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Why More Charter Schools and School Vouchers Are Not Needed in Texas — An IDRA Policy Brief (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association).

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Then, going after the charter supporters among board members, Rumore says it's not clear to him why they seem more concerned with charter schools than improving regular public schools and he says that's supposed to be what board members do.

That's why I think Bronx residents should do everything we can to give our kids better public education options, from bringing more world class public charter schools to our borough to supporting programs like Borough President Diaz's Gifted & Talented initiative.

05, principal of KIPP Ascend, a charter school in Chicago, are just as important as academics, which is why all 66 KIPP schools across the country operate on longer days — her school from 7:25 a.m. until 5 p.m. «Expanded learning time provides more time for students to work on academic skills, but also other skills that are as equally important to develop their sense of self — the arts or a language, for instance,» she says.

In «Charter Politics,» Christiana Stoddard and Sean Corcoran look at why some states are more hospitable to charter schools than other Charter Politics,» Christiana Stoddard and Sean Corcoran look at why some states are more hospitable to charter schools than other charter schools than other states.

Two, we wondered why some states enacted laws highly favorable to charter schools while others passed more - restrictive statutes.

When the need is so great, the demand so strong, and the supply so skimpy, why not allow more charter schools to serve more children?

Given that charter schools are continually gaining more experience and sophistication, it is difficult for us to understand why and how the district finds charter petitions so much less credible than before.»

Below is more information about each of the honorees, why they were selected, and a link to a short video highlighting their work and impact on the growth of high - quality charter schools.

«Why do state officials value conventional schools more than charter schools?

Sometimes the solution creates more problems, however, which is why we believe the best route is to enble charter schools to offer pre-k.

On the 74, Richard Whitmire wonders why parents and teachers in wealthy communities like Newton, Massachusetts, are so actively fighting a ballot initiative that would allow more charter schools to open in other areas in the state.

«Rather than worrying about the British guy, you might want to spend more time figuring out why guys like me should give two figs about charter schools, one way or the other.»

We should ask ourselves why we keep pitting charter schools against neighborhood public schools — a strategy that has created little more than a disruptive churn.

This campaign gives parents, leaders, and others the chance to share why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools across the country.

And why are there more than 44,000 students on charter school wait lists across the entire city?

This campaign gives parents, leaders, and others the chance to share the story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools across the country.

Read more about why his work with charter schools is more than just a job.

-- Why have federal funding cuts reduced aid for regular public schools, which educate 90 % of American students, while the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to send more federal money to charter schools, which educate less than 5 % of American students?

The letter was released with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) and the National Alliance for Public Charter School's (NAPCS) as part of a new campaign, ChartersWork, which «tells a clear and compelling story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools.Charter School's (NAPCS) as part of a new campaign, ChartersWork, which «tells a clear and compelling story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools.charter schools.»

The letter was also released in conjunction with BAEO and NAPCS» new campaign ChartersWork which «tells a clear and compelling story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools.»

The New York Post had an editorial on another reason why NYC charter schools are succeeding: more class time.

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Charter school operators must also figure out how to bring more community members onto their governing boards and advisory councils; the lack of diversity on those boards is one of the main reasons why some blacks still view charters with skepticism.

The governor said people were hungry for new ideas and more choices, which explains why so many parents are on the waiting list for charter schools.

Why she wouldn't give the traditional schools more autonomy without chartering authority is unclear.

Today the Fordham Institute published a great commentary piece by Jamie Davies O'Leary on why we should expect more of our gatekeepers of charter schools: authorizers.

That is why I agree with Elinor Ostrom, this year's Nobel Economics winner, who says policy makers should reconsider the past reforms and recommend «charter schools, voucher systems, and other reforms to create more responsive schools.»

So why can't charter schools — with more autonomy and less accountability than traditional systems — leverage these advantages and provide a new path for labor and management interaction?

That's why there is powerful and widespread support — among parents of CPS students and among other Chicagoans — for more charter schools in Chicago.

That's why the Chicago Public Schools system continues to authorize more charters.

Compared to traditional public schools, charter schools have more independence in their operations and curriculum, which is why so many families find charter schools desirable.

Rubin, who walked around in front of the justices more than the other two lawyers presenting, talks about how charter schools that are not governed by the statutes do not perform better than some of the schools that are, and he tries to explain why some predominantly minority districts have low - performing teachers.

Example projects: Ms. Hargrave's work includes co-authoring the forthcoming The Secret to Sustainable School Transformation: Slow and Steady Wins the Race, and co-authoring Teachers Supporting Teachers: State Policies for Non-Classroom-Based Instructors; Growing a High - Quality Charter School Sector: Lessons from Tennessee; The Achievement School District: Lessons from Tennessee; Student Achievement in Charter Schools; Raising the Bar: Why Public Charter Schools Must Become More Innovative; and The Conditions for Success: Ensuring Great Public Schools in Every Neighborhood.

Indeed, in a 2013 examination of charter school laws, researchers found the most popular purpose cited in state law for charter schools was to provide competition.41 The triumph of the market rationale over the laboratory theory also helps explain why more than 80 percent of states with charter school laws allow public funds to go to private, for - profit charter operators.42

I am not sure why we do not hear more from these same parents when it comes to the many charter schools that reject students with disabilities, or the increasing practice of charter schools for students with disabilities which offer no hope for inclusion what - so - ever.

I don't know why people don't listen to these statistics; charter schools are a failure in Florida despite receiving MORE money from our taxes and still this illusion persists

Why would an Illinois Republican whose district includes some of the best funded and top «performing» public schools in the state introduce legislation that would result in more charter schools for poor children in Chicago and a continued attack on Chicago's real public schools?

The second dramatic shift in the charter school vision came in the critical area of teacher voice (for more on teacher voice, see «Why Teacher Voice Matters»).

That's why parents across the country came together to ask the NAACP to reconsider this resolution - and to visit their children's schools to learn more about how charter schools are helping black children succeed.

When the State Board of Education meets this week to consider diverting even more taxpayer funds to charter schools the public will see, yet again, why Malloy is considered the most anti-teacher, anti-public education Democratic governor in the nation.

«That is $ 541 million over two years — more than half a billion dollars that the state would need to find in its budget for Connecticut's local public schools,» says Waxenberg, who questions why the state needs a new concept to compare expenditures between traditional schools and charter schools.

So why, given the outstanding performance of so many of Massachusetts» charter schools, is it always such a battle to allow more of them?

The board approved a $ 3 million expansion of magnets, delved into why charters were attracting more federal dollars than magnets and voted unanimously to seek help from outside the district to replicate high - achieving schools, including magnets.

I'm sure there are a number of reasons why this solution may not be feasible, but it sure would provide a disincentive to charters to NOT cull the cream of the crop from public schools then push the more challenging cases out of their schools and into neighborhood public schools, at least not midway through the academic year when the negative consequences of such outcomes are compounded because of the disruption this transience evidently brings to the student and her new schoolmates.

I noted that «the reasons why more Black families are enthusiastic about charter school culture is beyond the scope of my blog post.»

Raising the Bar: Why Public Charter Schools Must Become Even More Innovative, was a joint effort between The Mind Trust and Public Impact, a national education policy and management consulting organization based in North Carolina that explores these challenges.

He said his network was committed to being a «good neighbor» to the district, which was one reason why it lobbied the state for more school aid alongside Newark officials — including Mayor Baraka, who has shown a willingness to partner with the charter sector since taking office.

Wednesday, charter school advocates made the case for why the lawsuit should not be dismissed Joining us from our Buffalo newsroom to talk more about the latest developments is Duncan Kirkwood, Western New York advocacy manager of Northeast Charter Schools Ncharter school advocates made the case for why the lawsuit should not be dismissed Joining us from our Buffalo newsroom to talk more about the latest developments is Duncan Kirkwood, Western New York advocacy manager of Northeast Charter Schools NCharter Schools Network.

For example, a family that takes the time and effort to apply to a charter school, might be more involved in their student's education than a family that just sends their student to the neighborhood school, and that might be why we see choice school students performing better than the traditional public school students.