Sentences with phrase «by charter leaders»

I am also inspired by charter leaders and communities across the state coming together to open new schools to provide great options for kids.

«Every year has lost some depth,» said Sanchez, who added that over time, what's contained in the charter school application has become increasingly overshadowed by charter leaders» performances in the in - person interviews.

Despite intense funding, facilities and authorizing challenges faced by charter schools, heroic efforts are being made by charter leaders, teachers and staff to expand, replicate and open new schools to meet the unrelenting parent demand for better educational options for their children.

LA Unified School Board President Steve Zimmer offered a rousing speech at Saturday's «Promising Practices» forum that was praised by charter leaders because of his inclusiveness.

Not exact matches

Constitutional Property Rights Flanked by Lethbridge Conservative Member of Parliament Jim Hillyer and Lacombe - Ponoka MLA Rod Fox, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith announced her plans to introduce a motion calling on property rights to be included in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was more supportive of the effort to strengthen charter schools statewide as the governor wants to lift the cap on the alternative public schools by 100.

The group has been funded in part by Dan Loeb, a wealthy supporter of charter schools who last year apologized after making a racially charged remark at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

The mayor's words of support come as Johnson is being targeted, along with Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein, by the AFL - CIO for his «yes» vote on charter schools, as well as a host of other issues with which the union is displeased.

As part of a deal to renew mayoral control of New York City schools, state and city leaders will allow the reuse of 22 charter contracts that have been revoked or surrendered by charter schools that closed or never opened.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg praised the identification of IP address users as «sensible» but said that the home secretary «wants to go a lot further» by reviving what he called the «disproportionate» measures of «the snoopers» charter».

Charter schools under assault by Mayor de Blasio have found a political champion: state Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos.

The measure backed by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan would tie mayoral control to raising the statewide cap on charter schools.

(Gov. Cuomo told business leaders that the state would step in to pay the rent of city charter schools denied free space under a crackdown by Mayor De Blasio, according to two sources.

But with half of the session's last scheduled day behind them, the state's top men still have not reached a resolution and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he was still refusing to give on a push by Cuomo and Senate leaders to help charter schools.

Chapter Leader Tracey Miller of IS 125 in Queens asks a question about the original mission of charter schools, as envisioned by former UFT President Albert Shanker.

The protests are in contrast to the large, staged rallies in recent years organized by, among others, union leaders and charter schools, and featuring elected officials.

Charter schools will be big winners in the new state budget under a tentative deal hammered out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders Thursday night, sources close to the talks said.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan last week introduced a bill that extend mayoral control for 12 months and raise the state's cap on charter schools by 100.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan has introduced a stand - alone bill designed to raise the charter cap by 100 and remove geographic distinctions between the statewide and citywide limit for those schools.

The legislative leaders and the governor made some progress yesterday, reportedly reaching a deal on education that adds $ 300 million in additional spending to the $ 807 million boost Cuomo proposed, spends $ 340 million on pre-K — most of which is going to NYC — and also hikes per - pupil state aid for charter schools, though they would have to agree to be audited by the state comptroller.

After a video of a charter school teacher angrily scolded a student was reported by The New York Times, Success Academy leader Eva Moskowitz blasted the paper and defended the incident as an «anomaly.»

The newspaper industry looked to be on a collision course with parliament today after it dramatically announced it would reject the royal charter agreed by party leaders.

«Following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, your administration tasked PSEG with chartering a better course for Long Island's energy future,» Croci wrote in a letter to Cuomo that was signed by more than two dozen elected, business and labor leaders, including the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.»

That system has already been branded by some as a charter for cronyism because it can leave the power of patronage firmly in the party leaders» hands.

Rather than needle the mayor by demanding reports or his attendance at hearings, as Republicans did in previous years, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican from Long Island, attached a different condition to mayoral control: actions favoring charter schools.

Charter school leader Deborah Kenny's op - ed in today's The New York Times argues against the move by many states toward teacher evaluations based on multiple measures, including both student progress on achievement tests and the reviews of principals.

The legislation — pushed by Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson of Brooklyn — raises the state cap to 460 charter schools from 200.

The schedule called for the New York State Legislature to be home for the summer by this week, but lawmakers are still in Albany as legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo try to reach agreement on a number of major issues, including making the 2 percent tax cap permanent, and changes to the charter school limit.

David Bloomfield, a professor of education at CUNY's Graduate Center and Brooklyn College, also said Success» likely expansion could create more of a wedge between Success and the city's other charters, since the network will serve by far the most students and require the most public dollars, a sentiment echoed by some independent charter leaders.

Any legislation to roll back the new regulations would face a significant hurdle in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans who support charter schools — as does Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, of the Bronx, and Gov. Cuomo.

The city's charter leaders are anxiously awaiting a decision from the D.O.E. about whether over two dozen charter co-locations approved by the Panel for Educational Policy under former mayor Bloomberg last fall will be rolled back.

Shafran said Senate staffers and Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson worked «through the night» on the charter legislation (passed very early this morning without GOP support by the Assembly, which also pulled an all - nighter).

«As New York City's charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.»

These parents were joined by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, State Senators Martin J. Golden, Ruben Diaz Sr. and Kevin Parker, and Assembly Member Crespo, who called on their colleagues to support charters» critical work educating high - need students.

Perhaps emboldened by his modest alliances with some charter leaders and schools, and the overwhelmingly positive reception to his universal pre-K program in general, de Blasio seems comfortable directly confronting Success over the pre-K fight.

A former councilwoman from Manhattan, Ms. Moskowitz could have been a natural choice for a hodgepodge of communities frustrated by Mr. de Blasio, including white voters in Manhattan who have soured on the mayor, business leaders who have long viewed Mr. de Blasio with hostility and a diverse set of charter - school parents across the city.

We also offered the schools outside evaluations by a Massachusetts - based team of charter experts that provided school leaders and Fordham with thorough analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of individual schools and assisted in developing plans for bettering their performance.

We met with three hundred charter leaders around the state to learn more about what could be done, and then built goals and objectives for the California charter schools movement by first providing insurance, cash - flow financing, and other resources to schools willing to focus on academic quality (measured in many different ways).

By contrast, charter school leaders often spend significant time trying to secure loans or donations to cover facilities costs as well as managing any construction or renovation.

Further hampering growth, the charter leaders we interviewed said that start - up dollars are the hardest to come by in the communities they consider most viable for charter school expansion.

The market - oriented charter advocates expected that students drawn to charters would spur radical reform by district leaders and unions experiencing the losses.

In addition, charters are being asked to jump through bureaucratic hoops and comply with complex public - records requests and onerous administrative requirements, which one leader described as «death by a thousand cuts.»

Touchstone Education: New Charter with Experienced Leader Experiments with Extending Teachers» Reach was co-authored by Sharon Kebschull Barrett and Jiye Grace Han, with contributions from Public Impact's Joe Ableidinger, Bryan C. Hassel, and Emily Ayscue Hassel.

His comprehensive plan didn't mention charter schools as part of the solution, although it was written by a former charter school leader and the stage was filled with charter school students at the press unveiling.

A joint effort by Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, and several local and state representative to procure state aid for both district and charter schools is another sign factionalism is waning.

Governor Donald Carcieri, Speaker Gordon Fox and Mayor Daniel J. McKee cut the ribbon at Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy's 2009 opening, surrounded by (from left to right) Cranston mayor Allan Fung, R.I. attorney general Peter Kilmartin, former senate majority leader Daniel Connors, R.I. commissioner of education Deborah Gist, former president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools Nel - son Smith and former R.I. representative Mary Ann Shallcross Smith.

I'm an on - the - ground special ed advocate and attorney who's lived around the country and now finds myself in South Florida — hardly a mecca of visionary charter school leaders, unless of course you count the school generously funded by the rapper, Pitbull.

Understandably, charter leaders bristle when they are blamed for budget woes that may be easily solved by consolidating under - enrolled schools.

According to Starr's memo, before crafting the strategic plan, district leaders did their homework on best practices for alternative school programs by visiting Boston Day and Evening Academy in Roxbury, Mass., and Lowell Middlesex Alternative Charter School in Lowell, Mass..

A number of cities have «charter - lite» schools that violate the control principle by not giving their leaders full operational authority.