re: Bentonville/Rogers private schools growing like crazy

Charter schools aren't private schools, but there's a lot of confusion over the matter because many of the charter schools in NWA operate like private schools in excluding people who don't measure up to what they want in their population (check the ESL and SPED demographics of Haas Hall sometime... it's not coincidence). Haas has been dinged for it a few times, and they've pledged to try to increase their diversity to be more representative of the areas in which they reside.

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the old Lane Hotel in Rogers being renovated into some other type of private school - also Walton Foundation

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I've heard this will be a Haas Hall.

Thaden School (which is a private school) landed some pretty big Ivy league administrators. I think they're trying to cater to East Coast vendors who wouldn't dream of sending their kid to a public institution and are willing to pay handsomely.