Sentences with phrase «charter leaders do»

And while charter leaders don't want to stir up more controversy by saying it out loud, the implication is clear: Traditional high schools need to get on board with the same goal.

On the education reformer front, I realize that a charter leader does not want to be distracted by the complicated messy political issues around how to reduce poverty but I don't know how they can continue to ignore the obvious impacts of poverty.

Not exact matches

Big - city leaders even overlook the fact that the successful charter schools they admire don't assess their teachers that way.

This year — even though Senate Republicans invited the leaders of several charter organizations to testify at mayoral control hearings last month — charter groups have attacked de Blasio, but quietly admitted they support the governance structure of mayoral control and do not want to see it expire.

The hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, a prominent charter school supporter and a major financial backer of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and congressional Republicans, accused Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is black, of having done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»

While nothing official had been agreed to, Majority Leader John Flanagan and Mayor Bill de Blasio reportedly struck a side agreement to boost so - called «zombie» charters that have been closed, but their licenses do not return to a pool available to new applicants.

But charter school leaders say that many of their teachers are qualified even if they don't have a master's degree.

Heastie noted Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a staunch support of charter schools, does not have any in his district.

When the mayor celebrated the extension of mayoral control — which was due to expire at the end of June, but was extended June 29 — he did not release the details of the charter - friendly promises he was making to Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, and

Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan insisted he would not agree to a long - term extension without a deal on charters, but didn't rule out a short term extension.

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.

It seems unlikely that, as a charter school leader rather a mayoral candidate, she will hold a press conference as well - attended and highly - anticipated as she did Thursday.

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.

Those leaders did as they were asked on Wednesday, releasing a statement in support of mayoral control on behalf of the Coalition of Community Charter Schools, a group that has had a complex relationship with City Hall over the last several months.

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.

Michelle Arellano, the chapter leader at Manhattan's PS 138, a District 75 school that is co-located with a Harlem Success Academy charter school, said it's clear to her that charter schools are not accepting the same high - needs students enrolled in her school and that her school does not have the resources it needs.

«It is unfortunate that DOE is trying to stifle the autonomy of charter schools when their time would be better spent on evaluating what great teachers and leaders in the very best charter schools, traditional district schools and nonprofit providers are doing to make pre-kindergarten an investment that pays off in increased student achievement,» Merriman said.

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).

As one charter leader said, «Our growth plan for the next year will be either 100 percent successful or 100 percent catastrophic if I don't find a property in the next three months.»

So why is growth slowing, and what can charter leaders, policymakers, and communities do to regain momentum and keep pace with demand?

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.

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..

One leader told me: «If I were trying to weaken charters, that's exactly what I would do.»

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

Furthermore, our research shows that board members of higher - performing D.C. charter schools, when compared to those at lower - performing ones, are more knowledgeable about their schools (particularly relative to its performance rating, demographics, and financial outlook), and more apt to evaluate their leaders using staff satisfaction as a factor in doing so.

Why did he not look into the charter schools whose leaders are paid $ 300,000 — $ 400,000 a year to oversee small numbers of schools and students?

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As part of its week - long celebrations, the National Alliance will shine a spotlight on charter change makers: the educators, families, leaders, and community members who make charter schools possible and in doing so, make so much more possible for students.

While Partnership leaders are hosting education reform leaders and visiting Success Academy, Achievement First and Uncommon Schools charters for inspiration, they say there's plenty they don't want to take from the charter sector.

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The expansion of charter schools, less university - based teacher preparation, and putting digital technology before superb teaching as a way to personalize learning for students do not characterize the policies of international educational leaders like Canada, Finland, or Singapore.

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The proportion of charters that get amazing results is far smaller than 17 percent.Why did Davis Guggenheim pay no attention to the charter schools that are run by incompetent leaders or corporations mainly concerned to make money?

The Education Next poll leaders didn't explore why support for charters has dropped so precipitously, though they speculated that a growing public debate about charters, including a call for a freeze on new charter schools by the NAACP, played a role.

Other charter school leaders, like Steve Barr of the Green Dot chain in Los Angeles, do star turns, as does Bill Gates of Microsoft, whose foundation has invested many millions of dollars in expanding the number of charter schools.

In every city, a trigger event, the persistence of leaders and other influencers, and the presence of conditions that give districts a stake in charter success or create competitive pressures have molded how the sectors do and do not interact with one another.

They complained about young charter leaders who disrespect what they're trying to do.

Charter schools serve a higher percentage of black and Hispanic students than district schools do, and while charter schools boast greater percentages of black and Hispanic principals than district schools, these charter - school leaders overall are far less diverse than the students they serve (see FigCharter schools serve a higher percentage of black and Hispanic students than district schools do, and while charter schools boast greater percentages of black and Hispanic principals than district schools, these charter - school leaders overall are far less diverse than the students they serve (see Figcharter schools boast greater percentages of black and Hispanic principals than district schools, these charter - school leaders overall are far less diverse than the students they serve (see Figcharter - school leaders overall are far less diverse than the students they serve (see Figure 4).

Join other parents and community members for an evening of learning how education leaders created excellent public charter schools in Los Angeles and how more can be done to bring more hope through public education.

In the meantime, there is obviously much work ahead for NACSA, for disability advocates, and for leaders in the charter community to make sure that authorizers do their part in promoting special education transparency, equal access, and effectiveness.

Don't miss this chance to connect with charter leaders in your region and CCSA team members to discuss your local needs and ways to best support your schools.

Charter leaders have long complained that the list of items a school must «fix» to secure a renewal is onerous, time - consuming and has little to do with students or outcomes.

Charters are community driven schools — today we spoke with one loud voice and said to elected leaders: charters are doing great things for our neighborhoods and deserve to be treated fairlyCharters are community driven schools — today we spoke with one loud voice and said to elected leaders: charters are doing great things for our neighborhoods and deserve to be treated fairlycharters are doing great things for our neighborhoods and deserve to be treated fairly.»

Washington didn't even attempt to compete on another measure the Education Department deems vital; our leaders made no effort to lift the state's foolish blanket ban on charter schools.

If school leaders do not move the needle, the district still holds the the authorizing authority to intervene as they would for a charter in terms of phasing out or closing the school.

Gayann DeMordaunt, from the Idaho Public Charter School Commission asked what charter school leaders could do right now to protectCharter School Commission asked what charter school leaders could do right now to protectcharter school leaders could do right now to protect Idaho?

School choice undercut that, according to Thompson, because regular school leaders would not suspend students who should have been sent home because they did not want their enrollments to look bad in the competition with charter and magnet schools.

Don't miss your chance to network with other charter leaders, engage with CCSA staff and other special guests, and discuss information relevant to your area during the Fall Regional Meetings.

See what some of the best urban charter school leaders have to say about why they do what they do (and how they achieve such great results in their inner - city schools) in our short film Unchartered Territory; click on the photo to watch this short film on SnagFilms.com for free.