Not exact matches
I am not suggesting that the Arnold Foundation (or the charter movement in general) abandon all quality control efforts, but I think quality is best
promoted by relying heavily on parent judgement and otherwise relying on a decentralized system of
authorizers with the most contextual information to make decisions about opening and closing
schools if parents seem to have difficulty assessing quality on their own.
City and state leaders can accomplish this by ensuring that charter
authorizers are paying attention to recruitment and admission practices, by ensuring that
schools are getting their fair share of funding, by giving charter
schools access to excellent special - education expertise and networks, and by
promoting innovative new approaches through grants and charter — district partnerships.
I work for an organization, the National Association of Charter
School Authorizers, which
promotes high - quality options for students who need them most.
In addition, this state's largest charter
authorizer, Miami - Dade — run by the terrific Assistant Superintendent Tiffanie Pauline, who happens to be a Black woman — oversees a strong portfolio of
schools and is leading efforts to focus more heavily on student outcomes and
promoting transparency.
The National Association of Charter
School Authorizers (NACSA) is working to double the number of students in great public charter
schools by advancing policies and practices that
promote quality, autonomy, and choice.
Great
authorizers — those with strong
school portfolios and performance outcomes — implement foundational best practices that NACSA has
promoted for years.
In addition to launching new public charter
schools, he helped ensure a strong policy environment for the state's charter
schools and worked to
promote authorizer quality throughout the state.