Sentences with phrase «charter takeover»

And the next target will for charter takeover will be chosen.

Despite the differences of opinion on charter takeover though, most criticized state leadership over public school funding.

Despite these troubling results, there are powerful advocates for continuing charter takeovers of public schools.

The head of North Carolina's controversial charter takeover program says there's no guarantee he'll tap either of the two groups seeking a state contract to overhaul a struggling Robeson County elementary.

Regardless, multiple district leaders who spoke to Policy Watch say they expect broad opposition to a potential charter takeover in their communities.

These zones were found to have greater effects on students» performance in Tennessee, according to a Vanderbilt study of that state's reform efforts which largely panned charter takeovers.

Both were on the shortlist this year for a controversial charter takeover program called the Innovative School District.

In the coming weeks, Hall is expected to put forth recommendations to the State Board of Education on at least two K - 5 schools that will be absorbed in 2018 - 2019 by the state's new charter takeover district, which aims to turn around student performance in some of North Carolina's lowest - performing schools.

The effects of school closure and charter takeover on student outcomes depended substantially on whether students ended up in higher quality schools, as well as, perhaps, how much disruption they experienced.

The controversial WBD movie promotes charter takeovers of schools, yet charter schools are no better than our regular schools.

Charter takeovers there have tended to be very sudden, angering parents who see their beloved neighborhood schools, which often serve as cornerstones of Memphis communities, become quickly transformed into unknown entities.

His group backed such efforts in the legislature this year, including bills that legalized for - profit charter takeovers of low - performing public schools and a massive boost to the state's Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides public funds for low - income children to attend private schools.

Some worried the state's program would yield disappointing results, similar to those reported in Michigan, Tennessee and Louisiana, all states that launched like - minded charter takeover programs in the last decade but reported lackluster results, financial headaches and public battles with angry parents.

The Education Research Alliance of Tulane University released «Extreme Measures: When and How School Closures and Charter Takeovers Benefit Students» earlier this month.

At two recent meetings with ASD leaders at Madison and Neely's Bend, parents packed the room to praise their neighborhood schools and denounce hostile charter takeovers.

New Orleans has seen the nation's biggest charter takeover.

«Very frustrating,» is how Rider describes the way Inglewood has been targeted for possible charter takeover.

He cites charter takeovers of district schools in New Orleans and Tennessee as models.

Parents also oppose parent trigger laws, which only use parent concerns about their children's schools to allow charter takeovers.

Enforced charter takeovers like the ones being carried out in Tennessee are happening across the country.

A report from the New Jersey Education Policy Forum recently concluded, «Proposed charter takeovers can not be justified on the assumption that charters will yield better outcomes with those same children.

• Mandate charter takeovers or other forms of outsourcing school management that take resources from the schools attended by most students and put them into private hands, with less oversight.

on Out of state money behind secret plan to fund charter takeover of NC's worst performing schools

Financial questions: How will the finances work for the company that is managing the first charter takeover of a public school district in Florida?

As the blog post says, it was widely predicted that the parent trigger would lead to a flood of parent - initiated charter takeovers, but obviously that hasn't happened.

But academic performance doesn't seem to be the most important factor in selecting which schools are targeted for charter takeover and which are not, at least not in Nashville.

This study examines school closures and charter takeovers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge that occurred between 2008 and 2014, focusing on the effects these interventions had on student achievement, high school graduation, and college entry.

The state's charter takeover program — dubbed the «Innovative School District» or the «Achievement School District» — rode out a rocky planning year.

Without following these steps, closure and charter takeover can do considerable harm.

In my article, I referred to Green Dot's takeover of Locke High School to raise the question of «scalability» — whether reforms can be reproduced on a broad scale — and the question of whether a charter takeover produces an educational miracle.

A policy brief and technical report by Whitney Bross, Douglas N. Harris, and Lihan Liu on School Closures and Charter Takeovers

The iZones were greeted far more warmly than charter takeovers.

In addition to charter takeovers, House Bill 1080 would also allow for the creation of so - called «innovation zones» or iZones, districts granted charter - like flexibility by the state.

She supports a charter takeover to get her son needed help for learning disabilities but criticized both the district and Parent Revolution for not adequately informing parents about the petition process.

Charter takeovers have been rare.

Hoyt says that because the charter takeovers tend to be very sudden, parents become angry that their beloved neighborhood schools, which often serve as cornerstones of Memphis communities, become quickly transformed into unknown entities.

The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently visited the DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) to learn about its authorizing process, and more specifically, to highlight a case in which it facilitated a charter takeover for a low - performing public charter school in its portfolio.

Hall adds that a district leadership's opinion of the charter takeover model won't sway a final decision on whether a school is selected by state leaders.

Jennifer Strickland, the school board's vice chair in Wayne County, which counts four eligible schools, also backs a charter takeover, describing herself as a «big supporter» of school choice.

Eric Hall, in the midst of a rainy drive to rural Robeson County to pitch North Carolina's ambitious but controversial plan for a charter takeover of several low - performing schools, wants to set one thing straight.

Here he tells the story of his union's successful campaign to stop the charter takeover of a public high school (for more background on charter schools, see the suggested readings at the end of the article).

I can't say how good this school was before the charter takeover, as I wasn't there.

Yet when Bruno is asked about his preference for what should happen to Inglewood, charter takeover is nowhere near the top of his list.

Will Kirst provide the same support for the charter takeover?

In every one of these charter takeover cases, there have been large numbers of students, parents and teachers who have spoken out in opposition.

In December, the administration had committed to make a decision about which schools would be targeted for charter takeover: Inglewood or Kirkpatrick, Neely's Bend or Madison.