Sentences with phrase «charter takeovers of»

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

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

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

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.

After the charter takeover of NOLA public schools post Katrina, the state began issuing letter grades for all schools in 2011, and 79 percent of charter schools in the New Orleans district received a «D» or «F.» In 2014, RSD - New Orleans schools are still performing below the vast majority of the state's other districts at the fourth and eighth grades in subjects tested by the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, including English language arts, math and science.

So Mike Morath, Texas Education Agency (TEA) commissioner, failed at his Home Rule attempt in Dallas (See Panning a Charter Takeover of all public 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?

Not exact matches

Cuomo wants to make it easier for a takeover of failing schools and help parents of students in failing schools transfer their children to charters.

Nevertheless, Cuomo has been criticized by liberals advocates for not being more forcefully in favor of a Democratic takeover of the chamber this year, which came to a head this week when the governor knocked public schools as a «monopoly» he wants to break by strengthening charter schools.

The money can be used, they say, to enact needed education reforms — ones that differ from those proposed by Cuomo, which includes state takeovers of chronically failing schools and an expansion of charter schools.

The money can be used, they say, to enact needed education reforms — different reforms than Cuomo has proposed, which include state takeovers of chronically failing schools and an expansion of charter schools.

All of these charters are full ship takeovers that allow specific areas of the ship to be clothing optional, and they normally have part of the ship converted into group playrooms, transforming the ship into a floating swingers club.

Our wide range of services include hotel accommodations, private jet travel, chartering yachts, villa rental and private island takeovers for picturesque, secluded affairs.

Charter firms, including Aspire, Green Dot, Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools, and smaller charter operators, put forward one - quarter of the takeover plans, but only one plan was aimed at turning around a chronically low - performing focus Charter firms, including Aspire, Green Dot, Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools, and smaller charter operators, put forward one - quarter of the takeover plans, but only one plan was aimed at turning around a chronically low - performing focus charter operators, put forward one - quarter of the takeover plans, but only one plan was aimed at turning around a chronically low - performing focus school.

I lived across the street from an elementary school that had resisted a charter school takeover and down the road from a middle school that had to close from lack of enrollment and was in the midst of being turned into luxury condos.

So if the storm brought state takeover and dramatic expansion of charter schools to New Orleans, did it also bring vouchers?

While the state - run Recovery School District created in 2003 has its share of critics, credible external evaluation suggest that test scores and graduation rates have indeed improved under the districtwide takeover by charter schools.

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.

Here we describe how and why district - charter engagement happens, as well as its implications, by examining Cleveland, a city where the threat of a state takeover and the need to pass a new tax levy led the mayor and the district he oversaw to reach out to high - performing charters as part of his reform plan.

There are many interrelated storylines: turnover in city government, shifting demographics, the creation of a non-district charter sector, the mayoral takeover of the district, Michelle Rhee's hiring, the teachers» union scandal, implementation of a new teacher evaluation and compensation system, and the elevation of Kaya Henderson after Rhee's departure.

A study by analysts from the National Bureau of Economic Research and MIT recently examined student - level gains in «takeover» schools in Boston and New Orleans — in the latter case, eleven direct - run RSD schools that were put under charter management since 2008.

• Extension of the school year or school day • Replacement of staff members relevant to the school's low performance • Significant decrease in management authority at the school level • Replacement of the principal • Restructuring the internal organization of the school • Appointment of an outside expert to advise the school • Replacement of all or most of the school staff (which may include the principal) • Reopening the school as a public charter school • Entering into a contract with a private entity to operate the school • Takeover the school by the State

Even public policy — notoriously glacial — responded to the decades of urban - district failure by creating chartering, recovery school districts, mayoral takeovers, and much more.

Jason, who spoke to StateImpact at an informational meeting put on by Charter Schools USA, says he was one of many students with misconceptions about the takeover process, at least at first.

Hundreds of business leaders, politicians, parents, students, educators, and advocates turned out for the first legislative hearing on Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to expand the number of charter school seats in school districts with the lowest MCAS scores as well as another proposal that would allow for a state takeover of failing schools.

The chaos resulting from quick takeovers of low - performing schools and attempting to transform them into successful charter schools has brought angry parents out in droves across Tennessee.

In Milwaukee, folks are fighting against the takeover and chartering of their schools.

These schemes also include tax breaks for private school participants, a statewide voucher system, special education vouchers, takeover policies that allow unelected czars to control public schools, and an expansion of private charters.

They identify five factors that explain the engagement in Cleveland, which faced the threat of a state takeover and the need to pass a new tax levy, leading the mayor and the district he oversaw to reach out to high - performing charters as part of his reform plan.

After hours of anticipation yesterday as a bill lingered on a House Rules committee agenda that could allow for - profit charter school operators to takeover some of North Carolina's worst performing schools, Rep. Rob Bryan (R - Mecklenburg) told the Charlotte Observer Thursday night that his proposal won't be taken up by fellow lawmakers this year.

Only when that has failed, should alternative measures be invoked, including state takeover and expanded use of public charter schools with consideration provided to hiring a qualified private contractor.

State takeovers of districts and poor performing public schools were happening well before the public charters came into existence.

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.

The issue was personal: In 2010, Cochran's years of low test scores resulted in placement on the district's list of campuses eligible for takeover by charter schools or other groups with a credible improvement plan.

A panel moderated by three high school students from Youth United For Change heard from Kendra Brooks, President of the Steel School Advisory Committee and a parent leader from ACTION United, talk about the successful struggle to defeat the takeover of the school by Mastery Charter and the Steel community's vision for a community school.

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In August, Smrekar told StateImpact that when Indiana passed its charter school law in 2001, it was seen as a way to prevent further takeover of failing schools:

He led the group in its successful takeover of Locke High School in Watts, the first time a district school was handed over to a charter school operator in LA.

In hind sight one can deduce the various attempts to carry out this diabolical plot: the illegal takeover of an elected BBOE, the failed attempt at a charter change referendum and the hiring of Paul Vallas, public school destroyer extraordinaire.

As she and fellow parent volunteer Lori Yuan cleared out the PTA meeting room, the two mothers vented their frustration over the looming takeover of the district - owned campus by an outside charter operator.

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Many charters have limited access to loans compared to school districts; most charters, unlike districts, are not government entities and do not have the security of state takeover in case of bankruptcy.

Echoing the criticism of at least three school superintendents of large Florida districts, Oropeza wants lawmakers to adopt the elements of Sen. David Simmons» bill (SB 1552) that will provide additional help to students in struggling schools, instead of threatening «takeover» by charter 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.

Leaders talked lawsuits, school closures and even outright defiance of the takeover plan, which could allow for - profit charter management companies to seize control of several low - performing, public schools in the coming years.

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.

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AAC cited its plans to partner with a growing charter network, TeamCFA, in its application, but the state's consultant (the private firm SchoolWorks) questioned whether the group — which had yet to ink any contract with TeamCFA — should be deemed eligible for the takeover program, given state law calls for an operator with a «record of results» turning around low - performing schools.

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.

«Turnaround» schools (SPI Lowest 5 %, Graduation Rates Lower than 60 %, or Schools currently receiving School Improvement Grants) would be subject to «aggressive turnaround interventions» and inclusion in a «Commissioner's Network»; then could face takeover by the State, and / or State - mandated operation of public schools by universities, the State Education Resource Center (SERC), Regional Education Service Centers (RESC's) non-profit organizations, charter management organizations, CommPACT, or «other providers or partners with a track record of success.»