Where can I learn more?
Our companion site has more detailed information on the publicly funded Gulen charter schools in the United States. Many of the pages list connections between the schools and the Gulen Movement, refuting denials that school administrators have made of their affiliation.
We post notification of updates to all our sites, as well as other brief updates, here: http://twitter.com/CASILIPS
This slideshare presentation has detailed information on the Cosmos Foundation schools (Harmony Science Academy, etc):
www.slideshare.net/CASILIPS/rapid-expansion-harmony
Here is the link to another slideshare presentation entitled "Concept Schools - Success in Education or Success in Marketing?" It's about the Gulen charter schools in the Midwest, run by Concept Schools, including Chicago Math and Science Academy and the Horizon Science Academy chain.
http://www.slideshare.net/CASILIPS/concept-schools-success-in-education-or-success-in-marketing
The European press has been far more bold than the US media at reporting on the Gulen Movement, at stating unequivocally that it is connected to certain schools, and at discussing the concerns about it. Some articles have been collected here, and more will be added:
http://gulenforeignmedia.weebly.com
Other useful sources:
Citizens in the Netherlands are also concerned about the Gulen Movement, which is very active in that country. An excellent source of information can be found at http://notdeleted.net/
Also, it is recommended to follow notdeleted and sharonoak on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/notdeleted
http://twitter.com/#!/sharonoak
This site has inside information relating to hiring practices and treatment of teachers in US Gulen charter schools that cannot be found anywhere else:
http://www.charterschoolwatchdog.com/
The pages showing internal school emails of administrators are particularly worth viewing.
Professor Ed Fuller, an education researcher, has performed some very interesting analyses relating to education, some on Gulen charter schools in Texas. Here are links to some excellent blog posts on the Harmony Public Schools:
http://fullerlook.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/harmony-charter-school-graduation-rates-fact-or-fiction/
http://fullerlook.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/the-benefits-of-a-good-pr-machine-and-the-real-reason-for-charters/
This meticulous blogger does excellent research on charter schools, including a large amount of material on the Gulen schools:
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com/
The Wikispaces website on "Miracle schools" uses hard data to examine hyperbole about schools (Newsweek list of "Miracle schools" 2011):
http://miracleschools.wikispaces.com/
Some of the schools analyzed there are Gulen charter schools.
Blog started by parent of former students at Gulen charter school:
http://allthefactsplease.weebly.com/bulletin-board.html