Sentences with phrase «charter schools»

Our models find that the presence of public charter schools in a neighborhood is the most important neighborhood variable to enrollment at these schools aside from the demographic make - up of its population.

Families for Excellent Schools is urging officials to double down on funding of charter schools in order to close the achievement gap among poor and minority students.

So what do you say to the thousands of families, predominantly low income African - American, who have found a great public charter school for their child?

We feel so fortunate to have them working on advocacy for charter schools in our state.

It also lifts the cap on charter schools in the lowest - performing districts.

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

We are creating thousands of new charter schools with no civil rights requirements at all in the federal law.

This is the first time the state charter school association has financially supported a school, she said.

It is no bargain to create a two - tiered funding system with public charter school students on the losing end.

But, with charter school advocates at the helm, I can tell you where it's not going.

Their primary argument is that students at charter schools do better on mastery tests.

Applicants included current principals and educators, leaders of charter school networks and other professionals who have the expertise to run a successful organization.

The new law allows for new charter schools as well as the conversion of existing public schools in to charters.

Representatives from charter schools across the state will be on hand to recruit hundreds of teachers, social workers, counselors, nurses, and other administrators.

Education reformers passed a public charter school law in 2003.

The project - style learning gave them a chance to learn about charter school funding issues as well as public presentation skills.

It is for charter school board members and business managers, especially those working with business service providers.

The data shows fourth - graders attending charter schools performing about half a year behind students in other public schools in both reading and math.

6,000 additional city children are enrolled in high performing charter schools on a new trajectory in life.

With your contribution public charter school communities can begin the recovery process more quickly.

As more charter schools open, costs increase across the community in the form of staff, utility bills, insurance premiums, and other operating costs.

The second bill - just as important - would dramatically increase the number of charter school openings in the lowest - performing 10 percent of school districts.

They need great schools governed by the fundamental democratic principles of transparency, oversight, and equal opportunity, all of which many charter schools don't seem to have.

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

It's also the same argument a group of independent charter school leaders made earlier this week when they threw their support behind renewal of mayoral control.

A new database of information about charter school management organizations and the schools they operate.

But other charter school operators say they're disappointed in their results and welcome thoughtful suggestions from state officials.

A concept that has been in existence in the state since 1997, state charter schools operate independent of local school board control and some state rules.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the nation's first charter school law.

Does the high teacher burnout rate at charter schools serve teachers or students well?

For them, there's little to lose in taking a chance on independent charter schools authorized by one of the best public university systems in the country.

So while many charter schools offer students a more viable path to high school graduation, the low college success rate in many cases is forcing the schools themselves to rethink their offerings.

Three school board seat races generated $ 6.7 million in campaign contributions, much of it from charter school advocates and labor groups.

The distribution of students currently attending charter schools across the country is far from even.

Her desire to broaden her understanding of urban school models led her to serve as a principal within a national charter school network.

After nearly a decade long battle, the legislature authorized charter schools for the first time in 2013.

The governor's bill also includes $ 10 million in credits to reimburse public school teachers, including charter school teachers, for classroom supplies they purchase with their own money.

At the same time, public school enrollment was largely flat, growing less than half of one percent - and that includes charter school enrollment.

The district has asked the state to impose a three - year expansion on charter school expansion in the city.

Some of the resulting expansion is in the form of virtual charter schools providing online instruction to students who might not otherwise have access to the curricula and courses they desire.

This section provides sample forms and policies for use by charter schools operating such a program.

Students who attended inner - city charter schools from kindergarten through eighth grade improved their academic achievement considerably.

I got into charter school advocacy when I saw how these schools of choice were changing the lives of students who many districts had given up on.

She's presented at statewide, regional, and national charter schools conferences and has been a national a peer reviewer.

(2) The federal government does know how to support charter school growth, and it should expand this program.