The Lower School accommodates kindergarten through fifth grade and the Upper School sixth through twelfth. The school's current total enrollment is just under 900, of which approximately 300 are in the Upper School. Montgomery Academy was founded in 1959 as a segregation academy. The city of Montgomery was, in the 2010 census, 56% African American, while at the Academy 90% of the students were white. History Background In December 1958 the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) sued the city of Montgomery to force an end to racial segregation in the city's public parks. Rather than accede to this demand the city closed down all of its parks, including the Montgomery Zoo, effective on January 1, 1959. In response to this, Martin Luther King Jr. on behalf of the MIA, announced that the Association would attempt to end racial segregation in Montgomery public scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery Academy, Bispham
Montgomery Academy (formerly Montgomery High School) is a Coeducation, co-educational secondary school located in Bispham, Blackpool, Bispham (near Blackpool) in the English county of Lancashire. History The school has previously held Specialist Language College status and was part of the Beacon schools programme."Montgomery High School - A Language College and Beacon School" Ofsted, September 2005 In February 2001, the Times Educational Supplement listed Montgomery in a group of schools that had received outstanding inspection reports or achieved sustained excellent GCSE results. In September 2005 it was notable for bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |