Sentences with phrase «city charter school as»

I see Brass City Charter School as not only an opportunity and an investment but a way of securing a better future for my child.»

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He currently serves as the board chair for Kansas City - based charter school Citizens of the World and as a commissioner for the Housing Authority of Kansas City.

Each city's version of the program would be unique, but presumably each would include a charter school as well as intensive preschool programs, after - school tutoring, and family counseling.

She has served as an educator and instructional leader in inner - city public, bilingual and charter schools.

When I worked as a nutrition director for a small charter high school in Boston, I learned about a company called City Fresh, which somehow manages to make fresh, healthy meals that comply with US nutritional standards and cost only a little more than the average school lunch.

The campaign, which features 30 - second videos on YouTube, is part of an effort from Families for Excellent Schools opposing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent reduction of $ 210 million in capital as well as a new charter rent policy.

But some elected officials on both the city and state level have criticized this approach as a way to close public schools and open a charter school in its place.

Mayor Bill de Blasio dug in his heels on charter schools Monday, as the fierce debate threatened to cost him control of the city's school system and bring back the bad old days of the Board of Ed.

As part of a deal to renew mayoral control of New York City schools, state and city leaders will allow the reuse of 22 charter contracts that have been revoked or surrendered by charter schools that closed or never opeCity schools, state and city leaders will allow the reuse of 22 charter contracts that have been revoked or surrendered by charter schools that closed or never opecity leaders will allow the reuse of 22 charter contracts that have been revoked or surrendered by charter schools that closed or never opened.

Bitter rivals from their days as City Council colleagues, the two squared off again this year when Mr. de Blasio initially pulled the plug on three of her charter schools.

Mr. Blake has emerged as one of the mayor's Democratic critics, having stood by e-hail app Uber and charter schools in the face of attacks from City Hall.

Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan will insist that more charter schools be allowed to open in New York City as part of any deal to extend Mayor de Blasio's authority over the public - school system, The Post has learned.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Sunday introduced a trio of bills that would extend mayoral control of New York City schools and bolster charter schools at the same time as the legislative session begins to wind down.

would just love to divide and conquer the public school system, and us, as they try to destroy unions, pensions, and anything that smacks of the word «government» or «public» — leaving them in charge, God help us, as they bring in their charter school Trojan Horses, as they remove public ownership and public oversight of eduction in this city, and in this country.

Recently, Ms. Moskowitz and a charter lobbying organization with which she is closely associated, Families for Excellent Schools, have criticized the Education Department as not doing more to address violence and physical abuse by teachers in the city's regular public sSchools, have criticized the Education Department as not doing more to address violence and physical abuse by teachers in the city's regular public schoolsschools.

Proposals to raising the cap on charter schools in the state and whether to extend mayoral control of schools in New York City were were dropped from the negotiating table as Tuesday's deadline loomed.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

Mayor de Blasio has agreed to do more to help charter schools open or expand as part of the Albany deal that extended his authority over city schools, sources said Thursday.

The new laws prevent de Blasio from charging rent to charters as he had said he would, require the city to find space for charters in D.O.E. buildings or to fund those schools up to $ 40 million for space in private buildings, and implement other safeguards for charters after an intensive charter lobbying effort in Albany.

Caught in the middle are a host of issues affecting 8.5 million residents of New York City such as mayoral control of schools, the expansion of charter schools and the most recent hot - button issue between the two men — the controversial 421 - a tax abatement program.

When charters extracted some concessions from de Blasio late in the legislative session, they were negotiated behind closed doors as part of a deal to extend the mayor's control of city schools.

The de Blasio administration's complicated relationship with the city's charter school sector is being put to the test as the city prepares for another dramatic increase of its pre-kindergarten offerings.

A diverse coalition of charter advocates rallied at City Hall on Friday to raise the cap, including several small independent charter operators who don't usually ally themselves with larger organizations, such as Families for Excellent Schools.

Jenny Sedlis, who helped former City Council Member Eva Moskowitz build Success Academy Charter Schools, will start in September as the new executive director, the group plans to announce Friday.

Heastie opposed efforts to expand and strengthen charter schools in New York City as a condition for extending mayoral control of schools.

As employers of more than a million New Yorkers, we urge you to act now to end the uncertainty about the future governance of our city schools and extend the current mayoral control law as well as expanding the number of charter schoolAs employers of more than a million New Yorkers, we urge you to act now to end the uncertainty about the future governance of our city schools and extend the current mayoral control law as well as expanding the number of charter schoolas well as expanding the number of charter schoolas expanding the number of charter schools.

It's a cruel thing to do to children, not to mention the moms and dads who see charters as escapes from the traditional public schools that are failing most of the city's other schoolchildren.

«As parents and as a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble HilAs parents and as a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hilas a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.

The governor had been a mild supporter of charter schools throughout his tenure as governor until he made «saving» charters from Bill de Blasio a key issue in recent months, as the mayor made promises to charge some charter networks rent and put other restrictions on the city's charters.

About 1,400 New York City charter school parents and advocates will lobby state legislators in Albany on Tuesday as they prepare to do battle with the de Blasio administration.

ALBANY — The head of the city teachers union dismissed as «a load of crap» state Senate GOP efforts to tie the renewal of a law granting Mayor de Blasio control over the city school system to an expansion of charter schools.

Billionaire Dan Loeb is stepping down as chairman of Success Academy, the city's largest charter - school operator — and will be replaced by an equally monied but less controversial chief, The...

Eva Moskowitz, the Hillary Clinton - supporting Democrat and founder of the Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City, recently praised DeVos as «thoughtful and talented» in The Weekly Standard.

Her record at Success would likely to stake her the early backing of the city's tabloids, along with the families in her charter school network who are typically Moskowitz supporters, as well as other parents of children in charters across the city.

Concern is once again rising in the cash - strapped Utica City School District as the state mulls over the possibility of allowing another charter school toSchool District as the state mulls over the possibility of allowing another charter school toschool to open.

Success secured its place as the city's most conspicuous charter network this year, as Success» founder and C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz publicly sparred with Mayor Bill de Blasio over space for several Success schools.

Why, as in... Why do Republican state senators upstate and on Long Island support sending tens of millions of dollars in new funding to New York City charters... instead of reserving that money for their own schools in places like Troy, Poughkeepsie and Plattsburgh?

«We have a clear process in place to pay all charter schools in New York City as State Law mandates and we are meeting all necessary protocols,» said DOE spokesperson Devora Kaye.

Bloomberg said the charter school expansion would be achieved mainly by speeding up the replication of chain - style charters such as KIPP and the Success Academy network that already have a presence in the city.

James Merriman, the chief executive officer of the New York City Charter School Center, called AQE a «front group» for the teachers unions, despite conceding that his organization has one same general goal as AQE: more funding for schools.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

As has been the case in previous filings, Cuomo's biggest campaign donors include people from the New York City real estate industry and supporters of charter schools.

As a result, New York City charter schools now enjoy some of the greatest protections in the nation.

And Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal wrote an entire New York Post op - ed last year decrying what he described as de Blasio's «systematic campaign to destroy the city's burgeoning charter school movement.»

Those leaders did as they were asked on Wednesday, releasing a statement in support of mayoral control on behalf of the Coalition of Community Charter Schools, a group that has had a complex relationship with City Hall over the last several months.

Moskowitz will still be allowed to open four charter schools inside other public schools as planned next fall: the Bronx's I.S. 131, I.S. 96 in Bensonhurst, P.S. 78 in Bergen Beach, and I.S. 59 Springfield Gardens in Queens, according to City Hall officials.

Chanting slogans like «Profits, not pupils,» «We want money, not textbooks» and «First the banks, then the schools,» a large and spirited group of gaudily dressed faux hedge - funders expressed their enthusiasm for siphoning profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal -School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal -school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal - Mart.

«As New York City's charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.»

Topics that Lhota addressed following the debate include whether his idea of switching MTA Bridges & Tunnels to City control has any chance of state approval, his view of Mayor Bloomberg's resiliency planning, charter schools and his reaction to a WSJ story describing Ken Langone, one of Lhota's strongest supporters, as «convinced» that Lhota will lose.

As the New York Post argues out in an opinion article, these justifications are not the real motivation for dismantling New York City's charter school network.