And that's because a relatively small number of charter networks — KIPP, Success Academy, and YES Prep to name a few — dominate the sector in ways that over the last decade or so have shaped the national debates and policy
agendas around charters.
Not exact matches
• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education
agenda: Provide extra resources to turn
around struggling neighborhood schools; hold
charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.
This year, more than two dozen paid lobbyists are running
around the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building working to divert more money to
charter schools, while supporting the Common Core SBAC testing scam and other «education reform»
agenda items.