Sentences with phrase «as public charter schools continue»

As public charter schools continue to expand here in Arizona, more students are able to access the quality choice offered by these innovative schools.

The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public charter schools continue to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies to expand access to private schools.

Not exact matches

The data on charter - school performance is perhaps mixed, but a half century of research proves, as Ravitch acknowledges, that «minority children in Catholic schools are more likely to take advanced courses than their peers in public schools, more likely to go to college, and more likely to continue on to graduate school.»

Mount Vernon — Accusations of impropriety continue for Mayor Richard Thomas, who is already facing corruption charges as the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics has accused Mayor Richard Thomas of collecting more than $ 100,000 as a trustee of the Amani Public Charter School in violation of state education law.

The heated debate over the growth of charter schools in Massachusetts continues to escalate, as advocates and opponents wrangle in legal suits and wage aggressive public relation campaigns to sway parents» opinions.

«The question remains,» says Carroll, «as charter schools continue to grow in the city — within a year of this September roughly a third of public school children in Albany will be in charter schools — will the district put its head in the sand or finally be forced to reform its schools in order to compete?»

Just as the charter school plan continued the pre-Katrina trend of decreasing board control of New Orleans public schools, the post-hurricane changes accelerated the trend of increasing state involvement and paved the way for many more charter schools.

In states like Colorado, where charters are perceived as public schools serving local students, advocates may find they can build bipartisan support, especially in light of traditional conservative support for charter schools and the sector's continued focus on serving disadvantaged, urban students, which appeals to liberals.

As they did in 2007, a plurality of the overall public and every subgroup continue to support charter schools.

Public charter schools continue to enroll higher percentages of black and low - income students than DCPS, as well as the same percentage of students with disabilities, and higher percentages of our most disabled children.

As we continue to gather information about how charter schools innovate in both of these areas, it is important to share this knowledge with the larger public - education system.

This demand continues to grow as charter schools continue to raise the bar for whats possibleand what should be expected — in public education.

School unions, for example, have been cautious in their support, often seeing charters as drawing funds away from resource - starved public school districts and diverting the discussion from how to fix public schools, which continue to serve the vast majority of American stuSchool unions, for example, have been cautious in their support, often seeing charters as drawing funds away from resource - starved public school districts and diverting the discussion from how to fix public schools, which continue to serve the vast majority of American stuschool districts and diverting the discussion from how to fix public schools, which continue to serve the vast majority of American students.

«As charter schools continue their reach across the country to respond to increased demand from families, we realize the mounting importance of having a stronger, improved framework in place to inform state and national leaders of what is working and where they can improve,» said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Scharter schools continue their reach across the country to respond to increased demand from families, we realize the mounting importance of having a stronger, improved framework in place to inform state and national leaders of what is working and where they can improve,» said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Sschools continue their reach across the country to respond to increased demand from families, we realize the mounting importance of having a stronger, improved framework in place to inform state and national leaders of what is working and where they can improve,» said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter SCharter SchoolsSchools.

As the KIPP network of public charter schools continues to expand, KIPP is largely maintaining positive impacts on student achievement, according to Mathematica Policy Research.

As students in DC continue to attend public charter schools — 44 % of all DC public school students in 2014 — judging the quality of the education programs becomes increasingly important.

If current trends continue, we» re going to see a bi-modal system develop, with public schools (including charter schools) and ultra-elite private schools monopolizing the education space as the plethora of smaller private and parochial schools that once fell between them gradually fade away.

What is the power of affluent parents who continue to see charters as a threat to the traditional public schools they have nurtured?

Momentum continues to grow for public charter schools as the state Legislature approaches the last -LSB-...]

We look forward to working with the legislature to make sure that charter schools continue to gain the same funding and program opportunities as all other public schools in the state.»

Of the six public school districts and the Aspire charter school network EdSource has been closely tracking as they implement the Common Core, four districts (San Jose Unified, Fresno Unified, Santa Ana Unified and Garden Grove Unified) and Aspire have opted to continue teaching using the traditional pathway.

I look forward to continuing my journey as an educator with Imagine Schools, an outstanding and irreplaceable public charter school.

Within a CSO, the leaders of the individual schools continue to make all management decisions; CEI provides resources and tools that schools need to make the best decisions while also serving as a uniquely centralizing force for independent, public charter school educators.

Public charter school students continue to outperform their peers, as AzMERIT results show charter students scored better than the state average in virtually every grade level and subject area for the third straight year.

We should continue to call for challenging academic standards in core subjects, allowing public charter schools as part of choice, encouraging high teacher performance — those kinds of things are part of the President's reform package.

Once again, Mayor de Blasio needs to acknowledge that charter schools are public schools and support lifting the cap for charter schools as well as continued expansion of progressive models such as the PROSE program for traditional public schools that are both high and low performing.

But as successful public charter schools continued to grow and expand their impact beyond a single site, and as organizations developed school designs that could be implemented at multiple locations, networks of public charter schools emerged.

«SST has no ties with Gülen,» said Nalcaci, «SST opened its doors ten years ago as a Texas public charter school, fulfilling all the requirements of the State of Texas and continuing to operate under the requirements of TEA.

In this capacity she serves as the liaison between the DC public and public charter schools and the DC Collaborative's cultural institution members to ensure the best possible field - trip experiences for students, and continued learning for educators.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

As the number of public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing board members with the critical skills required to steer charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.

While charters remain a small slice of the public school system, they nonetheless occupy a far larger position in the public policy landscape and continue in many states to attract controversy because of their role as alternatives and competitors to traditional schools.

Amid concern over the ability of Illinois taxpayers to fund public education, charter schools continue to emerge as a more affordable option.

«The Charter School Sector continues to expand as parents seek high - quality public education options.

CCSA will continue to work with our members, like the Alliance, to disseminate information to parents and school community stakeholders about a variety of public education issues such as charter school renewals, facilities challenges, increasing awareness about charter schools in the community, and speaking about their family's personal experience at the charter with media.

Charter Schools» Discipline Policies Face Scrutiny As the number of charter schools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sCharter Schools» Discipline Policies Face Scrutiny As the number of charter schools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sSchools» Discipline Policies Face Scrutiny As the number of charter schools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public scharter schools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sschools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sschools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public schoolsschools.

With a funding bill in each chamber of the Texas Capitol, the momentum continues to grow to end the wait list as well as provide equal funding for public charter school students.

«As the primary authorizer for public schools in Orleans Parish, OPSB needs to ensure that it continues to be focused on high quality charter schools that meet the needs of all students, and restructure itself accordingly so that it serves as a thought and support partner for its schools.&raquAs the primary authorizer for public schools in Orleans Parish, OPSB needs to ensure that it continues to be focused on high quality charter schools that meet the needs of all students, and restructure itself accordingly so that it serves as a thought and support partner for its schools.&raquas a thought and support partner for its schools.»

As parents dissatisfied with schools in both districts flock to charters, the debate continues: What is their impact on public education, and can traditional educational models amicably coexist with an alternative movement that shows no signs of abating?

«So long as districts continue to ignore the crushing reality of the looming financial crisis at the hands of unfunded retiree liabilities, and so long as the Legislature fails to fundamentally overhaul the authorizing structure in California, we anticipate that powerful special interests will continue to use charter public schools as a red herring to avoid the hard decisions that lie ahead,» continued Marquez.

If the current enrollment pattern continues, Boston charter public schools are on track to serve the same percentage of ELLs as BPS.

Atlanta, GA — As the number of public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing board members with the critical skills required to steer charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.

Regardless of location, the continued growth of charter schools ultimately depends on whether families see them as a viable option, an issue that might have as much to do with branding and public relations as it does with quality.

On September 17th, 2016, around 3,000 families from the northeast San Fernando Valley came together for a huge march and rally to both celebrate the success of charter public schools in their area, and to come together as a community to continue the fight for quality public education.

Congressman Bishop spent his career as a public school teacher in Box Elder County and Senator Stephenson led the effort to pass Utah's initial charter school legislation and continues to play a key role in Utah's education reform movement.

«In North Carolina, we continue to support our independent not - for - profit partner, the NC Learns Board, as they were the policymakers in the State Board of Education on their application to open a statewide online public charter school for the upcoming year,» K12, Inc..

The poll, commissioned by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the California Charter School Association (CCSA), offered insight into how parents and voters view public schools in Los Angeles as The Broad Foundation and others including CCSA continue to solicit input on how best to increase access for families seeking high - quality public schools.

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By «partnering» with Steve Perry, who refers to himself as the «Most Trusted Educator in America,» Combs is tying his charter school ownership aspirations to the controversial, anti-union, anti-teacher, media personality who «made» his reputation as a principal of a Hartford magnet school that was and continues to be part of the Hartford Public School Sschool ownership aspirations to the controversial, anti-union, anti-teacher, media personality who «made» his reputation as a principal of a Hartford magnet school that was and continues to be part of the Hartford Public School Sschool that was and continues to be part of the Hartford Public School SSchool System.

As public education continues to adjust to economic and competitive realities, our organization remains steadfast in our support of the charter school movement in this country; just as we are also proud of the work we do with our district school partnerAs public education continues to adjust to economic and competitive realities, our organization remains steadfast in our support of the charter school movement in this country; just as we are also proud of the work we do with our district school partneras we are also proud of the work we do with our district school partners.