Sentences with phrase «adopted by charter schools»

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Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

Waldorf methods are also being adopted by many U.S. public and charter schools.

Regulations adopted by the State University of New York's committee on charter schools is illegal and allows unqualified teachers to work, the state's umbrella teachers union group on Wednesday said.

Mr. Cuomo had declared he would boost education funding by just over $ 1 billion only if the legislature agreed to adopt his reform plans — which included state receivership of failing schools, an increase in the charter cap, new teacher evaluations based on state exams, and changes to teacher tenure.

ALBANY — After years as a pro-charter school operative, Democratic state Senate candidate Micah Lasher is adopting a more union - friendly attitude on education issues, vowing in his campaign literature to «ensure that charter schools have to play by the same rules.»

On Wednesday, members of the city council's Progressive Caucus, including Councilman Daniel Dromm, chair of the Education Committee, came to Albany asking state legislators to adopt a budget that provides funding mandated by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision, excludes additional resources for charter schools, leaves the charter school cap at current levels and provides more local control over the city's schools.

And as Waldorf methods have become more accessible and better understood, more teachers have joined charter schools specifically inspired by Waldorf methods or have adopted some of its approaches for their own classrooms within traditional public schools.

In recent years, choice advocates cheered because Indiana and Louisiana adopted new voucher programs and because charter schools — boosted by President Obama's Race to the Top program and movies like Waiting for Superman — continued to expand and attract supporters.

Among other reforms encouraged by Race to the Top, Washington, D.C., adopted a new teacher contract that raised salaries across the board while adding performance pay, and New York City increased its allotment of public charter schools, to cite just two notable examples.

Sandra Bullock has long supported a charter high school in New Orleans, where her adopted son is from, that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and Viola Davis and Meryl Streep have both pitched in various amounts to the same charter school in Davis» Rhode Island hometown.

TUMWATER, WASH. - The Washington State Board of Education is ready to take public comment on rules it hopes to adopt in February concerning the next steps toward opening up to eight public charter schools by fall 2014...

TUMWATER, WASH. — The Washington State Board of Education is ready to take public comment on rules it hopes to adopt in February concerning the next steps toward opening up to eight public charter schools by fall 2014.

Charter schools, like all other public schools in the state of Connecticut, have been working to implement Common Core State Standards since they were adopted by our state in July 2010.

If they are adopted without change, we will know by early April which school districts are interested in authorizing charter schools in the first round.

Obama and the Gates Foundation share some goals that not everyone embraces: paying teachers based on student test scores, among other measures of achievement; charter schools that operate independently of local school boards; and a set of common academic standards adopted by every state.

On top of all that we approved virtual schools, unlimited charter schools, put undue pressure on teachers and principals by adopting an assessment tool that is unnecessarily bureaucratic, adopted the Common Core, and are preparing to implement a new assessment called PARRC.

The school choice reforms adopted by the legislature this year are already receiving national attention with the Washington Times saying, «Mississippi parents and school choice advocates hit a trifecta last week» after expansions to the charter school law and the Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program, and a renewal of the Dyslexia Scholarship Program occurred on the same day.

To be eligible, states had to agree to adopt new common standards and tests (the Common Core State Standards); expand the number of charter schools; evaluate the effectiveness of teachers in significant part by the test scores of their students (and remove any statutory barriers to doing so); and agree to «turn around» their lowest - performing schools by taking such dramatic steps as firing staff and closing the schools.

Rather than just urging struggling schools to fire teachers or bring in non-union charter school operators, Harkin suggested in October that a school could be turned around by adopting a magnet theme or approach in order to bring in a cross-section of students from all backgrounds together — an idea whose effectiveness is backed up by ample research.

Phillips expects the state might try to force the issue when charter schools authorized by the education department are up for renewal, requiring them to adopt the state's teacher evaluation system.

Often bypassing Congress, Duncan used the money to work directly with states, persuading them to adopt favored policies by providing incentives through Race to the Top, a $ 4.35 billion competitive grant program in which states were awarded points for adopting ideas such as performance - based teacher and principal evaluations, higher academic standards, and raising charter school caps.

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And although he confessed he is «disappointed» by the number of Nottingham schools that have adopted the charter so far, he is surprised by how many local authorities which contacted the EIB for advice on how to implement the scheme.

[October 15, 2016 Press Release from NAACP.org] «Statement Regarding The NAACP's Resolution on a Moratorium on Charter Schools CINCINNATI — Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Board of Directors ratified a resolution Saturday adopted by delegates at its 2016 107th National Convention calling for a moratorium on charter school expansionCharter Schools CINCINNATI — Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Board of Directors ratified a resolution Saturday adopted by delegates at its 2016 107th National Convention calling for a moratorium on charter school expansioncharter school expansion and...

Echoing the criticism of at least three school superintendents of large Florida districts, Oropeza wants lawmakers to adopt the elements of Sen. David Simmons» bill (SB 1552) that will provide additional help to students in struggling schools, instead of threatening «takeover» by charter schools.

Almost every high - performing charter network in the country, from KIPP to Achievement First, uses significantly more scheduled time to achieve impressive academic gains, and many public schools, spurred by local initiatives, innovative state policies and federal leadership, are also adopting this promising practice.

This work culminated with a revised set of regulations adopted by the State Board of Education to add specificity to the condition of district facilities charter schools are entitled to under Prop. 39, and the criteria and timelines of the Prop. 39 facilities request and offer process.

The initial City Charter High School Bullying Policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees in June 2008.

Districts, county offices of education, and charter schools must use this template — adopted by the California State Board of Education (SBE)-- to describe goals within each of eight state priority areas and their plans to achieve those goals for all pupils and for identified subgroups.

The union's updated policy on charter schools, adopted unanimously by the NEA board of directors.

According to a new working paper published by the National Bureau for Economic Research, much of the academic progress seen in public charter schools is the result of many schools adopting a «no excuses» attitude toward behavioral issues.

«By adopting this compact, the SCS school board and local educators have taken a huge step forward to help ensure all students have access to the high quality education they deserve, and to underscore the important role that public charter schools play in our community.»

Check out this week's NewsBlast to learn how the Trump / DeVos budget will impact two states, and to find out about the new position and policy on charter schools adopted this week by the National Education Association!

This proposal and the increase in the per - pupil grant for charter schools that SBE adopted were the two revised funding models for charter schools that were competing for adoption by SBE.

One of the Boston Consulting Group's «claims to fame» is the recent plan to privatize Philadelphia's public school system, a plan that was adopted by a right - wing governor and has led to the closure of public schools across that city and the rapid expansion of privately - owned, but publicly - funded charter schools.

Without the benefit of any public hearing, S.B. 2 would overturn decades of giving priority to funding of neighborhood public schools by adopting the «money follows the child» concept which shifts taxpayer money away from traditional public schools to charter schools without requiring these charter schools to meet the same accountability standards as other public schools.

Their Race to the Top program was, in essence, No Child Left Behind II: It invited states to compete for $ 5 billion in funds by holding teachers accountable for test scores, adopting national standards, opening more charter schools, and closing low - scoring public schools.

Charter schools build upon the core academic subjects by creating a school culture or adopting a theme.

Many charter schools had pre-existing teacher evaluation systems in place that differed from those adopted by the states in which they operate.

This bill would have required school districts and charter schools to adopt standards that meet or exceed standards in our state from the Year 1999, provide competency requirements, a minimum course of study and assessments, unless they agree to those adopted and prescribed by the State Board of Education.

SB 160 by Sen. José Rodriguez / Rep. Gene Wu prohibits TEA and the commissioner from adopting or implementing a performance indicator that measures a district's or charter school's aggregated number or percentage of enrolled students receiving special education services.

This bill would have allowed school Districts or Charter Schools to «opt out» of any competency requirements or assessments adopted by the State Board of Education.

This bill would have eliminated the State Board of Education authority to adopt and prescribe certain K - 12 educational functions by requiring each district board and each charter school governing body to, among other provisions, adopt academic standards that meet or exceed the standards adopted by the SBE during or after the 1998 - 1999 school year.

Critics of policies pushed by the Obama administration and many state policymakers — such as adopting the Common Core, revamping teacher evaluation and expanding charter schools — may seize on the latest NAEP results, but researchers warn against using national test scores to judge specific policies, a practice sometimes called «misNAEPery.»

Obama said the states and districts that apply for money will be evaluated by clear criteria, with rewards going to those that adopt strong standards and common tests; that get high - quality teachers in the classroom; and that allow expansions of charter schools, which are public schools that operate with more independence.

After years of member engagement, consultation with technical experts, and rigorous testing by staff, CCSA formally adopted the CCSA Accountability Framework to guide our support for charter schools in renewal.

I think it is unconscionable and ridiculous and frankly appalling that a school board has to hold a public hearing to adopt a textbook but that a takeover of a school by a private entity can be done without a public hearing, without an election, without an expiration date, and without any public input, discussion, or choice as to which private entity gets the charter.