Sentences with phrase «acting as authorizers»

Additionally, state education agencies acting as authorizers may face political pressures that complicate high - stakes decision making regarding schools.42

In addition to approved districts, a charter school commission appointed by the state Board of Education acts as an authorizer.

The charter school law that passed in 2001 allows the Indianapolis mayor, public state universities and local school boards to act as authorizers.

Contrary to Burris» assertion that they shun accountability, charter school officials have called for better oversight instead of the hodgepodge system in place whereby 324 local, county and state agencies act as authorizers.

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Still, the authorizers we studied — and their peers throughout the country — would probably be wise to continue to view these factors as possible signs of likely school failure and to act accordingly.

Political and Social Climate: A clear sense of this aspect of the climate relative to the establishment of charter schools in Michigan was gained by reading the background information and description of the establishment of the authorizing agencies, especially with reference to the authority of the universities to act as charter school authorizers.

The state and the district level charter authorizers need to do their due diligence and make sure these school are not free to act a private schools with public money just as TPSs are required to be accountable.

National Association of Charter School Authorizers: As a strong proponent of quality charter schools, [we] support H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, which will improve the quality of charter school authorizing... By strengthening charter school authorizing, H.R. 2218 will support the growth in both the number and quality of charter schools while also ensuring that charter schools are open to and serve all students.

Since the Mississippi Charter Schools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for their kids.

«We need to change state law and clarify ambiguous state and district guidelines that hamper our ability to act as responsible charter authorizers and exercise diligent oversight of existing charter schools,» he said.