Sentences with phrase «charter schools around the city»

With this in mind, Gutierrez and the Bellwether researchers are examining district and charter schools around the city, state, and nation that promote this model and, over time, aim to develop a strategic plan for implementing a cluster of such schools in San Antonio.

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Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

She has reported on controversies around discipline in charter schools, racial segregation in the New York City school system, and flaws in the city's method of testing for lead in water in schoCity school system, and flaws in the city's method of testing for lead in water in schocity's method of testing for lead in water in schools.

ALBANY — Legislative leaders continue to talk with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about a «grand plan» to renew mayoral control of New York City schools, reauthorize sales taxes around the state and, possibly, increase the number of charter schools.

He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, a potential cost shift from public schools to charter schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City.

«We have a very, very strong charter school community around the state and particularly in New York City.»

A campaign would be focused around restoring trust between City Hall and the police, more support for charter schools, and leveraging Massey's connections in the real - estate world and experience with development to spur the creation of more affordable housing, said one person who has spoken with Massey about plotting a possible bid.

With 34 schools currently serving around 11,000 students, Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy is, and will likely continue to be, the largest charter school network in New York City.

«With the environment around ed reform changing, we're asking for fairness for charter schools,» Brett Peiser, C.E.O. of the Uncommon Schools network, which has schools in the city and upstate, told Capital in a staschools,» Brett Peiser, C.E.O. of the Uncommon Schools network, which has schools in the city and upstate, told Capital in a staSchools network, which has schools in the city and upstate, told Capital in a staschools in the city and upstate, told Capital in a statement.

Taking a cue from a number of public and charter high schools across the country, administrators in charge of the eleven high schools in California's capital city opted to reorganize the system around a school - to - career theme.

Not too surprisingly, these conditions — combined with increased competition from charter schools around New York City — contributed to an erosion in student achievement, school culture, and family recruitment efforts across our schools.

Asked about the difference between urban and suburban charter parents, Patterson replied, «In the inner city, parents first want a school that's safe, where their children won't get hurt or shot and hopefully will be around adults who care about them.

For years, battles for school board control in high charter growth cities have revolved around unilateral opposition to charters or benign collaboration.

The day after Election Day, students at Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., ran «equity day,» based around themes ranging from identity to living with a single parent.

That sort of deeper engagement will likely require Cleveland's charters to offer more as well, such as committing to share the responsibility of serving the city's special education students or working with the district to turn around its chronically low - performing schools.

The Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a K — 12 school, has been around since 2001 in the tennis player's hometown of Las Vegas; in subsequent years, through an investment venture, Agassi has helped finance the leasing and construction of at least 39 charter - school buildings in 12 different cities.

While in New York he served as Deputy Chancellor, launching the Innovation Zone, a network of 100 21st Century schools that use technology to personalize student learning, and leading the city's efforts to turn around more than 100 failing schools and start 500 new charter and district schools.

There are many charter schools throughout the city already using the community school approach, with wrap - around services, community partnerships and an active school culture that embraces parent engagement and adult education.

Stephanie Mendez currently serves as the director of charter authorizing for the New York City Department of Education, where she is focused on the implementation of initiatives centered around the accountability, oversight, and renewal of Chancellor - authorized charter schools.

It's a decision deeply rooted in the politics of school choice in Indiana and revolves around the administration of Democratic Mayor Bart Peterson, the first mayor given the authority to oversee the city's charter schools, says Claire Smrekar, a professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt University.

Charter schools in Los Angeles, and around the country, usually must find — and pay for — their own facilities, a tricky prospect given their specific design needs and the high cost of real estate in big cities where many charters are located.

So if I were a parent of child in surrounding town of Hartford, I;d be hesitant about sending my kid into the inner city even if it was the best school around, charter or not.

After all, his previous Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, had a personal financial stake in Achievement First Charter School Corporation while pushing cities around our state to authorize Achievement First schools, thereby presenting a clear conflict of interest.

Ten years later, cities and states around the country have embarked on their own charter - school experiments and are watching New Orleans closely, laser - focused on outcomes.

Since 2013, our organization has partnered with school districts, networks, and charter management organizations around the country to design and launch 12 new high schools in six cities.

2009: The Foundation for the National Capital Region and the City Bridge Foundation selected AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School as an example of a high quality preschool for 25 foundation leaders from around the country to tour.

The board will also receive a report on school construction projects around the city, including Audubon Charter's Broadway campus renovation, the construction of Lawrence Crocker campus in the Milan neighborhood, the gym construction at McMain High School, the design of the Booker T. Washington High School, and the installation of solar panels at the International School of Louisiana's Camp Street cschool construction projects around the city, including Audubon Charter's Broadway campus renovation, the construction of Lawrence Crocker campus in the Milan neighborhood, the gym construction at McMain High School, the design of the Booker T. Washington High School, and the installation of solar panels at the International School of Louisiana's Camp Street cSchool, the design of the Booker T. Washington High School, and the installation of solar panels at the International School of Louisiana's Camp Street cSchool, and the installation of solar panels at the International School of Louisiana's Camp Street cSchool of Louisiana's Camp Street campus.

Walter L. Cohen High School is slated to be gradually taken over by NOLA College Prep over the next two years, one of nine struggling Recovery School District campuses around the city to be placed under control of a new charter operator, officials said this week.

The charter school's board of directors have floated the idea of another campus for a few years, citing the ever - increasing demand from parents around the city.

In addition to the two new schools KIPP New Orleans plans to add to its portfolio of seven in the city, the charter - school network has been cleared for an additional high school in New Orleans plus seven other schools here or in Baton Rouge — part of a trend of charters expanding from New Orleans around Louisiana, reports Jessica Williams of The Lens.

If there's something happening in charter schools that's working, those effective practices need to be duplicated around the city.

Merriman said charters around the city are working on initiatives to enroll more kids with disabilities and English language learners, including online applications in many languages and charter schools designed for kids with autism.

An idea born around a kitchen table a year - and - a-half ago to create charter schools in midtown Kansas City for parents who want to live in the city got a huge boost ThursCity for parents who want to live in the city got a huge boost Thurscity got a huge boost Thursday.

The Vice Chair of Eva Moskowitz's infamous New York City based Success Academy Charter Schools dropped $ 1,500 on the event, thanks to donations from board members and his wife, while another donation came from a board member of the Newark, New Jersey, Team Charter School chain, which is owned by KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, a «national network» of 125 charter schools around the CCharter Schools dropped $ 1,500 on the event, thanks to donations from board members and his wife, while another donation came from a board member of the Newark, New Jersey, Team Charter School chain, which is owned by KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, a «national network» of 125 charter schools around the CSchools dropped $ 1,500 on the event, thanks to donations from board members and his wife, while another donation came from a board member of the Newark, New Jersey, Team Charter School chain, which is owned by KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, a «national network» of 125 charter schools around the CCharter School chain, which is owned by KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, a «national network» of 125 charter schools around the Ccharter schools around the Cschools around the Country.

Ben Kleban is the founder and president of New Orleans College Prep (NOCP), a charter school network that serves over 1,500 students in grades PK - 12 across four campuses, all located in and around Central City in New Orleans.

Charter proponents, most notably the Walton Family Foundation, contribute large amounts of money to expand charter schools in select cities around the Charter proponents, most notably the Walton Family Foundation, contribute large amounts of money to expand charter schools in select cities around the charter schools in select cities around the nation.

Members of the nation's largest teachers unions — the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers — are pushing to organize in charter schools in several cities around the nation...

As we look for new ways to turn around perennially - struggling schools in the city, we are reminded that charters must play an important role in any solution.»

The ASD will make a decision between the two schools official by Dec. 12, around the same time Metro Schools Director Jesse Register plans to announce which of the city's low - performing elementary schools he will contract out to KIPP charter schools, which won a guarantee to take over a school over the schools official by Dec. 12, around the same time Metro Schools Director Jesse Register plans to announce which of the city's low - performing elementary schools he will contract out to KIPP charter schools, which won a guarantee to take over a school over the Schools Director Jesse Register plans to announce which of the city's low - performing elementary schools he will contract out to KIPP charter schools, which won a guarantee to take over a school over the schools he will contract out to KIPP charter schools, which won a guarantee to take over a school over the schools, which won a guarantee to take over a school over the summer.

In Oakland, community members were invited to the African American Museum & Library for a presentation by Dr. Aisha Toney, the lead author of the report, and an interactive community dialogue around African American student performance in the city and the role charter schools play.

The United States has an estimated 6,000 charter public schools serving more than 2 million students, with 110 cities enrolling at least 10 percent of students in charters, 25 districts enrolling more than 20 percent, and the top three districts enrolling around 40 percent.

A review of discipline policies in surrounding school districts shows that the broad strokes of current DCPS policies (public charter school policies differ by school) around out - of - school suspensions are fairly similar to Prince George's County, Montgomery County, and Alexandria City public schools.