Not exact matches
«Next year, we want to expand to work with both
charters and
traditional district
schools in other urban regions.»
There are a few public
charter schools in our district, a public International Baccalaureate
school, as well as many
traditional public
schools.
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).
A student who transfers from a
charter school program to a
traditional public
school before or during the first grading period of the
school year is academically eligible to participate
in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous
school year, pursuant to subparagraph 2.
Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of
charters — and co-location
in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to
charters at the expense of
traditional public
schools.
Moving a small percentage of
traditional public
school students into
charter schools leaves the majority of students
in «broken»
schools.
Charter schools in New York City receive almost $ 5,000 less per student each year than
traditional schools, according to a study to be released today by researchers at the University of Arkansas.
An new report from an education advocacy group accuses members of the state Senate's eight - member IDC of betraying
traditional public
schools in exchange for campaign donations from
charter school supporters.
Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are
in traditional public
schools v.
charter schools, what is the greatest challenge
in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle
school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available
in neighborhoods where
schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are
in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of
charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by
charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high
schools, his view on the
school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28
charter schools expecting to open
in fall 2014
in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching
in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade
in uniform / with banners.
«We're for accountability
in charter schools just as
in traditional public
schools and assume that most candidates who aren't bought and paid for by the for - profit
charter school operators will agree with us,» said WFP spokesman Dan Levitan.
City Comptroller John Liu vowed to put a moratorium on
school closures and also promised to end the policy of co-locating
charter and
traditional public
schools in the same buildings, which he said has been disruptive at many
schools.
Charter school's students of the poorest neighborhood of New York City are doing excellent test scores in the state exams & the traditional public schools are falling miserably where those charter schools are co l
Charter school's students of the poorest neighborhood of New York City are doing excellent test scores
in the state exams & the
traditional public
schools are falling miserably where those
charter schools are co l
charter schools are co located.
The result won't do much to allay the fears of New York teachers» unions that Cuomo's real aim is to transform
traditional public
schools into
charter schools, since
charter groups were among those chosen by Massachusetts education officials to implement turnaround plans
in chronically underperforming districts.
The measure also would require
charters — publicly funded but privately managed
schools — to enroll special - education students and English - language learners at rates comparable to
traditional public
schools in their districts.
I'm going to explain why the focus has to be on what we're doing now, fixing the
schools, because
charters are,
in large measure, addressing a crisis that is a crisis of
traditional public education,» he told Politico's Mike Allen, at an event
in Washington.
Cox, to his credit, seems to know that, and says he's using new data to target
traditional Democrats, particularly
in New York City, who can be swayed to the GOP side on issues like
school choice and
charters.
With little new education policy expected
in the remainder of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's first term — and a quiet session on education concluding
in Albany — the debate over
traditional public
schools versus
charter schools has shifted to a new battleground:
school safety.
But though 80 percent of the
charters in her home state perform worse than
traditional public
schools, DeVos — a billionaire whose family has also opposed workers» rights, gay marriage and has contributed heavily to a variety of other right - wing causes — has led the way
in resisting any attempts to regulate or improve Michigan
charter performance.
Charter schools will have «new chances to grow»
in Mayor de Blasio's administration — including more co-locations with
traditional public
schools, he said Monday.
In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has indicated plans of charging
charter schools rent for sharing space with
traditional public
schools.
Here
in Gotham, the mayor's already banned any future public
charter from sharing space with a
traditional public
school.
Even though
charters in his Harlem district have greatly outperformed students
in nearby
traditional schools, Perkins has proposed legislation that would cripple the
charter -
school movement.
But this is obviously not the case: Tisch yesterday blasted the Senate bill for neither limiting the number of
charters allowed
in a certain neighborhood nor making it harder for them to share space with underpopulated
traditional public
schools.
While several of his fellow southern Brooklyn elected officials were criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio over Hizzoner's decision to allow plans for two
charter schools to share space with
traditional public
schools in Bensonhurst to move forward, state Sen.
A new study says that on average, New York City
charter school students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning
in reading and 63 more days
in math each year, compared with similar students
in traditional public
schools.
In the 25 years since Minnesota passed the first charter school law, these publicly funded but privately operated schools have become a highly sought - after alternative to traditional public education, particularly for underserved students in urban area
In the 25 years since Minnesota passed the first
charter school law, these publicly funded but privately operated
schools have become a highly sought - after alternative to
traditional public education, particularly for underserved students
in urban area
in urban areas.
Charter schools statewide receive on average 75 cents for every dollar spent on students in traditional public schools, according to charter adv
Charter schools statewide receive on average 75 cents for every dollar spent on students
in traditional public
schools, according to
charter adv
charter advocates.
«All students must be treated equitably by the Department of Education, whether they are
in a
traditional public
school or a public
charter school.»
Mayor Bill de Blasio took heat over his tough stance on
charter schools during an appearance on MSNBC's «Morning Joe» on Monday, and countered that he's acting
in defense of the many more students who go to
traditional public
schools.
That group includes six Success Academy
charter schools in either Harlem or the Bronx, as well as some selective admissions
schools, but many are
traditional district
schools.
The fight has escalated
in recent weeks, with Cuomo claiming the mantle of
charter -
school advocate to position himself against de Blasio, who halted plans to allow three of eight
charter schools run by former councilwoman Eva Moskowitz to move into
traditional public
school buildings and share space with other students.
The $ 430 - per - pupil aid to
charter schools is aimed at keeping pace with increases for
traditional public
schools, Cuomo said Thursday night
in his budget briefing.
A group of parents filed the challenge, claiming the formulas discriminate against
charters in favor of
traditional public
schools.
Last week, Mr. Silver questioned whether it was necessary to raise the
charter cap
in New York City, saying that the more money that goes to
charters, the less goes to
traditional public
schools.
Some advocates said there is no room to allow for a big jump
in charter schools seeking space
in traditional public
school buildings, and argued against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call to expand
charters.
But he had largely refrained from offering
charter schools as a key solution to those problems, instead advocating systemic changes like teacher evaluations
in traditional public
schools.
«It is unfortunate that DOE is trying to stifle the autonomy of
charter schools when their time would be better spent on evaluating what great teachers and leaders
in the very best
charter schools,
traditional district
schools and nonprofit providers are doing to make pre-kindergarten an investment that pays off
in increased student achievement,» Merriman said.
At a subsequent panel on education, Liu slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's record on
school closures and called for an end to the practice of allowing
charter schools to take over space
in traditional public
schools.
Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, the union of the city's teachers, said the proposed changes amounted to favoritism for
charter schools at the expense of students
in traditional public
schools.
Around 50 to 60 percent of
traditional charter school students are Black, compared to approximately 10 percent
in online
charters and 12 percent
in traditional public
schools.
In the current study, the researchers analyzed data from 1.7 million K - 12 students in Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school year
In the current study, the researchers analyzed data from 1.7 million K - 12 students
in Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school year
in Ohio who attended a
traditional public
school,
charter school, or an online
charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13
school years.
«Our findings reveal that, across all grades and subjects, students
in online
charter schools perform worse on standardized assessments and are significantly less likely to pass Ohio's test for high
school graduation than their peers
in traditional charter and
traditional public
schools,» said McEachin.
While enrollment
in traditional charters also increased during this period,
traditional public
school enrollment decreased.
Charter schools are often a subject of considerable public debate, since they receive public funding but may be privately operated and staffed by nonunion teachers,
in contrast to
traditional public
schools.
We find at least one piece of evidence of competition awareness
in all 12 cities, indicating that
traditional public -
school leaders generally acknowledge students» alternative
schooling option of attending a
charter school.
Ron Zimmer, of the RAND Corporation, and two colleagues studied the impact of
charters in Michigan, one of the most
chartered states
in the nation, and determined that private
schools were taking as big a hit as
traditional public
schools because of
charters.
Traditional public
schools and
charter schools located
in areas with significant Hispanic populations provide the same level of Spanish - language translation for
school materials.
CREDO had done a national study that found more
charters doing badly compared to their feeder
schools from the
traditional public sector, and an NBER study
in New York City found substantially better performance of
charters versus
traditional public
schools.
Charter school students
in grades 3 through 8 perform better than we would expect, based on the performance of comparable students
in traditional public
schools, on both the math and reading portions of New York's statewide achievement tests.
If the efforts are successful, then the quality of
traditional public
schools will increase relative to what it would have been
in the absence of competition from
charter schools.