Sentences with phrase «charter school movement»

Our mission is to support and expand the high - quality charter school movement in both states.

Our mission is to support and grow the state's high quality public charter school movement.

These four schools are part of the growing charter school movement that now serves more than 2.5 million students in approximately 6,500 schools across the nation.

An organization that has a big - picture perspective on the issues facing charter schools and can guide school leaders toward higher quality is an essential element of an effective state charter school movement.

Our mission is to support and grow the high - quality charter school movement in both states, which we do through advocacy, public awareness, and school support services.

Big problem now it the burgeoning charter school movement which has many small groups meeting in spaces not necessarily up to code.

That gave me the leverage to help the entire charter school movement to push back and to speak up about alternatives.

In the midst of this ongoing debate, the national charter school movement has grown rapidly across the country.

This is a high - stakes moment for the broader charter schools movement.

I guess that is sort of what bugs a lot of people about the whole charter school movement in general though.

The people she quotes are leaders of a small, very conservative group within the larger charter school movement.

At the same time, signs of a vital and thriving charter school movement abound.

4 They critique the recently popular charter school movement for moving away from this vision.

That makes sense, as the public charter school movement is essentially a reaction to what can be a cookie cutter way of educating kids in neighborhood schools.

This week, we officially recognize the growing charter school movement and the constant efforts of those involved with these excellent schools.

The proposal to acquire two existing schools is believed to be a first inside the state charter school movement.

He is also a major player in the national charter school movement.

However, we believe that a small number of chronically underperforming charter schools threatens the overall success of the broader charter school movement.

Our mission is to support and expand the high - quality charter school movement — and that includes supporting schools, families, and students.

Press release of Oakland celebration of 20th Anniversary of charter schools movement in California.

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).

AppleTree, FOCUS and a small group of entrepreneurial non-profits established a strong foundation for the DC charter schools movement through advocacy and action.

The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) just released our 4th annual Portrait of the Movement: Five Year Retrospective — A Charter Sector Growing in Numbers and Strength report which covers what has happened in California's charter school movement over the past five years, why it happened, and what can be done to ensure continued growth and momentum.

New Haven, CT — Connecticut's public charter school movement turned 20 - years old this past Saturday, marking two decades of providing students with innovative and new educational opportunities and parents with real public school choice.

We commend the Governor for a spending plan that provides real, meaningful resources to our high - performing schools, prioritizes teacher recruitment and retention, and ensures our quality charter school movement continues to thrive.

«In the two decades since the public charter school movement began in our state, we've seen these schools working wonders in the communities that need them most.

Visit the DCB Buzz to keep up with special stories from our hallways, news and information related to DC Bilingual and updates on the DC Charter School movement throughout the District.

Professional development sessions at the National Charter Schools Conference will focus on a variety of issues facing the school choice movement such as finding and funding facilities, special education, and handling pushback against the expanding charter school movement.

Nearly 15 years after founding Arizona Charter Academy, Holdaway has emerged as one of the most influential charter school leaders in the state, with the passion for her school, community and the statewide charter school movement driving her decisions.

Arizona was among the pioneers of the American charter school movement when it passed its law back in 1994, and has led the way ever since, in no small part because of its high scores in the areas of school autonomy, teacher freedom and the wide latitude it allows for freedom to innovate.

In this role, Roemer has led LAPCS in its mission to support, promote, and advocate for the emergent Louisiana charter school movement.

Doss Helms, A. ««CMS vs. suburbs»: Town charter school movement spreads north of Charlotte.»

I felt as though I was a part of history last Friday that will have long term positive impact on the future of the independent charter school movement.

The concept behind the Florida charter school movement is that community - based organizations, colleges and universities create charters schools to serve students in those communities, with a focus on meeting the needs of underserved students.

Besides advocating for a healthy charter school movement in Colorado, the League serves as the conduit between those challenges and successful solutions.

AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner commented on the passage today, releasing the following statement: «Passing the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act is a critical first step in reforming the current No Child Left Behind law and advancing the growing charter school movement nationwide.

«This has led to a very vibrant charter school movement in Washington in part of the great search to find out what kind of education or educational system will establish better school systems for all — white, black, brown, yellow,» Ottaway says.

The robust charter school movement is one of the most intriguing civic revivals of the past decade.

As Idaho marks 20 years since its first charter schools opened, the recently released Shackled Education Pioneers looks back at how the public charter school movement started in the Gem State — and how that effort has strayed from its original intent of allowing significant space for education innovation, a progression that led the alliance to downgrade Idaho's charter school law from 20th to 21st nationwide this year.

Following such reports of poor academic outcomes and questionable ethical practices, our research team at Penn State has decided to continue to study the cyber charter school movement in Pennsylvania to find out more.

Caleb Hurst - Hiller, who was appointed CCSC's head of school in March, is one of the many Harvard affiliates working on the front lines of the Cambridge charter school movement.

While school choice and free market economic theory have driven the Arizona charter school movement, many in the drivers» seat have found opportunities to benefit themselves through financial transactions that are specifically forbidden in public district schools.

But there is plenty of hope afoot; California's promising public charter school movement offers public school teachers the opportunity to design and lead high - powered public schools that are free from many cumbersome rules that hold back public education.

By 1993 this effort had become identified with Colorado's emerging charter school movement.

New York City's charter school movement notched a major victory over Bill de Blasio with new state budget, which, thanks to a forceful push from Governor Andrew Cuomo, significantly limits the mayor's authority over where and how the city's charters can expand.

With the political winds seemingly at its back, New York City's charter school movement staged a splashy rally in Albany with an enthusiastic mix of thousands of students, a raft of state leaders and a pinch - hitting pop star.

Ms. Moskowitz, the face of the city charter school movement and a rumored mayoral candidate, is a frequent de Blasio critic.