Sentences with phrase «charter school closures»

The number of charter school closures over the last five years has held pretty steady.

The report also includes findings that indicate a sharp increase in charter school closures after a two - year decline.

In examining the causes of charter school closures in the United States, former National Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he studied.

A nationwide list compiled by the Center for Media and Democracy of charter school closures between 2000 and 2013 included 290 Arizona schools.

She manages a range of survey projects that focus on teacher perceptions and school climate, and oversees data collection efforts to catalog charter school closure actions and develop a national database of authorizers and their schools.

In 2013 - 14, Florida's rate of first - year charter school closures — a distressing 10 percent — was three times the national average.

On two occasions this week, Dallas Morning News ran both a story and an editorial broadly depicting charter school closures as problematic, and distorting the charter movement as a whole.

TRENTON, NJ — Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, Muhammed Akil, Executive Director of the Parent Coalition for Excellent Education and Shelley Skinner, Executive Director of the Better Education Institute released a joint statement today in support of the N.J. Department of Education's recent decision on charter school closures:

As gatekeepers reluctantly approve an increasing number of charter schools on the heels of several high profile charter school closures, one is left to wonder: have we reached the tipping point of quality vs. quantity?

But the same report noted that Florida was also among the top for the number of charter schools closures, with 18 of its schools shutting its doors this year.

Another key factor contributing to charter school closure may be that Arizona's suburban districts, unlike those in many other states, are actively involved in accepting open - enrollment transfers.

Charter school closures, especially those that occur during the school year, significantly disrupt the lives of students, teachers and families affected by these closures.

Charter school closure, though sometimes challenging and emotionally charged, is an essential aspect of the charter school movement.

Rather than being seen as a problem, charter school closures should be viewed as an indication of a healthy public school system committed to meeting parent demand for high quality school choice options, and providing the transparency and accountability that parents and the general public wish to see in place for all public schools.

As part of a push from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers to replace poor performing charters, the survey found the charter school closure rate during the renewal process increased from 6.2 percent in 2010 - 11 to 12.9 percent in 2011 - 12.