Sentences with phrase «charter school discipline»

The debate has raised uncomfortable questions about charter school discipline of black children.

Here's what we think when we look at the UCLA Civil Rights Project report on charter school discipline policies

We talked about the Noble Charter school discipline policy scandal, the need for an elected school board in Chicago, and yesterday's exciting win in Florida, where Parents Across America's indefatigable Rita Solnet led the opposition to a parent trigger law which finally lost in the Florida Senate on a 20 - 20 tie vote despite (or perhaps because of?)

Reformers are currently gathered in a groupthink frenzy over the need to regulate how charter schools discipline their students.

It's right to examine charter school discipline - but wrong to paint all schools with the same brush

Half of the 164 New York City - reviewed charter school discipline policies permitted suspension or expulsion as a penalty for lateness, absence or cutting class, in violation of New York state law.

Coming on the heels of State Senator William Delgado's bill calling for an end to charter school discipline fees is this opinion piece by Congressman Danny Davis in today's Catalyst.

Here's the testimony I submitted, which focused on high - stakes testing / retention and inappropriate charter school discipline policies (a la Noble).

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School disciplined black and biracial students because of hairstyles that violate the school's dress code policy.

And to the Board I ask for a full, independent investigation of the Noble St Charter School discipline and retention policies.

This move was a reversal of the Obama Administration's support of efforts to reform how districts and charter schools discipline children in their care.

Charter school authorizers and the Board of Regents should ensure that charter school discipline policies meet the requirements of the law and are aligned with federal guidance.

This report, along with the companion spreadsheet, provides the first comprehensive description ever compiled of charter school discipline.