Sentences with phrase «approving more charters»

Emanuel continued to promote charters using the bully pulpit, and CPS was approving more charters even as the district was closing traditional schools.

He won't approve any more charters, even though parents are demanding them.

This County Office of Education has approved more charters than any other county, by a factor of 2, in what their own white papers calls «Charter School Urban Sprawl».

The appointment will have a significant impact on a board that has approved more charter schools than...

The appointment will have a significant impact on a board that has approved more charter schools than any other county office in the state.

on Will State Board of Education over look conflicts of interest to approve more charter schools

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Monday moved to approve Charter Communications» $ 65.5 billion acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, enabling the creation of a new cable giant as the industry focuses more on broadband as traditional TV declines.

The marathon 20 hours of wheeling and dealing behind closed doors produced votes to approve a last - minute ethics bill, a mandate to test school drinking water supplies for lead, money for SUNY and CUNY, more money and operating flexibility for charter schools, $ 570 million for «supportive housing» for the homeless, and continued state control of the New York Racing Association until October 2017.

Buffalo, NY — The Buffalo Board of Education Wednesday night approved a plan requesting that the school system create more charter schools.

Both proposals are more than Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan of a $ 1.1 billion spending hike for education aid, with much of that money tied to approving the governor's policy proposals, including bonus pay for high - performing teachers and a strengthening of charter schools.

Under the existing cap, the city can only approve about 30 more charter schools.

The Erie County Legislature approved a local law that includes more than 50 revisions to the County Charter that improve how government operates.

De Blasio, who has come under fire for blocking previously approved sites for three charter schools run by the Success Academy, promised he would approve more co-locations.

This week, the city's Charter Review Commission plans to approve and release more details on the document.

More than 50 parents and education activists back a lawsuit filed by Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to overturn all charter school «co-locations» in city - owned buildings approved by de Blasio last month.

The city is coming close to hitting its charter - school cap and only 30 more can be approved under existing law.

De Blasio has been criticized by both charter supporters and opponents in recent weeks, after he allowed more than a dozen co-locations approved under Michael Bloomberg to proceed, but blocked co-locations for three of Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy schools.

Cuomo had sought the addition of 100 more charter schools, but he and the pro-charter groups saw only a handful of new schools approved.

Governor Cuomo had sought the addition of 100 more charter schools, he and the pro charter groups saw only a handful of new schools approved.

Delegates to the National Education Association Representative Assembly last week approved a policy statement on charter schools that aims to limit the growth of charter schools and regulate the schools more closely.

Last Friday, in a 6 - 3 decision, the Washington State Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the state's voter - approved charter school law, threatening the future of nine new schools with more than 1,200 students.

Third, through non-district charter authorizing, the state empowers one or more entities to approve and oversee public schools within the district's geographic area.

A study of 639 charter school applications in four states found that those identifying an external funding source were 7 percentage points more likely to be approved than those that did not.

The details of the initiative are similar to those in the bill considered by the Legislature this session: No more than 40 charters would be established and approved by the state over a five - year period.

Oregon approved charters in 1999, and under its more liberal law, 56 charter schools now enroll 6,000 students.

While the city is nearly certain to reach the limit of the number of charter schools it can approve this year, the State University of New York can still approve more than a dozen new charter schools.

Senate lawmakers approved a bill Monday evening that would allow charter schools to receive more tax dollars and private grants than to which they are currently entitled — and some of that money could be for services that charter schools may not be providing to students.

-- Why have federal funding cuts reduced aid for regular public schools, which educate 90 % of American students, while the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to send more federal money to charter schools, which educate less than 5 % of American students?

Senior Corps» Foster Grandparents program provides an opportunity for volunteers age 55 and older to serve as mentors and tutors for students.39 In 2016, an estimated 24,000 Foster Grandparents volunteers served approximately 200,000 students.40 Similarly, in 2016, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers were approved to provide capacity - building assistance to more than 2,900 education - related project sites.41 Cutting funding for the CNCS would mean eliminating a substantial amount of necessary support for traditional public and public charter schools and would hurt low - income students across the country.

Clemons is not only a founding Board Member of the recently opened New Haven Montessori Charter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds tCharter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds tcharter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds to come.

The current local controversy over whether the school board should approve two more charter schools is not about believing in school choice, it's about survival.

By approving Flores Aguilar's resolution, the school board has a chance to do even more than provide innovative new choices for students; L.A. Unified could become the national model for a fairer, more open charter school system.

And in Willits, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new charter, which would begin classes next year, bringing more educational options to an area that has seen dramatic drop out rates.

Alan Hawkes, a member of the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.Charter School Advisory Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.»

Senate lawmakers approved a bill Monday evening that would allow charter schools to receive more tax dollars and private grants than to which they are currently entitled — and some of that money could be for services that charter schools...

The Christie administration continues its recent, more deliberative approach to charter schools, approving two more for next fall in Camden and Newark but passing up two more controversial proposals.

The board that oversees charter schools might also be more careful about approving new ones.

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While leaving Connecticut's real public schools without sufficient funds, Malloy and Democratic legislators approved a deal to divert more than $ 100 million dollars this year to the companies that operate Connecticut's charter schools.

They first approved charter schools in the early 1990s and today approximately 15 percent of public school students attend one of the more than 600 charter schools in the state.

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.

SACRAMENTO, California — The State Senate today approved SB 645, a bill sponsored by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) that would increase academic accountability in the state's charter schools, linking their obligatory renewals to performance and enabling authorizing entities to more accurately identify persistently low - performing sCharter Schools Association (CCSA) that would increase academic accountability in the state's charter schools, linking their obligatory renewals to performance and enabling authorizing entities to more accurately identify persistently low - performing scharter schools, linking their obligatory renewals to performance and enabling authorizing entities to more accurately identify persistently low - performing schools.

Though she was often outnumbered, she sought to restrict the number charter schools approved by the board and advocated for more stringent oversight.

GCSA ANALYSIS: If approved, Senate Bill 353 reduces the required annual governance training for charter school board members with one or more years of service from 9 hours to 6 hours.

The State Board of Education approved Perry's plan despite the fact that there is no money in the budget for any more privately run, but publically funded charter schools and the state of Connecticut is facing a massive deficit.

The LA Unified school board is expected on Tuesday to deny more applications for new charter schools and charter renewals than they may approve.

Some pending proposals would increase the state's capacity for approving and overseeing charters, while others would make it more difficult for new charters to open and put greater restrictions on existing ones.

The bill would give school districts more power to approve or deny charter schools, which charter school advocates argue would lead to many charter schools closing their doors.

Dehesa has approved more than a dozen charters and charter resource centers to operate throughout San Diego County, raising questions about its small staff's ability to provide proper oversight of the schools.

Zimmer noted that the school board took a «leap of faith» in approving Green Dot charter renewals and said their two schools on this state list indicate «this should green - light more collaboration and I hope that it won't be punitive, and would be a lot of engagement.»