A new report by the National Alliance for Public
Charter Schools points out that New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Boston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Miami and Washington, D.C. fail to meet parental demand.
Mike Goldstein, the founder of Boston's MATCH
Charter School points out that we get to watch our kids play volleyball and basketball.
Those who have challenged the efficacy of
charter schools point out that it is a lot easier to get higher test scores if schools don't have to attend to those students who need special help.
Not exact matches
(His Democratic opponent, future
charter school CEO Eva Moskowitz, beat him by 52 percentage
points.)
Over the past three decades, the number of homeschooled children has grown by at least 7 percent a year» the number may now exceed the number attending
charter schools» and between 6 and 12 percent of all students are educated at home at some
point between kindergarten and twelfth grade.
First, let me
point out that while you're right that I did some of my reporting for the book at a public
charter school and a private
school, I reported in more depth at two traditional public
schools (Fenger High in Chicago and I.S. 318 in Brooklyn).
They've also
pointed to successes at
charter schools that have longer days.
School choice: Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat who is the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools and a supporter of the charter school sector, pointed out that many charter schools are underperfo
School choice: Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat who is the former superintendent of Denver Public
Schools and a supporter of the charter school sector, pointed out that many charter schools are underperf
Schools and a supporter of the
charter school sector, pointed out that many charter schools are underperfo
school sector,
pointed out that many
charter schools are underperf
schools are underperforming.
New York City has 185
charter schools, which the coalition
points out serves students who live in poverty and are 93 percent black or Hispanic.
Update X2: Bloomberg spokesman Mark Botnick also calls to
point out that Bloomberg and Silver also worked closely on similarly significant issues like the
charter schools issue and both times for mayoral control.
Heastie told reporters that his members were willing to accept the tentative deal that settles outstanding issues, including traditional public
schools vs.
charter school funding — a big sticking
point for the Democratic conference.
The teachers unions have also
pointed to wealthy backers of
charter schools who have contributed heavily to the governor's re-election campaign.
And Senate Democrats who hope to flip the district once held by Republican former Sen. Dean Skelos are
pointing to the support from groups like the PAC maintained by StudentsFirstNY after the initial
charter school aid proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was doubled to $ 54 million in the final budget agreement — a figure that was backed by Senate Republicans.
As Azi Paybarah
points out, Bloomberg is also expected to support his 2009 campaign consultant and
charter school supporter, Basil Smikle, who is mounting a primary challenge against an anti-
charter Democrat, Sen. Bill Perkins.
Hawkins, the Green party candidate for Governor, has
pointed out that Wall Street hedge funds have been mobilizing to support Cuomo, partially due to his support for
charter schools, which provide a hefty tax subsidy to wealthy investors.
The fact that Bloomberg avoiding being critical of the Assembly Democrats on the
charter school cap issue even as the pro-
charter advocates have placed the blame squarely on that chamber and its cozy relationship with the teachers union, further proves the
point.
Charter school advocates
pointed to their
schools» impressive results - many outperform neighboring public
schools - and lashed out at United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, who accused them of being «fixated» on raising the state cap.
But he
pointed to concerns over protections for
charter schools that had been pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in recent weeks.
Which hedge fund is making profit out of it or which
charter school's CEO is drawing huge salary are not the
point....
The Bronx Democrat said Thursday that the Assembly will back a deal on
charter school funding, one of the last sticking
points in the way of a budget, which was due April 1.
Cuomo appears poised to help renew control, but with changes that win him
points in the
charter schools sphere.
There have not been any angry public walkouts from the negotiating room to this
point, but there have been the usual grumbling about the stickiest issues, which this week include talks on «Raise the Age,» workers compensation reform and support for
charter schools.
In steering Senate Republicans through the close of three legislative sessions, Flanagan has made a
point about fighting for education aid and
charter schools.
But
charter leaders want to hammer home their
point that the answer to bad district
schools illustrate the need for good
charters.
Everyone knows he is only messing with the NYC
schools because he wants to make brownie
points with the big buck
Charter entrepeneurs / donors.
A profile of Dr. Richard Izquierdos, a longtime pediatrician in Hunts
Point who opened his own
charter school this year.
With Skelos and Cuomo on the same page, teachers unions will no doubt continue to
point to the wealthy backers of
charter schools who have contributed heavily to the governor's re-election campaign as well as independent expenditure campaigns backing Republican Senate candidates last year.
Education was a sticking
point for the Legislature, which spent hours debating funding for statewide full - day pre-kindergarten,
charter schools and the flawed rollout of the Common Core, a new testing standard.
Taxpayer - funded
charter schools should not have the right to choose to educate fewer high - needs students than public
schools and then
point to how successful they are in comparison.
And he remains bitterly hostile to the educational alternative that is one of the city's great success stories —
charter schools — to the
point of denying them space and working to thwart their growth.
Sticking
points include funding for
charter schools.
One sticking
point in the mayoral control debate is
charter schools, which Republicans, who control the Senate, tend to support.
While the lifelong Democrat voted for Hillary Clinton, Trump's vocal endorsement of
charter school growth compelled some measure of collaboration and Moskowitz was even considered for education secretary at one
point.
It also seemed to
point out that only a small fraction of the city's public
school students attend
charter schools, and said its main focus was on improving opportunities for all children.
More to the
point, there were too many reasons not to back him, they felt, such as his support for
charter schools, his acceptance of the Independence Party ballot line and his indecision on hydrofracking, just to name a few.
Asked about problems with Albany
schools, McLaughlin
pointed out that while public
schools and
charter schools are often pitted against one another, they're all public
schools in the sense that they all run on public money.
Sources say they will be
pointing out the fact that the
charter school cap bill passed 45 - 15, with all 32 Democrats — even those who are vehemently ant -
charter, like Sens. Bill Perkins and Shirley Huntley — voting «yes» and 15 Republicans in the «no» column.
In the face of multimillion dollar negative ad campaigns from Success Academy
Charter Schools and its CEO Eva Moskowitz, Hawkins maintains that the mayor could have
pointed out that public
school children - some disabled - face being displaced - but chose not to.
Barrett continues to
point out that Mayor de Blasio is the only Democrat mayor who does not support
charter schools:
«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said,
pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of
charter schools.
The Third
Point C.E.O. serves on the board of StudentsFirstNY, a pro-
charter advocacy group whose board members also include former
schools chancellor Joel Klein and Success Academy Charter Schools founder Eva Mos
schools chancellor Joel Klein and Success Academy
Charter Schools founder Eva Mos
Schools founder Eva Moskowitz.
Other last minute sticking
points included how much to increase
school aid, and whether the state should lift a
charter school cap.
Among the sticking
points were Republican demands to increase the number of city
charter schools.
The final sticking
points in the negotiations included providing extra funding for
charter schools to hold classes in private facilities if they're excluded from sharing space in public -
school buildings.
But he did not see fit to focus on
charter schools in his State of the State speech in January, where he lays out his economic and policy goals for the year, any more than he'd chosen to focus on them at any
point since becoming governor.
Cuomo highlighted three major sticking
points: raising the age of adult criminal responsibility, the 421 - a property tax abatement program, and education funding, especially around
charter schools.
Yet the Algebra II book that the group submitted this year, which CLRN gave a score of 26 out of 27 possible
points, was written by a single author, a North Carolina
charter school teacher named Kenny Felder.
The superintendents and
school boards in these cities do not score
points with teachers unions by working directly with
charters.
In Denver, in 2012 13, the percentage of special - education kindergarten students was 1.8
points higher in district
schools than in
charters.
Today's generation of education reformers exhibit something more akin to diffidence, even cowardice, and not without cause: After decades of dominance and setting the agenda for American education, we should have a few more successes to
point to than a relative handful of successful urban
charter schools.