Sentences with phrase «charter school movement when»

It doesn't vouch well for the charter school movement when you have people like Steven Klinsky (there's his name!

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.

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Cuomo has had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions, especially when it comes to support for charter schools and other concerns of the education reform movement, such as stronger teacher evaluations.

The union and its allies were thrilled earlier this year when Mr. de Blasio expressed his skepticism of the vibrant charter school movement.

Granted, the fabulous standardized test scores of those high - performing charter networks who take on this special ed challenge may not be as uniformly high — at least in the short term, but when one in every twenty public school students now attends a charter, the movement is mature and entrenched enough to move to the next stage of reform for both moral and political reasons.

The charter school movement picked up six states and the District of Columbia during legislative sessions this year, and the momentum is likely to continue when lawmakers return to state capitals next month.

When the charter school movement was in its infancy, such litigation would have been politically dangerous.

When the state Senate and Assembly release their budget proposals, we naturally scour the bills to determine their impact on the charter school movement in New York.

Caputo - Pearl sees this as a threat to UTLA's very existence, which makes it strange when his two national affiliates may both end up supporting Clinton, who once said, «I stand behind the charter school / public school movement, because parents do deserve greater choice within the public school system to meet the unique needs of their children.»

But when he co-wrote an op - ed with New York City Chancellor Joel Klein advocating for ending restrictions on the expansion of the charter school movement, everyone has to take notice.

Granted, the fabulous standardized test scores of those high - performing charter networks who take on this special ed challenge may not be as uniformly high - at least in the short term, but when one in every twenty public school students now attends a charter, the movement is mature and entrenched enough to move to the next stage of reform for both moral and political reasons.

The charter school movement began in 1994 when Gov. Fife Symington signed a bill that launched charter schools and enabled open enrollment among district schools.

The Rex Organization celebrated its ongoing commitment to the charter school movement in New Orleans when the Pro Bono Publico Foundation presented grants totaling $ 545,000 to a leaders of charter schools and other organizations supporting the transformation of New Orleans public schools.

When PUC Schools opened the first start - up public charter school in the San Fernando Valley in 1999, I never imagined we would be at the forefront of a movement that has grown to 274 charter schools in Los Angeles, serving over 138,000 students and thousands of students being the firsSchools opened the first start - up public charter school in the San Fernando Valley in 1999, I never imagined we would be at the forefront of a movement that has grown to 274 charter schools in Los Angeles, serving over 138,000 students and thousands of students being the firsschools in Los Angeles, serving over 138,000 students and thousands of students being the first in...

From the passage of Governor Brown's Proposition 30, to the monumental win in San Diego with the passage of the Proposition Z facilities bond, to wins in key races for school boards in Oakland and Santa Clara County, to charter supporters being elected to the Assembly, the November 2012 election results are a clear indication of the kind of impact we can have as a movement when we work together.

When he accepted the job, he was part of a rising educational reform movement that drew lessons from the corporate world, like increasing parent choice through innovations like charter schools, weakening traditional union protections like tenure and bringing numbers - based accountability to schools to evaluate and rank them and to improve teaching.

Pittsburgh Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt described just how bad Imagine's reputation is when Imagine was trying to open a school in the district: «A lot of my friends in education around the country are very supportive of the charter movement.

3 Moreover, in their book, Kahlenberg and Potter emphasize the importance of maintaining a focus on integration in education form; they quote Albert Shanker, founder of the charter school movement, saying, «children from socioeconomically deprived families do better academically when they are integrated with children of higher socioeconomic status and better - educated families,» and «when children converse, they learn from each other.

Charter - school supporters are concerned that a national shortage of high - quality leaders, along with programs in which to train them, could significantly slow the movement at a time when some 400 new charters are opening annually — leaving several hundred charter - leader positions tCharter - school supporters are concerned that a national shortage of high - quality leaders, along with programs in which to train them, could significantly slow the movement at a time when some 400 new charters are opening annually — leaving several hundred charter - leader positions tcharter - leader positions to fill.

Oakland's charter movement can be traced to 2003, when the state took over the financially troubled district and concerned parents clamored for more choices for their children, according to Gary Yee, a self - described charter skeptic and a former school board member who was interim superintendent before Antwan Wilson took over as superintendent.

Ultimately, leaders of independent charters are trying to figure out how to save, or redefine, the brand of the charter school movement, much as Michael Petrilli is when he talks about winning back GOP support, or John King is when he tries to distance the movement from for - profit networks.

«While it would be incorrect to assume that a high - profile instance such as this is reflective of the broader charter school movement, this case does bring to light legitimate concerns about authorizer accountability and the urgent need for greater public transparency in financial agreements between charter schools and authorizers,» the charter association told the San Diego Union - Tribune when Van Zant pleaded guilty in February.

She first became acquainted with the charter school movement in 1994 while serving as a teacher leader at Montague Elementary when she co-authored the school's petition that converted Montague to charter status.

That said, the truth is hardly a concern when it comes to the slick marketing and public relations tactics of the charter school industry and their allies in the corporate education reform movement who consistently — and wrongly — claim that American public education is a failure.

The steady stream of unflattering news, which seems to portray a movement in a tailspin, comes as charter schools are trying to recover from a crushing defeat in November 2016, when state voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot question to accelerate charter expansion.

While charter school expansion is part of an education privatization movement favored by Republicans in particular, who say families need more choice when it comes to kids» educational options, the movement has been dogged by controversy as several charter schools have abruptly closed almost as soon as they opened due to financial and governance problems.

When Mr. Fulop takes office on July 1, Jersey City could join New York City, Newark and Bridgeport, Conn., as another local laboratory for a national movement known as education reform that emphasizes tougher standards for teachers, uses test scores to grade schools and educators and promotes alternatives such as charter schools.

The charter school movement grew in Atlanta when these programs ended and their grew a huge equity gap in Atlanta schools.

The school reform movement was shocked last week when likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton declared to talk show host (and school reformer) Roland Martin that public charter schools fail to work with «the most challenging students», and made other points about the schools that have no substance in fact.