Sentences with phrase «as public charter school operators»

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«We're for accountability in charter schools just as in traditional public schools and assume that most candidates who aren't bought and paid for by the for - profit charter school operators will agree with us,» said WFP spokesman Dan Levitan.

Over the past three decades, mayors such as Richard Riordan and Antonio Villaraigosa have fought to place reform - minded players on the district's school board, while grassroots reformers such as Green Dot Public Schools founder Steve Barr and the group that is now known as Parent Revolution have successfully forced L.A. Unified to start an effort to spin off over 200 of its traditional public schools into charter school operators and grassroots gPublic Schools founder Steve Barr and the group that is now known as Parent Revolution have successfully forced L.A. Unified to start an effort to spin off over 200 of its traditional public schools into charter school operators and grassroots Schools founder Steve Barr and the group that is now known as Parent Revolution have successfully forced L.A. Unified to start an effort to spin off over 200 of its traditional public schools into charter school operators and grassroots gpublic schools into charter school operators and grassroots schools into charter school operators and grassroots groups.

(Hanover, MD, October 27, 2011) CSDC Board Chair Tom Nida reflects on the decline and resurgence of learning and hope at his alma mater as a result of a unique partnership between a charter school operator and the traditional public school system in the following commentary in the Washington Times: College and careers come to Anacostia Charter and public - school partnership reigncharter school operator and the traditional public school system in the following commentary in the Washington Times: College and careers come to Anacostia Charter and public - school partnership reignCharter and public - school partnership reignites...

As a part of negotiations, Superintendent John Deasy modified the original Public School Choice (PSC) program, which had allowed outside operators like charters to submit bids to turn around failing LAUSD schools.

In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing envirocharter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing enviroCharter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environSchool Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing envirocharter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing envirocharter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing envirocharter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.

(Hanover, MD, October 27, 2011) CSDC Board Chair Tom Nida reflects on the decline and resurgence of learning and hope at his alma mater as a result of a unique partnership between a charter school operator and the traditional public school system in the following commentary in the Washington Times:

Bubbling opposition to the idea of a phased - in approach that entails co-locating charter schools within traditional public schools and allowing the charters to expand one grade at a time — a tactic that charter operators endorse as a way to gradually build community support and resources, but local school districts are reluctant to participate in.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united in offering high quality programs that exist to offer innovative and tested methods of instruction and self - paced learning.

As we document in Public Impact's new report for the Charter School Growth Fund, Growing a High - Quality Charter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter operPublic Impact's new report for the Charter School Growth Fund, Growing a High - Quality Charter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter opeCharter School Growth Fund, Growing a High - Quality Charter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter opeCharter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter operpublic - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter opecharter operators.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united in following the state law in the operation of resources centers and school sites.

Their reports are an effort to hold charter school operators (private companies that receive taxpayer dollars to manage a school) accountable to the same financial and transparency standards as public schools.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united in stating clearly that we are here for one purpose: educating students.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united believing that the actions of a few rogue charter school operators do not reflect, align, or mirror anything about our programs.

A graduate of Harvard's business school, he spent five years leading Green Dot Public Schools, a Los Angeles charter school operator, and six years as CEO of a nonprofit founded by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that took control of 17 poorly performing public scPublic Schools, a Los Angeles charter school operator, and six years as CEO of a nonprofit founded by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that took control of 17 poorly performing public sSchools, a Los Angeles charter school operator, and six years as CEO of a nonprofit founded by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that took control of 17 poorly performing public scpublic schoolsschools.

The report calls on school operators, funders, policymakers and city - based organizations such as The Mind Trust to create conditions that promote innovative thinking and ideas that can keep charter schools on the cutting edge of public education and allow them to serve more kids.

A Camino Nuevo Charter Academy student explains why she wants the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education to select Camino Nuevo as the operator of a new school under the Public School Choice ResolSchool District Board of Education to select Camino Nuevo as the operator of a new school under the Public School Choice Resolschool under the Public School Choice ResolSchool Choice Resolution.

«Instead of being seen and treated as second - class citizens with separate funding streams constantly at risk of reduction or elimination, charter schools will now be funded in the same way that traditional public schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed charter schools will now be funded in the same way that traditional public schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed schools will now be funded in the same way that traditional public schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed charter school operators, according to Ed Source.

Since the Mississippi Charter Schools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for theiCharter Schools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for theiSchools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for theicharter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for theiCharter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for theischools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for their kids.

As Kelley notes in his legal review, charter operators often argue that all that matters is whether charter school students do well on standardized tests and that parents are generally satisfied with the schools» performance compared to public schools.

Jocelyn Lopez, a Camino Nuevo Charter Academy student explains why she wants the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education to select Camino Nuevo as the operator of a new school under the Public School Choice ResolSchool District Board of Education to select Camino Nuevo as the operator of a new school under the Public School Choice Resolschool under the Public School Choice ResolSchool Choice Resolution.

As a result, we see the rapid growth of high - performing nonprofit charter school operators such as Success Academy, along with high public approval of charter schoolAs a result, we see the rapid growth of high - performing nonprofit charter school operators such as Success Academy, along with high public approval of charter schoolas Success Academy, along with high public approval of charter schools.

Bobbi Macdonald serves as the Executive Director of City Neighbors Foundation, the operator of three diverse public charter schools in Baltimore K — 12 dedicated to making sure every student is Known, Loved, and Inspired.

As Dr Hite implements the district's plan to close Strawberry Mansion as a comprehensive neighborhood public high school we ask: how can the SRC consider taking more money out of district classrooms and putting it into the hands of a charter operator with this kind of recorAs Dr Hite implements the district's plan to close Strawberry Mansion as a comprehensive neighborhood public high school we ask: how can the SRC consider taking more money out of district classrooms and putting it into the hands of a charter operator with this kind of recoras a comprehensive neighborhood public high school we ask: how can the SRC consider taking more money out of district classrooms and putting it into the hands of a charter operator with this kind of record?

The Public School Choice Initiative will allow competition among teams of internal and external stakeholders, such as local educators, administrators, community members and organizations, charter school operators, non-profit organizations, and labor parSchool Choice Initiative will allow competition among teams of internal and external stakeholders, such as local educators, administrators, community members and organizations, charter school operators, non-profit organizations, and labor parschool operators, non-profit organizations, and labor partners.

The report contains news stories, criminal records, and other documents to detail abuses such as charter school operators embezzling funds, using tax dollars to illegally support other, non-educational businesses, taking public dollars for services they didn't provide, inflating their enrollment numbers to boost revenues, and putting children in potential danger by foregoing safety regulations or withholding services.

So instead of creating quality schools in every neighborhood, what CPS has done is created this two - tier system and actually is closing down, as you said, neighborhood schools under Renaissance 2010 and replacing them with charter schools and a privatized education system, firing or laying off, I should say, certified teachers, dismantling locally elected school councils, and creating a market of public education in Chicago, turning schools over to private turnaround operators.

From opposing the expansion of high - quality charter schools and other school choice options, to its opposition to Parent Trigger laws and efforts of Parent Power activists in places such as Connecticut and California, to efforts to eviscerate accountability measures that hold districts and school operators to heel for serving Black and Brown children well, even to their historic disdain for Black families and condoning of Jim Crow discrimination against Black teachers, both unions have proven no better than outright White Supremacists when it comes to addressing the legacies of bigotry in which American public education is the nexus.

This is the same DFER that enthusiastically responded to Secretary Clinton's campaign announcement, but which apparently has problems with her suggesting that charter schools be held to the same standards as fully public schools and doesn't want anyone noting how quickly many charter operators purge themselves of students with disabilities, with behavioral needs, or with second language learning needs.

Tom has served as the Incubated Memphis Leader with Scholar Academies since summer 2014, working with the Memphis Scholars team to foster school community engagement, build a strong academic team, and open the public charter school operator's first campus in Memphis.

Prior to launching the Partnership, Marshall served as President of Green Dot Public Schools, a leading charter school operator based in Los Angeles.

The public agrees that charter operators should play by the same rules as traditional public schools when it comes to transparency and accountability.

But, I digress... Pete had just tweeted a snarky put down of students protesting budget cuts in the Chicago Public Schools, and I asked him why he was always criticizing teachers and students, and why he never used his bully pulpit to critique any charter school operators — like Steve Ingersoll, who used his charter school as a personal ATM, committing fraud and embezzlement along the way — given that they are doing a lot more damage than teachers and kids.

But as Lake and her team points out in the case of Detroit (where the nine charter oversight groups — including Detroit Public Schools — have done little to provide kids with high - quality options), what likely ends up happening is that shoddy school operators end up engaging in shopping for lax authorizers who will let them off the hook for failure and won't think through community needs.