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NACSA advocates for funding that supports a high - quality charter sector through a variety of federal programs.

He later established the Charter School Policy Institute to develop independent research and policy aimed at growing the public charter sector through gold standard practices.

Not exact matches

The administration's fairly recent attempts to smooth relations with the sector have made FES» argument — often blared through speakers at rallies — that de Blasio wants to close charter schools ring hollow.

American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten wants to «dehumanize» charter school advocates through inflamed racial rhetoric, a sector backer charged Friday.

Less formally, more than 20 cities, through the Gates Foundation — funded District - Charter Collaboration Compacts, have established cooperative working groups focused on a range of topics, such as solving shared problems, addressing gaps in service across sectors for students and families, and sharing innovative practices.

Well - functioning school choice requires a federal role in gathering and disseminating high - quality data on school performance; ensures that civil rights laws are enforced; distributes funds based on enrollment of high - need students in particular schools; and supports a growing supply of school options through an expanded, equitably funded charter sector and through the unfettered growth of digital learning via application of the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause.

In FY15, ED reported the following: 1) through the NCSRC contract, the Charter Schools Program (CSP) conducted a webinar, open to grantees and other charter - sector stakeholders, on serving students with disabilities in charter schools in SeptembeCharter Schools Program (CSP) conducted a webinar, open to grantees and other charter - sector stakeholders, on serving students with disabilities in charter schools in Septembecharter - sector stakeholders, on serving students with disabilities in charter schools in Septembecharter schools in September 2015.

Members of the National Advisory Board work with NACSA to advance excellence and accountability in the charter school sector through effective charter school policy and thoughtful charter authorizing practices.

However, breaking through the logistical hurdle of a fractured charter sector, building strong relationships where none generally exist, and convincing the sectors that it may be in their best interest — as well as their students» — to work together is no small task in Cleveland.

Through the Fellowship Program, graduate students who are committed to improving educational outcomes for students have the opportunity to directly impact the quality of the charter school sector.

Across grades three through eight, the six grades tested annually in both Math and ELA, the Buffalo charter sector outperformed the district in terms of the percent of students scoring «proficient» by 8.2 percentage points in Math and 7.5 percentage points in ELA.

Charter School: Funded through public tax dollars from money meant for traditional public schools, operates in the private sector, may be managed by for - profit charter management organizations (CMO), and are not required to be transparent about how tax dollars are spent, free from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public sCharter School: Funded through public tax dollars from money meant for traditional public schools, operates in the private sector, may be managed by for - profit charter management organizations (CMO), and are not required to be transparent about how tax dollars are spent, free from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public scharter management organizations (CMO), and are not required to be transparent about how tax dollars are spent, free from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools.

CityBridge Education will pursue this goal through school creation — incubating and launching new schools and transforming existing ones, in partnership with the traditional public (DCPS) and charter sectors in Washington, D.C..

This column focuses on four areas in which the charter sector is driving innovation through progressive practices: committing to college success, rethinking student discipline, increasing teacher diversity, and supporting vulnerable populations.

While some incredible women are breaking through barriers and leading notable public school districts, charter management organizations and non-profits currently, our education sector still has a long way to go to ensure that ALL talented individuals (especially women and people of color) have access to positions and people of influence.

Through its policy and advocacy work, NACSA seeks to create conditions that promote excellence and ensure accountability throughout charter school sector.

Reporter Greg Toppo's controversial USA Today story about college persistence rates for charter schools is just the latest example of an unfortunate but popular trend lately: approaching an important and complicated education issue through the lens of the charter school sector without first carefully placing the issue in useful context.

The charter sector can show how underserved communities are taking control of their children's education through expanded choice.

E-book available through online booksellers As charter schools enter their third decade, research in this key sector remains overwhelmingly contradictory and confused.

This includes sending taxpayer dollars to fund private and religious schools through voucher programs and fighting against effective charter school policies in favor of a charter sector with little public oversight and accountability.

Through this report, we hope to spark more conversation and action to improve and expand the U.S. charter school sector in order to serve more students.

The administration's fairly recent attempts to smooth relations with the sector have made FES» argument — often blared through speakers at rallies — that de Blasio wants to close charter schools ring hollow.

Recently, Baker, and his colleague Gary Miron, authored a study about the ways in which individuals, companies, and organizations profit through laws and regulations governing the charter school sector.

Mr. Cunningham is also referencing a suit in Washington state against the charter school sector that was working its way through the courts at the time — charters in Washington lost, with the state Supreme Court ruling that the state's charter school law violated the state Constitution.

President Barack Obama entered office with promises of relief from unrealistic expectations and punitive incentives — only to double down on testing's importance by favoring value - added teacher evaluations and to promote privatization through the charter school sector which has increasingly placed portions of our educational commons into hands avoiding public oversight.

The foundation's education program pursues this endgame through three major program areas: support for vouchers, both publicly and privately funded; support for charter school start - ups to encourage and enable the rapid growth of the sector; and public policy advocacy, to ensure that the road is clear for expansion with minimal regulatory interference.

Through a combination of research and outreach, together authorizers and the Department have fostered innovation and spread best practices for the charter sector across the country.

Community and Professional Involvement: Judge, Robson Hall Negotiation Competition at the University of Manitoba Law School; Learning Group Facilitator, CPLED, Law Society of Manitoba; long - time member and supporter of Manitoba W.I.S.E. (formerly LEAF Manitoba), a voluntary sector non-profit organization, which advances the equality of women and girls in Canada through legal education and progressive law based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.