Sentences with phrase «additional charter schools in»

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.

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.

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

Not exact matches

There are nearly 1,000 Waldorf schools and 2,000 Waldorf early childhood programs located throughout the world, including about 170 Waldorf schools and 250 Waldorf early childhood in the US, plus additional initiatives, early childhood programs, and charter schools that incorporate aspects of Waldorf Education.

Mayoral control has improved outcomes, but it's not so overwhelmingly positive that the Assembly should cave and give Flanagan / Senate GOP all the charter schools and millions in additional taxpayer monies they crave.

But charter schools will be getting an additional $ 25 million, from an allocation controlled by Republicans in the State Senate.

Charter schools will be getting an additional $ 25 million, from an allocation controlled by Republicans in the state Senate.

The legislative leaders and the governor made some progress yesterday, reportedly reaching a deal on education that adds $ 300 million in additional spending to the $ 807 million boost Cuomo proposed, spends $ 340 million on pre-K — most of which is going to NYC — and also hikes per - pupil state aid for charter schools, though they would have to agree to be audited by the state comptroller.

Senate Republicans entered budget negotiations with a wish list of more than a dozen items to benefit the charter school sector, but in the end they settled for $ 54 million in additional funding for charter schools paid for by the state Senate out of its discretionary fund and a renewal of some of the previous budget's pro-charter policies.

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.

But de Blasio agreed to allow 22 additional charters to open their doors, replacing schools that closed or never opened in the first place.

«Thanks to additional Participatory Budgeting funding, Harlem RBI's K - 8 Dream Charter School will have a permanent home in this new development — and a 54,000 - square - foot home to boot,» the councilwoman said.

Charter school advocates on Tuesday called on the state to increase facilities funding for charters, highlighting a little - noticed provision in new pro-charter legislation that only provides additional resources for new or expanding schools.

In July, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew filed the a lawsuit to stop 11 charter school co-locations, and on December 27th, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James filed a suit to stop an additional 19 charter school co-locations.

Although charter schools will receive an additional $ 500 per pupil in 2017 — 18, she called the budget a «travesty» because charter aid is not going through the roof.

Charter schools will receive an additional $ 500 per pupil in 2017 — 18.

-- Charter schools will see roughly $ 50 million in additional aid this year, and increases to their tuition aid will be linked to overall state assistance to public schools.

In his State of the State address on Jan. 21, Governor Andrew Cuomo tied $ 1.1 billion in additional state education aid to the passage of his «reform» proposals in the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scoreIn his State of the State address on Jan. 21, Governor Andrew Cuomo tied $ 1.1 billion in additional state education aid to the passage of his «reform» proposals in the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scorein additional state education aid to the passage of his «reform» proposals in the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scorein the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scores.

Cuomo has suggested $ 1.1 billion in additional education spending — but only if lawmakers agree to implement tougher tenure rules, teacher evaluations more reliant on student test performance and the authorization of more charter schools.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

According to a rigorous Stanford study, students in the D.C. charter sector learn several additional months in reading and math annually compared to similar students in D.C.'s district schools.

The enrollment growth rate of Bay Area charter schools peaked in 2012 - 2013, with more than 18 percent additional students enrolled than in the previous year.

The CREDO report found that students in Boston charter schools gain the equivalent of 259 additional days of instruction in math and 245 days in reading compared to their counterparts in traditional district schools.

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

If the dropout rate is an additional 2 percentage points, or roughly one standard deviation, higher than expected, a state experiences a 1 - percentage - point increase in charter school enrollment.

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The CREDO analysis also shows that Michigan's low - income students, who comprise the vast majority of charter students in Detroit, make modest achievement gains (less than a month of additional learning in math each year) compared to district schools, as do black and Hispanic students.

Alex Hernandez of the Charter School Growth Fund celebrated: «[CREDO] reports that the 107,000 students whose schools receive support from the Charter School Growth Fund gain, on average, the equivalent of four additional months of learning in math and three additional months of learning in reading each year when compared to peers in other public schools.»

Once again the proposal was named the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program, but this time they eliminated the rural districts in hopes of getting the additional nine votes, the strategy used by the successful charter school coalition, according to Rep. Hoskins.

The administration has yet to release a proposal for how the federal government might foster more school choice in states and localities around the country, although its initial budget proposal included additional funding for charters and other forms of public school choice, as well as funding for a new private school choice program.

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Camino Nuevo, a charter school in Los Angeles, previously supplemented state funds with local dollars through the Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) program, but LAUP recently stopped funding preschool slots — so this year Camino Nuevo will have to raise an additional $ 150,000 from private sources to maintain its current pre-k enrollment and quality.

Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found that NYC charter students gained an additional one month of learning per year in reading over their district - school peers; in math the advantage was five months of additional learning each year.

Based on the findings presented here, the typical student in Michigan charter schools gains more learning in a year than his [traditional public school (TPS)-RSB- counterparts, amounting to about two months of additional gains in reading and math.

If these steps do not turn around the schools and improve student achievement in two years, Clinton's plan would require states to take additional corrective actions, such as permitting students to attend other public schools, or reconstituting the school by evaluating the staff and making any necessary staff changes, or closing the school and reopening it as a charter with an entirely new staff.

When charter students moved to higher - quality schools, they gained an additional fifty - eight days of learning in reading and eighty - eight days of learning in math by the third year after their school closed.

In 2016, 25 of the 33 already shared some portion of the additional tax dollars with their charter schools, an amount estimated to be around two thirds of what charters will be entitled to under the new law.

According to a 2015 study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, students enrolled in urban charter schools gained 40 additional days of learning in math per year and 28 additional days in reading compared to students in district schools.

It can work with Congress to offer additional grants for charter school start - ups and perhaps create a similar funding program to encourage innovation in the private sector.

Most private schools convert to charter status in order to offer their educational vision to additional or more diverse students using public funds.

Finally, we also gather data on the number of charter schools in each search unit as an additional measure of school choice.

The State Board of Education approved 504 additional seats in state charter schools for next year Wednesday after hearing impassioned pleas both for and against the proposal.

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17 The two - stage least squares (2SLS) estimate of the effect of an additional year in a charter school is the ratio of reduced - form estimates to first - stage estimates.

After their first Tucson charter school was ranked the nation's sixth - best high school by Newsweek, the Blocks went on to found BASIS.ed, a management company that operates 12 BASIS Schools around the country, with two additional BASIS Independent (private) schools to be opened in Brooklyn, New York and San Jose, CaliSchools around the country, with two additional BASIS Independent (private) schools to be opened in Brooklyn, New York and San Jose, Calischools to be opened in Brooklyn, New York and San Jose, California.

Comments: The Department of Education plans to conduct additional fact finding and research over the next several years to understand the factors affecting enrollment of students with disabilities in charter schools.

To the extent practicable, the district or charter school shall provide the reports and additional information in a language that the parents can understand.

Geoffrey Canada's Harlem Children's Zone is one of the most - discussed charter school ventures in America since it combined a «no - excuses» schooling philosophy with the provision of a lot of additional social services to in - need kids.

Recommendation: To help charter schools recognize practices that may affect enrollment of students with disabilities and improve the information available for monitoring and oversight, the Secretary of Education should conduct additional fact finding and research to understand the factors affecting enrollment of students with disabilities in charter schools and act upon that information, as appropriate.

Stanford University researchers completed a review of New Jersey charter schools in 2012 (the CREDO report), finding that compared to their peers in traditional public schools, «charter students in Newark gain an additional seven and a half months in reading and nine months in math» per year of schooling.