Sentences with phrase «charter group»

Again and again, they asked him to clarify who was on the board of this new charter group and who will run it.

The influential charter group recently decided to put its rally strategy — which has achieved diminishing returns — on hold.

My reporting year happened to turn into their learning year, a turbulent time many top charter groups go through.

Several well - regarded charter groups are eager to submit applications under those rules.

The approach is growing in popularity among charter groups and beginning to emerge in university - based programs as well.

But earlier this month, a team of independent consultants concluded the brand - new charter group couldn't handle five schools.

JDO: You helped unite a variety of charter groups in California when you founded the California Charter Schools Association, which grew to become the nation's most powerful state charter association.

One is a new charter network organized by the schools» principals; the other is an experienced charter group in the city.

So why is a prominent national charter group saying it will spend money this year to try to flip the chamber to Democrats — many of whom were elected with the strong support of teachers unions, charters» frequent nemeses?

While Exceed charter group looked to take over the remaining schools, it has since withdrawn its application.

Meanwhile, even as charter groups prepare for an intense push this session for action on the cap, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio hardened his opposition to raising it, arguing during an interview Wednesday that devoting more resources to fixing problems in traditional public schools is more important than allowing an «ever - increasing number of charters.»

Charter group sues for new school funding formula Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press via KSL — September 16, 2014

The momentum of New Orleans becoming an all - charter school district was slowed as the Exceed charter group withdrew its application to take over the final five district - run schools.

Phantom cruises caters for small charter groups from one to eleven during the day and eight overnight.

De Blasio officials have made modest overtures to the charter movement in the last several months, even as the well - funded charter groups Families for Excellent Schools and Success Academy have continued to hold large anti-de Blasio rallies.

Yet, while NACSA is not taking an official position on the bill, Fenton said the legislation flouts the national charter group's recommended guidelines.

Alliance is the largest charter group operating in LA Unified, with 27 schools serving 12,000 low - income students.

With extraordinary financial support from the philanthropist Paul Tudor Jones, a successful charter group called Uncommon Schools opened the first all - boys school in the city, called Excellence Academy, converting a building that used to be a place where drug dealers and prostitutes operated into one of the most beautiful schools I've ever seen.

In January, SAISD trustees approved the district's application for New York - based charter group Democracy Prep to take over operations at chronically failing Stewart Elementary School this fall.

For a book, I was looking for a small charter group that wanted to big fast and when I asked around, several people pointed me to Rocketship.

But until such a measure is passed, bodies such as the Algiers charter group face tough budgeting decisions.

Then a nascent charter group composed of district principals and central office staff applied to charter the district's remaining traditional schools, including Mahalia Jackson.

John Oliver's segment on charter schools does a predictably good job of skewering the flaws of the sector, which charter groups and ed - reform activists are already focused on addressing.

Sylvanie Williams College Prep Principal Heidi Campbell will move into another role with four - school charter group New Orleans College Prep at the end of this school year, former KIPP New Orleans Leadership Academy Principal Jared Lamb was replaced by Jonny Bartlett on Nov. 11, and Homer A Plessy Community School Principal Sara Leikin resigned under pressure from the school's board Nov. 5.

The result won't do much to allay the fears of New York teachers» unions that Cuomo's real aim is to transform traditional public schools into charter schools, since charter groups were among those chosen by Massachusetts education officials to implement turnaround plans in chronically underperforming districts.

In the last six months of 2015, two key education factions pulled back their advocacy efforts as imminent threats to unions subsided and charter groups dialed back their lobbying efforts in accordance with Cuomo's shifting priorities.

Governor Cuomo had sought the addition of 100 more charter schools, he and the pro charter groups saw only a handful of new schools approved.

NASA chartered a group of planetary scientists and technologists to run a community workshop and prepare a report that represents the planetary science communities» perceptions of where planetary sciences will be by the year 2050, with science goals and technology requirements mapped out over the coming 3 decades.

Compacts thus help top charter groups deal with two political Achilles heels that now limit their growth: special education and better accountability for low - performing charters.

The first charter schools in Washington probably won't be run by the nation's best - known charter groups with years of experience and strong reputations.

L.A. Unified and Charter Groups Win Teacher Evaluation Grants L.A. Unified, California's largest school system, will receive $ 16 million, one of the largest grants.

While ADM at charters is increasing yearly, the top ten charter groups captured almost three - quarters of the student increases.

The state Board of Education recently formed a charter school commission, to which interested charter groups can apply.

Meanwhile, a coalition of charter groups continues to work behind the scenes with the school district's charter division to figure out ways to simplify the procedures and language for the largest charter authorizer in the country.

The Lens Former head of charter group led by school district employees may return to public employment

LAUSD, 3 charter groups win grants to develop evaluation systems The Los Angeles Unified School District and three local charter - school groups have won federal grants to develop their teacher and principal evaluation systems, the U.S. Department of Education has announced.

The bill would have bypassed transfers from local districts, and, according to Joyce, sped an additional $ 300 million or so to charters statewide, but the draft failed, chiefly because charter groups balked on the proposal, she said.

The New Orleans Advocate Charter group pulls application to take over New Orleans» 5 remaining traditional schools

Their coalition includes Total Community Action (TCA), The Orleans Public Education Network (OPEN), Inspire NOLA Charter Group, New Orleans College Prep Charter Schools, The Orchid Society, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, The Alliance for Diversity and Excellence and the Alliance for Citizen engagement.

Trying to create a charter vs. traditional school dichotomy because Alexander St. is part of Uncommon's North Star charter group?

The Los Angeles Board of Education made a major change in its controversial, 2 - year - old policy allowing charter groups and other outsiders to take over new campuses.

However, California Teachers Association spokesman Frank Wells maintains that so far, Parent Revolution tactics have been fishy: «The Parent Trigger law was meant to be a vehicle for a local grassroots movement, as opposed to a vehicle for outside charter groups to sell their organization.»

Now watch him try and get Sylvanie Williams closed early so he can absorb Mahalia JAckson into his failed charter group.