Fundraising event showcases art projects, business skills of Eagle Charter students

As people packed a classroom to buy succulents and wandering dude plants, Neriah Baldwin, a fourth grader at Eagle Charter School, sat at a desk, overseeing it all.

During a school showcase on Tuesday night, Baldwin was in charge of a room full of plants that third grade students spent months raising from seeds.

When the project started around four months ago, Baldwin, one of two older co-managers, said she liked helping the younger students…