Not exact matches
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).
Lesson One provides professional development that helps public, private and
charter schools establish and design themselves for implementing a
School Cultural Development
Ecosystem.
The
ecosystem of D.C.
charter schools that has evolved over the last two decades represents a cornucopia of creative and nontraditional approaches to education, in addition to fairly traditional college - prep
schools.
SIATech's multi-state network of free public
charter high
schools is the foundation of our educational
ecosystem.
According to Ahn, students attending virtual (online - only)
charter schools, especially those who enrolled because they were falling behind, are missing out on what he called «the rich social
ecosystem» of relationships with peers and teachers that could support and motivate their learning.
Elsewhere and also even within Los Angeles, a very robust
charter sector really anchoring what we know is true of Los Angeles kids is that our kids can do better when given the right supports and the right
school ecosystem to really make an impact in their lives, and I'm tremendously excited to initiate this work now with the district as a partner.
Specifically, a case study on Boston highlights how restrictive
charter school caps can impede the growth of a high - quality
charter sector; a case study on Denver illustrates the potential and challenges of district -
charter collaboration; a case study on New Orleans describes how a city can embrace
chartering and alternative governing structures to bring about improved opportunities for students; and a case study on Washington, D.C. illustrates how a well - developed city
ecosystem can support a large
charter market share.
Lesson One provides professional development that helps public, private and
charter schools establish and design themselves for successful
School Cultural Development
Ecosystem.
Perhaps one solution is for states and
school districts to require the equivalent of an environmental impact statement, so local leaders, communities and families can understand the full impact a new
charter school will have on the existing educational «
ecosystem.»