Related: What will New Orleans» move to an all -
charter school district mean for the city's schoolchildren?
Not exact matches
An October 2014 rally in Manhattan focused on failing
district schools as an indirect
means to advocate for more
charters, but the «Don't Steal Possible» slogan revealed little about the group's specific policy goals to improve struggling
schools.
Established in 2004 as part of compromise legislation that also included new spending on
charter and traditional public
schools in the
District of Columbia, the OSP is a
means - tested program.
It
means its subscribers don't care if a
school comes from the
district sector or the
charter sector — what they care about is if the
school is doing right by kids.
That
meant that wherever
charter schools emerged, there was already a
district.
For instance, ten cities boast a
charter school «market share» of greater than twenty percent, places like Detroit, Kansas City, and Dayton, which
means that their
districts have lost loads of kids and cash and teachers.
Furthermore, many parents chose
charters because their children were failing in
district schools,
meaning that
charters have very challenging kids to teach.
Joe Williams («Games
Charter Opponents Play») recounts the imaginative means school districts find to strangle promising reforms, in this case charter s
Charter Opponents Play») recounts the imaginative
means school districts find to strangle promising reforms, in this case
charter s
charter schools.
Several states — including Florida, New Mexico, and Utah — have passed recent legislation requiring that
districts allow students to choose their own online learning providers, whether that
means state - run online
schools, virtual
charters, or private providers.
The lack of specific language «
means that most lawyers believe
charter schools may be «dependent» arms of the
district,» he said.
This funding gap, coupled with the fact that traditional
districts often control access to public
school buildings,
means that many
charter operators fall back on a «patchwork of solutions» to cover their operating costs, find adequate
school facilities, and transport students.
Gail Ahlas, superintendent of the public
school district that oversees the
charter, says the process isn't
meant to exclude anyone, but to «set the tone» for the
school as a rigorous college - prep environment.
Accountability groups shall
mean, for each public
school,
school district and
charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high
school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010
school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two
school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007
school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two
school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115 STAT.
They're putting their kids in
charters but that
means the
district schools need to right - size by cutting jobs, and that affects their cousin.
Even when
charter schools use simple applications, the fact that parents must submit them months before the start of
school means that «these students are in some ways more advantaged, come from more motivated families» than kids in nearby
district schools, education analyst Michael Petrilli said.
The reassignment of
charter schools into geographic
school districts means that student counts and other measures in this data may not match a
district's own accountability data.
This funding gap, coupled with the fact that traditional
districts often control access to public
school buildings,
means that many
charter operators fall back on a
I know I will need to purchase a home in a high - achieving
school district, find the
means to pay for private or out - of
district tuition or, at the very least, have the knowhow to apply to a desirable
charter, magnet, or exam
school.
So my compromise position would be to acknowledge parents» right to choose their children's
schools (which, for low income parents, effectively
means allowing them to take public dollars with them), while at the same time being vigorous in shutting off public dollars to
schools (whether they be
district, private or
charter schools) that are failing to prepare students to succeed on measurable academic outcomes.
Just because they are not run exactly like
district schools, that does not
mean charter schools are not public
schools.
The natural growth in enrollment during the past decade
meant that most large
districts were much more concerned about where they would house the students who did not leave for a
charter or private
school.
Therefore, although the state put forth a new vision in its regulations, the 2005 policy and its subsequent revisions leave significant space for
district and
charter schools to define what competency - based education
means for their students.
This
means that
district leaders of all types must acknowledge that attacking the existence of
charters is counter-productive and offensive to
charter school parents.
But it's by no
means guaranteed; we must bear in mind that despite a half century of urban -
district struggles, many public - education advocates still oppose
charter schooling.
Statewide on average,
charter students only receive 75 cents on the dollar compared to
district kids which
means many
schools don't have all of the resources they'd like to have for their students.
District school records show that
charters also have better attendance and graduation rates than the regular public
schools and that their teachers are more likely to fit the city's definition of «highly qualified,»
meaning that they have expertise in what they are teaching.
The third is an innovation
school, meaning it is part of the Nampa School District, but operating with charter - like aut
school,
meaning it is part of the Nampa
School District, but operating with charter - like aut
School District, but operating with
charter - like autonomy.
The Tacoma
School Board's original objection to
charters focused on the loss of control, but Santorno agreed with Redinger that not becoming an authorizer may
mean giving up whatever local control the
district could maintain.
Submittal of the letters of intent does not necessarily
mean the
districts will allow
charter schools or even if their decisions will influence a final approval decision.
Table 1 presents the
mean SAT scores in Verbal and Math, plus the percentage of students eligible for FREE lunch (not Free and Reduced because the negative influence on achievement comes from FREE lunch eligibility), percentage of students who are limited English proficient (LEP) and the percentage of students with special needs for
districts located in the A, B, (NJ's poorest communities) and I, J DFG's (NJ's wealthiest communities), plus those for
charter schools (denoted by an «R» on the scatter plots).
School districts,
charter schools, and communities are
meant to be in the driver's seat.
District officials say that
means traditional public
schools were essentially underwriting some of the costs for
charters.
Today, we begin a series of case studies that provide in - depth looks at how
districts,
charter schools, and other programs have begun using Opportunity Culture models or experimented with similar
means of expanding teachers» impact on students and peer teachers.
The
district school board and each
charter school board shall provide each classroom teacher with his or her total proportionate share by September 30 of each year by any
means determined appropriate by the
district school board or
charter school board, including, but not limited to, direct deposit, check, debit card, or purchasing card.
for
school year 2017 - 2018 has received little backlash, which could
mean one of three things: either the
district has done an effective job communicating and engaging the public, or
charter schools have taken top billing — again, or everyone is just silly happy about the proposed salary increases.
The $ 902 million budget for
school year 2017 - 2018 has received little backlash, which could
mean one of three things: either the
district has done an effective job communicating and engaging the public, or
charter schools have taken top billing — again, or everyone is just silly happy about the proposed salary increases.
This also
means expanding opportunities for high - quality education — from greater access to Advanced Placement courses to the expansion of high - quality
charter schools — so that children from poor and minority households, especially young black men and women who did the worst on NAEP this year (and have less access to college - preparatory courses in traditional
districts) can succeed in
school and in life.
Sigmund described the significance of the funding measure in a recent Arizona Republic story, which discussed what the deal could
mean for
charter and
district schools.
It may
mean charter schools must be shut down or
school district's consolidated.
«Today public education
means district magnets,
charters, virtual
schooling, dual enrollment with colleges, and even scholarships to private
schools,» he said.
That
means charters expelled 61 of every 10,000 students while the
district - run
schools expelled just 5 of every 10,000 students.
I know I will need to purchase a home in a high - achieving
school district, find the
means to pay for private or out - of -
district tuition or, at the very least, have the knowhow to apply to a desirable
charter, magnet, or selective enrollment
school.
In fact, stepping outside traditional
district structures
means that
charter schools can also get cut off from many of the people who have the information, resources, and expertise the
schools could use (Wohlstetter, Malloy, Smith, & Hentschke, 2004).
Alternatives to
charter schools (such as the Travis Heights Elementary
School, sometimes referred to as an «innovation school,» rather than as an in - district community charter school) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and pa
School, sometimes referred to as an «innovation
school,» rather than as an in - district community charter school) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and pa
school,» rather than as an in -
district community
charter school) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and pa
school) are worth investigating as a
means to forestall
school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and pa
school districts imposing traditional
charter schools on their students, teachers, and parents.
This
means that not just local
school districts but mayors and universities or others could start a
charter school.
For example, a 2010 New York state
charter school law requiring
charter schools to mimic the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood — implemented to address gaps in English language learner and special education enrollment at
charter schools — might
mean, if enforced, that a
school in upper Manhattan's
District 6 would need to enroll a student population in which 98 percent are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch, a commonly used measure of low - income status.64
That
means charter schools bring millions of dollars into a community for their own operation, as well as free up millions for local
school districts by taking students, but leaving the funds.
While all of the details are still being decided, the
district will run the enrollment system,
meaning charters (and those
district schools, like Ann Street
School in the Ironbound, which can't meet demand) would give up individual control over the application, deadlines and lottery program.
The initiative supports
school districts,
charter management organizations, and partner organizations that embrace PL as a
means to dramatically increase college readiness rates, particularly among low - income students and students of color.»
As a result of the Governor's plan, the additional money going to the existing
charter schools (directly from the state and from the required local
district transfer) will
mean that each of the 6,000
charter school students will receive a net increase of $ 2,600 in funding.