At the end of 2012, the Chicago Board of Education
approved additional charter schools.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
«The department's goal is to
approve high - quality
charter schools that provide families with
additional choices in the education of their children,» Michael Yaple, the Education Department's chief spokesman, said yesterday.
To meet these expectations, the
school board has since
approved scores of important measures, such as new innovative
school models,
additional resources for low - performing
schools, expanded preschool opportunities, stronger partnerships with
charter schools, and an infusion of intervention services.
Malloy is so incredibly committed to the privatization of Connecticut's public
schools that he even added funding for two more
charter schools despite the fact that there are no
additional,
approved charter school proposals even in the pipeline.
«Day One» is challenging for any
charter school leader, and SCSC -
approved State
charter school leaders have a number of
additional responsibilities because State
charter schools also operate as
school systems.
Additional non-profit groups have been
approved to open
charter schools with OPSB for the 2017 - 2018
school year: Elan Academy and Rooted S
school year: Elan Academy and Rooted
SchoolSchool.
This year, the General Assembly
approved the
Charter and Innovation Network
School grant program that gives
charters $ 500 in
additional per pupil money if they're high performing.
In the past, Connecticut law has required that the State Board of Education review and
approve all
charter schools applications before the
schools can begin operating and one of the primary criteria was whether the General Assembly had decided to provide
additional funding for
charter schools.
On July 19, 2017, the unelected, governor - appointed Connecticut State Board of Education
approved 504
additional seats in state
charter schools for next year, with 154 of those seats going to Capital Preparatory Harbor
School in Bridgeport.