Sentences with phrase «charter school teacher data»

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), «Public School Teacher Data File,» 1999 - 2000, 2003 - 04, 2007 - 08, and 2011 - 12; «Private School Teacher Data File,» 1999 - 2000, 2003 - 04, 2007 - 08, and 2011 - 12; and «Charter School Teacher Data File,» 1999 - 2000.

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As if anticipating that attack, Cuomo released a 250 - page book listing his positions on issues of the day, including a strong defense of charter schools and the use of student - performance data in assessing teachers.

According to the most recent data from the state Education Department, charters had a nearly 40 percent annual turnover rate of teachers, versus a 14 percent rate for public schools.

The United Federation of Teachers, in a proposed amendment to a City Council resolution, today called for charter schools seeking free space in New York City public school buildings to be required to make public financial data and political donations, along with student demographics, suspension rates, and teacher and student attrition.

Some states already have been singled out as falling behind because they have laws that hinder data linking students and teachers, including California and New York, or don't have charter school legislation, such as Maine, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

At Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City, California, every teacher gathers real - time data — daily.

The book profiles heroic charter school teachers and leaders and chronicles their 80 - hour work weeks, their meetings in teacher's homes to retool instruction because of new data, and their personal commitment to taking students to visit colleges.

The report profiles several charter schools that utilize sophisticated computer technology to individualize instruction, reinforce students» basic skills, and provide immediate data on student progress, all of which helps teachers to fine - tune instruction and students to learn at their own pace.

Peterson and Finn's previous podcasts: Charter Schools, Unions, and Linking Teachers with Student Achievement Data What Congress Is Not Working On

(10/8/09) Charter Schools Narrow Achievement Gaps in New York City (10/1/09) What Congress Is Not Working On (9/24/09) Charter Schools, Unions, and Linking Teachers with Student Achievement Data (9/17/09)

We also used new data to see whether the academic performance of students in traditional public schools and the influence of teachers unions affect the strength of charter school legislation in a state.

One strand of his research, which has sought to replicate effective charter - school practices in public school contexts, has shown that when a school increases instructional time, has excellent teachers and administrators, and instills data - driven instruction, small - group tutoring, and a culture of high expectations, it can eliminate gaps in math performance.

Although there is plenty of data to understand the growth of charter schools or the numbers of students in districts, because blended learning is a phenomenon that doesn't occur at the school level — it instead occurs at the level of individual classrooms and teachers — capturing what's happening is difficult.

Peterson and Finn's previous podcasts: Charter Schools, Unions, and Linking Teachers with Student Achievement Data What Congress Is Not Working On Charter Schools Narrow Achievement Gaps in New York City

First, it should be conceded that Duncan has a great idea, rewarding states willing to undertake reforms such as launching high - quality charter schools (while closing bad ones) and using data to evaluate teacher effectiveness.

Unlike NCLB, however, RttT proffered carrots instead of sticks: money for recession - strapped states that promised to implement education reform strategies, specifically, better teacher - evaluation practices, including using student performance as a metric; better teacher training; improved data gathering; and more school turnaround strategies, including more charter schools.

The RttT money was important enough to New York's legislature that just a few days shy of the June 1 deadline, they voted to remake the teacher evaluation process, to allow for more charter schools, and to appropriate $ 20.4 million for a new longitudinal data system.

Using the education department's Office for Civil Rights data, Miller estimates that about 37 percent of teachers are absent more than 10 days at district elementary and middle schools compared to 22 percent at charters.

To get a broader picture of how choice affects teachers, I used data both from traditional forms of school choice (choice among public schools through choice of residence and choice among private schools) and from charter schools.

In a speech Thursday to the National Urban League in Washington, the president offered a rebuttal to such criticism, saying the steps the program encourages states to take, including lifting caps on charter schools and using student data to inform teacher evaluation, are the right ones.

New technologies might make it possible for stand - alone charter schools to «plug in» to remote services that provide CMO - like supports, such as data analysis or real - time teacher coaching.

Specifically, RttT was designed to encourage higher state standards, create new data systems, improve teacher effectiveness, increase college readiness, stimulate charter - school expansion, and strengthen low - performing schools.

Better data collection, more charter schools, merit pay for effective teachers, higher state proficiency standards — all are worthy parts of the RttT mix.

Having worked at an SEA, Julie and I were thinking more along the lines of all state - level duties (distributing state funds, credentialing teachers, implementing harassment / bullying regulations, authorizing charter schools, managing longitudinal data systems, etc.).

In Indianapolis, the local nonprofit The Mind Trust recently analyzed projected teacher needs across the city's charter sector and plans to use the data to inform the way it supports schools of all kinds.

In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomes.

We cite a 2012 study in the Economics of Education Review by David Stuit of Basis Policy Research and Thomas Smith of Vanderbilt, using data from 2004, which found that teacher turnover in charters was double that found in traditional public schools (24 % vs. 12 %) and seeks to explain why that is the case.

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Most didn't have reliable data on vacancies beyond individual schools or networks, and even in cities where charter schools accounted for half of student enrollment or more, nobody was able to provide a sector - wide view of teacher or leadership needs.

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According to the Common Core of Data, DCPS employed nearly 3,800 teachers in 2010 - 11, so even though the retirement system also includes other classes of workers employed by DCPS (certain public charter school employees are also eligible to be participants), the vast majority of DCRB's members appear to be DCPS teachers.

Initially funded at $ 650 million, i3 allowed school districts, charter schools, and non-profit organizations working in partnership with one of those entities to apply for grants to support innovative programs aligned with one of four broadly defined federal priorities (e.g., supporting effective teachers and principals or improving the use of data).

She manages a range of survey projects that focus on teacher perceptions and school climate, and oversees data collection efforts to catalog charter school closure actions and develop a national database of authorizers and their schools.

There are public schools and charter schools serving some of the most disadvantaged students in the country, and yet they are recruiting great teachers, making the curriculum more rigorous, using data to see what works, and graduating students ready for college.

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I investigate a number of possible mechanisms by which charter schools might influence students at district schools by examining school - level data and survey results from parents and teachers.

It encouraged states to lift caps on charter schooling and remove data «firewalls» that prohibited states from using student performance to evaluate teachers.

(Also available: Peterson and Finn's previous discussion of Charter Schools, Unions, and Linking Teachers with Student Achievement Data.)

Mining the data from the federal government's 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress («the nation's report card»), the national teachers union released a study showing fourth - graders in charter schools lagging behind their mainstream public - school counterparts in nearly every category of race, ethnicity, poverty, and community size.

In addition to seeking a change in the way the state uses data to measure student, teacher, and school performance, Mr. Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers to repeal California's charter school cap, expand public school choice, step up turnaround efforts for struggling schools, and enact alternative - pay plans for educators.

Among the Department of Education's criteria were statewide longitudinal data systems, evaluation of teacher and principal performance, strategies for improving low - performing schools and the removal of state caps on charter schools.

Since joining the Association in June 2007, Eileen led the Association in notable efforts including: developing a model that measures «value - added» growth in achievement, which is used for A-F rankings of all Arizona schools; creating trainings that enable teachers and school leaders to collaboratively use data; launching joint purchasing programs; filing lawsuits for equitable funding for all K - 12 students; increasing positive public perceptions of charters; and, building a comprehensive program to support prospective charter school operators.

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«I hope to change the lives of many Chicago students by building on the UChicago Charter School's strong culture of belief in students» capabilities, and tradition of teacher learning and accountability grounded in research and data,» said Island Childress.

These include many reforms familiar to public education advocates such as Teacher Merit Pay, Parent Trigger, Education Savings Accounts, Charter expansion, Central Charter School Authorizer, Corporate Tax Scholarships, Universal Vouchers, Collective Bargaining, Innovation Schools / Districts, Virtual Charters, Data Mining, District Report Cards / School Grades, Personalized Learning, Open Enrollment, and the conveniently bundled «Indiana Education Reform Package.»

A data - based look at Los Angeles Schools from a classroom teacher with experience in LAUSD and Charter Schools

Prior to joining the Mayor's Office, Jackie served as the director of assessments for the Tindley Accelerated Schools in Indianapolis, where she created and managed all formative and summative assessments for the charter network, implemented data - driven instruction policies and procedures and offered professional development and support to leaders and teachers.

The state is on a tight timeline to implement data - driven teacher evaluations, create computer systems to track student progress, toughen curricular standards and open more charter schools.

The data come from the 2011 - 12 Schools and Staffing Survey, and they show the charter sector as a whole has teachers with significantly less experience.

Duncan has dispensed plenty of tips: Lift restrictions on the growth of charter schools; build data systems that show individual student progress under specific teachers and principals; seek out new ways to turn around perennially struggling schools; and sign on to efforts to develop common academic standards that are tough enough to withstand international scrutiny.