This article
discusses the Minnesota Guild of Public Charter
Schools, the first union - sponsored authorizer of charter schools in the U.S. Topics discussed include the involvement of teachers in the leadership of charter schools, the role of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in the founding of the Guild, and innovation in charter school edu
Schools, the first union - sponsored
authorizer of charter
schools in the U.S. Topics discussed include the involvement of teachers in the leadership of charter schools, the role of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in the founding of the Guild, and innovation in charter school edu
schools in the U.S. Topics
discussed include the involvement of teachers in the leadership of charter
schools, the role of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in the founding of the Guild, and innovation in charter school edu
schools, the role of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in the founding of the Guild, and innovation in charter
school education.
«As a board, we
discussed charter
schools during the election season, and post election, and decided to hold off putting in an application to become an
authorizer this year,» said Ann McMurray, president of the Edmonds
school board.
And in Ohio, you simply can't
discuss the weak results without asking what role
authorizers are playing — as noted in the rest of her comment: «We need to have a greater degree of oversight of charter
schools.