Sentences with phrase «additional charter schools»

The charter board is considering six applications for additional charter schools this spring.

Achievement First, Inc. was formed in July 2003 to serve as the vehicle for creating the Amistad Academy and exploring the development of additional charter schools in Connecticut.

Massachusetts Authorization of Additional Charter Schools and Charter School Expansion, Question 2: did not pass

States and school districts should set a «very high bar» for approving additional charter schools and hold them accountable for student performance, Duncan said last week.

The Northeast Charter Schools Network today sent the following statement in response to additional charter school seats that were

The de Blasio administration waited a week to disclose details of the arrangement, which includes allowing nearly two dozen additional charter schools to open in the city, while making it easier for existing charters to get space in public buildings or reimbursed for private space.

«There's ample room for additional charter schools over the next two years,» de Blasio said.

NCLB should offer additional charter school start - up grants in any school district where failure is rampant, such as a district not making AYP.

Jackson is moving in the right direction, as residents now have a few open enrollment options among traditional public schools, the state's first two charter schools, two additional charter schools opening next year, and at least one low - cost high quality private school option, The Redeemer's School.

Both local boards of education in Bridgeport and Stamford had overwhelmingly opposed the proposed charter schools, explaining that they did not need or want additional charter schools in their district.

Boston Globe: For wall - to - wall coverage of last fall's Ballot Question 2 on charter schools that somehow never really answered the central question of whether additional charter schools really drain funding from traditional schools.

The first two charter schools in Mississippi - Reimagine Prep and Midtown Public Charter School - opened last year in Jackson with two additional charter schools authorized to open in the fall.

The news that two additional charter schools plan to open in Kansas Citys urban core is great news to Kristin Droege, Executive Director of Citizens of the World Kansas City school.

Additional charter school data, including the number of students enrolled, is expected to be released in November or December.

Hopefully, this report, data on the weak performance of recently - opened charter schools, and further evidence that North Carolina's charter schools are increasingly contributing to racial segregation will cause General Assembly leaders to reconsider their current appetite for additional charter school expansion.

The Lynn School Committee has passed a resolution opposing additional charter schools.

In addition, the BPS will have the additional expense of funding additional charter school transportation and special ed.

Rocketship is scheduled to open two additional charter schools in San Jose in the fall of 2011.

At the end of 2012, the Chicago Board of Education approved additional charter schools.

New Haven, CT — The Northeast Charter Schools Network today sent the following statement in response to additional charter school seats that were proposed for approval to the State Board of Education on Wednesday.

The city will also have to allow 50 additional charter schools, another blow to Mr. de Blasio, who has criticized charters in the past and is closely aligned with the teachers» unions.

In Massachusetts voters rejected a ballot question that would have allowed the state to approve additional charter schools.

Three additional charter schools may open in 2016, including two additional schools in Jackson and one in Natchez.

Through this group, Espinoza organized the opening of two additional charter schools: Caliber Beta Academy and Summit K2.

The public agenda listed a discussion item of an additional charter school in Stamford and one more for Bridgeport.

He is currently Chairman of the Board of Fenton Charter Public Schools, where he continues to provide guidance to three additional charter schools, Fenton Avenue Charter School, Fenton Avenue Primary Center, and Santa Monica Charter School.

«Alternative authorizers will lead to additional charter schools, which will result in greater competition and an increase in the quality of all schools, both traditional public schools and public charter schools,» said Haag.

The Northeast Charter Schools Network today sent the following statement in response to additional charter school seats that were proposed for approval to the State Board of Education on Wednesday...

That has happened with such regularity that today there are 350,000 families on charter - school waiting lists, enough to fill over 1,000 additional charter schools.

Rather than claim that «Most charters, however, are outperforming other schools in their districts,» the Hartford Courant should have demanded that Connecticut state government place a moratorium on any additional charter schools until the state's existing charters stop trying to game the system and provide open and accessible education opportunities to all of their community's students and families.