Officials say students are leaving to attend private schools, the parish's single charter school, as well as charter schools in a neighboring parish. (louisiana4children.org)
And, unlike more loosely organized school networks, CMOs manage their schools directly, either under contract to a school board of trustees or under a fully integrated governance structure (in states where single charter school boards can operate multiple schools or campuses). (educationnext.org)
Rocketship Education, the upstart charter operator that has posted impressive test scores for traditionally struggling students, won approval early Thursday morning to more than triple its charter network by opening 20 new schools in Santa Clara County — the largest single charter - school approval in the state. (mercurynews.com)