Sentences with phrase «charter school operators need»

Charter school operators need to be able to access the market more efficiently.

Not exact matches

It's time that Albany strengthens the laws to ensure that charter operators admit children with special needs and that they comply with the same accountability measures for enrollment that neighborhood schools must adhere to.

The charters have been used for tax breaks by hedge - fund operators; worse yet, he continued, is that they're siphoning away children in poorer neighborhoods whose parents are aware enough to seek something better for them than their local schools, in what he called «a cannibalization of our public - school system... We need to fully fund our schools.»

As well - established charter networks and schools attract staff, students, and funding, small and single - site operators struggle to get the start - up resources they need to get off the ground.

The BCF would not only scout out potential charter school operators; it would build them a building; arrange for financing; and provide operational start - up money and free technical assistance, including community relations, politics, media relations, vendor advice, and legal advice if needed.

The state's charter law must support new and high - performing operators; the state's school finance system must provide equitable, student - based funding; facilities must be made available to new and growing schools; educator certification rules must fit the needs of successful schools; and so on.

Given the need for more high - quality schools, we should be open to finding ways for any high - quality public - school operator to be successful, whether they are stand - alone charter schools, EMOs, franchises, networks, or CMOs.

«A national movement needs people like Eva who are willing to take it to the streets and stand up and defend her position and ours,» said Nelson Smith, a senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Operators and a member of the Broad Prize's review board.

Nearly a year in the works, this bill contains needed charter school oversight provisions that will strengthen accountability for both sponsors and schools, as well as increase operator transparency

The charter model allows school operators to innovate and tailor their approach to meet the needs of students.

Charter school operators say the underenrolled schools are perfect for their expansion plans because they have plenty of space and a poor academic record, so a better option is needed.

Charter school operators, who are in the business because they believe they can do a better job of educating students than the regular public schools, argue they sought to bring the benefits of their schools to the students most in need.

It is also an example of another charter school operator recognizing that it can't succeed without the voices of those who work most closely with students and can best advocate for what students need to succeed — things like smaller class sizes and a great curriculum.

Relating to: the payment of state aid to school districts and payments to operators of independent charter schools and private schools participating in a choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program.

We see this as an opportunity to deepen and expand our partnerships with innovative charter school operators that share our passion for bringing great schools to neighborhoods that desperately need them.

He said the concept works, but the state needs to ensure that contracts with independent operators allow enough time to show progress and the Community Schools Office takes steps to ensure locals aren't pushed out of contention by large charter - school lines.

The children in Windham have significant and urgent needs, and playing roulette with their education — that is, gambling on finding competent and trustworthy charter school operators — is not a reasonable or moral course of action

This is the same DFER that enthusiastically responded to Secretary Clinton's campaign announcement, but which apparently has problems with her suggesting that charter schools be held to the same standards as fully public schools and doesn't want anyone noting how quickly many charter operators purge themselves of students with disabilities, with behavioral needs, or with second language learning needs.

Charter school operators in Ohio may need to cut their holidays short and get back to work early.

Charter school operators and teachers need to decide if they want this deal.

Several schools identified last fall for possible takeover by the state pushed back against the idea, pointing out both the model's poor outcomes in states like Tennessee as well as concerns over the loss of local control when a school hands the reins over to a charter school operator that could fail to appreciate local needs and relationships.

But as Lake and her team points out in the case of Detroit (where the nine charter oversight groups — including Detroit Public Schools — have done little to provide kids with high - quality options), what likely ends up happening is that shoddy school operators end up engaging in shopping for lax authorizers who will let them off the hook for failure and won't think through community needs.