Not exact matches
She has reported on controversies around
discipline in
charter schools, racial segregation in the New York
City school system, and flaws in the city's method of testing for lead in water in scho
City school system, and flaws in the
city's method of testing for lead in water in scho
city's method of testing for lead in water in
schools.
FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT
SCHOOLS FIRST MADE an issue of
school safety in February, shortly after the New York Times reported on controversial student
discipline practices at Success Academy, the
city's largest
charter network, which maintains close ties to FES.
In contrast to progressive
charters in suburban areas, central -
city charters typically embrace the «no - excuses» model of teaching and learning, emphasizing strict dress codes, rigorous
discipline, extended
school days and
school years, and high expectations for performance on standardized tests.
In contrast to
charters in suburban areas, which tend toward a progressive pedagogy, central -
city charters typically embrace the «no - excuses» model of teaching and learning, emphasizing strict dress codes, rigorous
discipline, extended
school days and
school years, and high expectations for performance on standardized tests.
Boston students and alumni also testified at Boston
City Hall about the impact of harsh
discipline policies at
charter schools.
March 8, 2016 - «No excuses» no more
Charter schools rethink
discipline after focus on tough consequences (
City & State)(PDF)
Half of the 164 New York
City - reviewed
charter school discipline policies permitted suspension or expulsion as a penalty for lateness, absence or cutting class, in violation of New York state law.
Of course, we will be told that inner
city children need such firm
discipline, but this is only begging the question, as even in the youngest grades
school suspensions and the like are abnormally high in
charter schools.
The best examples of
charter schools that make the development of character and self - discipline an important part of students» education are systems such as the Knowledge Is Power Program (or KIPP), a national network of 99 schools, and Green Dot Public Schools, an organization that runs 19 inner - city high schools in Los Angeles and Ne
schools that make the development of character and self -
discipline an important part of students» education are systems such as the Knowledge Is Power Program (or KIPP), a national network of 99
schools, and Green Dot Public Schools, an organization that runs 19 inner - city high schools in Los Angeles and Ne
schools, and Green Dot Public
Schools, an organization that runs 19 inner - city high schools in Los Angeles and Ne
Schools, an organization that runs 19 inner -
city high
schools in Los Angeles and Ne
schools in Los Angeles and New York.
FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT
SCHOOLS FIRST MADE an issue of
school safety in February, shortly after the New York Times reported on controversial student
discipline practices at Success Academy, the
city's largest
charter network, which maintains close ties to FES.
Exclude
charters results from the survey, and the percentage of teachers just within the New York
City district agreeing or strongly agreeing that «my school maintains order and disciplined» increased from 77 percent to 78 percent over that period, according to a Dropout Nation analysis of the city's survey data from that per
City district agreeing or strongly agreeing that «my
school maintains order and
disciplined» increased from 77 percent to 78 percent over that period, according to a Dropout Nation analysis of the
city's survey data from that per
city's survey data from that period.
During the 2011 - 12
school year, when
charters enrolled 41 percent of the
city's students, they removed 227 children for
discipline violations and had an expulsion rate of 72 per 10,000 students; the District
school system removed three and had an expulsion rate of less than 1 per 10,000 students.
As D.C. officials consider how to keep as many of the
city's students in class as possible, the broadly worded
discipline policies of two public
charter school networks are coming under scrutiny.
Washington Post: Racial disparities in
school discipline are growing, federal data show Mother Jones: Betsy DeVos Is Making It Easier for
Schools to Send Black Kids to Jail Houston Chronicle: Houston ISD drops proposal to give control of 10 schools to a charter outfit Chicago City Bureau: Police officers assigned to schools given no dire
Schools to Send Black Kids to Jail Houston Chronicle: Houston ISD drops proposal to give control of 10
schools to a charter outfit Chicago City Bureau: Police officers assigned to schools given no dire
schools to a
charter outfit Chicago
City Bureau: Police officers assigned to
schools given no dire
schools given no directives.
A review of
discipline policies in surrounding
school districts shows that the broad strokes of current DCPS policies (public
charter school policies differ by
school) around out - of -
school suspensions are fairly similar to Prince George's County, Montgomery County, and Alexandria
City public
schools.