Sentences with phrase «about the charter school movement»

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You've written in the New York Times Magazine about the education - reform movement — organizations like Teach for America and the KIPP network of charter schools.

Last year, after talking tough about forcing charter schools to pay rent, de Blasio showed no appetite for taking on the movement's noisiest leader, Eva Moskowitz.

We met with three hundred charter leaders around the state to learn more about what could be done, and then built goals and objectives for the California charter schools movement by first providing insurance, cash - flow financing, and other resources to schools willing to focus on academic quality (measured in many different ways).

These experiences raise questions about the political viability of a charter school movement that becomes largely composed of schools run by for - profit EMOs.

I've seen a lot in my years in the education - reform movement and the charter school sector, and I don't think I've ever been more excited about the work than I am here in Newark.

In «Charter Schools: Taking Stock,» Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Bruno Manno wrote about the state of the charter school movement lastCharter Schools: Taking Stock,» Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Bruno Manno wrote about the state of the charter school movement lastcharter school movement last month.

Hardly anyone talks about how the growing movement toward parental choice and competition, in the form of vouchers and charter schools, will affect the teaching profession.

Alexander Russo wrote about these kinds of «Diverse Charter Schools» and the movement behind them in the Winter 2013 issue of Education Next.

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.

It also gave the movement a populist patina, making it seem that if you were concerned about the plight of poor inner - city children, you would certainly support the creation of many more charter schools.

Groups consider trying to put charter - school initiative on ballot As prospects for a bill allowing charter schools dims in the Washington Legislature, some in the so - called «education reform» movement are considering compromise options or again asking the voters about it.

Every year, National Charter Schools Week gives us an opportunity to raise awareness about our charter schools and the charter school movement and we have a lot toCharter Schools Week gives us an opportunity to raise awareness about our charter schools and the charter school movement and we have a lot toSchools Week gives us an opportunity to raise awareness about our charter schools and the charter school movement and we have a lot tocharter schools and the charter school movement and we have a lot toschools and the charter school movement and we have a lot tocharter school movement and we have a lot to share!

Learn more about the future growth of the charter school movement.

Hundreds of charter school board members from throughout California will meet to learn about best practices and strategize about the future of the charter school movement.

This point would be clearer by now except for the repeated misleading statements, including the facts about charter school funding, from Pryor and all those involved in this destabilization or movement to privatize, as they are one in the same.

California's charter school movement got a welcome boost from the federal government this week with a $ 75 - million grant to establish about 250 new charter schools during the next three years...

«Excel was one of the first schools in the charter movement to really talk about systems, about the need for schools to run like a finely - tuned machine in order to create an optimal environment for learning.»

CCSA's response to The Los Angeles Times» editorial about the charter movement, Making Room for Charter Students, stating that allocating space for charter students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public scharter movement, Making Room for Charter Students, stating that allocating space for charter students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public sCharter Students, stating that allocating space for charter students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public scharter students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public schools.

So he apparently knows that something called the Gulen movement exists, but is still in denial about the fact that it clandestinely operates the largest network of charter schools in the country.

Highlights milestones of the charter school movement's history, and provides links to general resources about charter schools.

Stewart says the wider charter school movement is failing to get its message out, in large part because it's forgetting about the first commandment of politics: IT»S ALL ABOUT YOUR about the first commandment of politics: IT»S ALL ABOUT YOUR ABOUT YOUR BASE.

As ever, we enter the New Year both greatly optimistic about the incredible opportunities that lie before our movement and greatly sobered by the unconscionable levels of resistance that many charter schools continue to face.

Find out what they had to say about the impact of charter schools and their hopes for the future of the movement.

About the California Charter Schools Association The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) advances the charter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on accountability, and resources for member sCharter Schools Association The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) advances the charter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on accountability, and resources for member sSchools Association The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) advances the charter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on accountability, and resources for member sCharter Schools Association (CCSA) advances the charter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on accountability, and resources for member sSchools Association (CCSA) advances the charter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on accountability, and resources for member scharter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on accountability, and resources for member schoolsschools.

Virtual charter schools educate about 180,000 students in 23 states.2 That is a small sector within the charter movement, where students now number nearly three million, and a drop in the bucket...

«Through Raising the Bar, The Mind Trust has released a thoughtful analysis that identifies strategies to keep the charter movement on the cutting edge of education and can guide future discussions about the paths public charter schools can take to serve even more scholars across the country.»

Today, there is a different story to tell about Harlem, and it is thanks to a school - choice movement that has given rise to dozens of high - performing charter schools.

Indeed, if the privatization movement were serious about civil rights, then its supporters would stand with the tens of thousands of parents and students across the country who have protested, been arrested, and used other methods of peaceful resistance to the closings of neighborhood schools, sometimes to make room for new charters.

As always, do not hesitate to contact TCSA Legal for more details about the case or other legal matters important to the charter school movement.

That gave me the leverage to help the entire charter school movement to push back and to speak up about alternatives.

The Broads are strong supporters of the charter school movement, and are vocal about the value of charter school education in the Los Angeles area.

«We would like to congratulate Sanger Academy Charter (Sanger Unified) and Gertz - Ressler High School (L.A. Unified) for this tremendous achievement, and honor the commitment to excellence from the students, teachers, parents, and leaders of these charter schools that truly embody what the charter movement is all about.Charter (Sanger Unified) and Gertz - Ressler High School (L.A. Unified) for this tremendous achievement, and honor the commitment to excellence from the students, teachers, parents, and leaders of these charter schools that truly embody what the charter movement is all about.charter schools that truly embody what the charter movement is all about.charter movement is all about.»

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The charter movement was supposed to be about greater autonomy for schools.

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The Portrait of the Movement report plays an important role in advancing knowledge about the state's charter schools, as the report features movement - wide analyses to aid efforts to assess, monitor and improve the academic performance of all charter schools, including tools schools can use directly to assess their strengths and weaknesses.

Students at Perspectives Charter Schools» three Chicago campuses have participated for the last four years in a peace movement that includes classes designed to develop independent thinkers and ethical leaders, a radio show, and peace talks in which students are welcomed to openly grieve or share stories about loved ones lost to gun violence, said Diana Shulla - Cose, founder and president of the charter Charter Schools» three Chicago campuses have participated for the last four years in a peace movement that includes classes designed to develop independent thinkers and ethical leaders, a radio show, and peace talks in which students are welcomed to openly grieve or share stories about loved ones lost to gun violence, said Diana Shulla - Cose, founder and president of the charter charter school.

The concept began to take off about five years ago, as the charter school movement gained steam.

She talks about her excitement at first being introduced to the charter school movement and her continued excitement at seeing how it will mold her own kids children into «productive citizens.»

That was 1996, about five years in to the movement and there wasn't a whole lot of attention being paid to charter schools then.

Today, Tennessee's charter school movement — which serves more than 35,000 students across 112 schools — has revolutionized traditional thinking about public schools and helping students reach new heights of achievement while also paving the way for enhanced innovation in K - 12 education.

Ultimately, leaders of independent charters are trying to figure out how to save, or redefine, the brand of the charter school movement, much as Michael Petrilli is when he talks about winning back GOP support, or John King is when he tries to distance the movement from for - profit networks.

Although he has denied any involvement in the coup attempt, Gulen's critics claim he's leading a movement to undermine the current Turkish government, a movement they say is funded in part by a network of about 150 charter schools.

«While it would be incorrect to assume that a high - profile instance such as this is reflective of the broader charter school movement, this case does bring to light legitimate concerns about authorizer accountability and the urgent need for greater public transparency in financial agreements between charter schools and authorizers,» the charter association told the San Diego Union - Tribune when Van Zant pleaded guilty in February.

Conference participants will spend the day: learning from experts about issues facing DC's public charter schools, sharing innovations and best practices that are driving student outcomes, inspiring each other to engage in advocacy that strengthens our movement, focusing on equity so together we can achieve the goal of quality public school choices for all DC families.

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California's charter schools are serious about ensuring that the movement creates significantly better learning opportunities than are available within the traditional public school system for our students.

Miss Allie Heemstra and Mrs. Valerie Diebel's classes at the Crossroads Academy (a public charter school in downtown Kansas City, Missouri) have studied history, visited 10 neighborhoods from Waldo to Pendleton Heights, talked to «change - makers» and read about community movements.

I guess that is sort of what bugs a lot of people about the whole charter school movement in general though.

«The message is always the same: The essential concept behind the charter school movement is that, freed from the three Rs — restraints, rules and regulations — these schools could innovate and get the kinds of results that calcified, logy public schools could only dream about.