Sentences with phrase «conversations about charter»

What I find most disheartening, and frankly offensive, in all of the conversations about charter schools, and, specifically, Achievement First, is the opposition and outright dismissal of real results.

Sept / Oct 2017: Public Schools & Choice — Amidst the national conversation about charter schools and vouchers, this issue will provide a primer on choice models.

In its two years of operation, Grimmway Academy has generated phenomenal results and has helped transform the conversation about charter schools throughout Kern County.

Consider The Alternative humanizes conversation about charter schools, public schools, and closing the achievement gap http://bit.ly/1GW22I1

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But Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R - Ontario / Seneca) noted that every conversation about mayoral control throughout the year was linked with either charter schools or sales - tax extenders.

Although a varied and massive array of programs comprise the Harlem Children's Zone, its charter schools have garnered perhaps the most attention, particularly in the context of controversial New York City school reforms and the larger conversation in the education world about high - stakes tests, charters, and No Child Left Behind.

That half the public has yet to make up its mind about charter schools may provide researchers with an opportunity to shape the public conversation going forward.

This book talks about how to do this and provides examples of how to reframe conversations on the hot - button but important topics of low - achieving schools, teacher pay for performance, the achievement gap, charter schools, and the dropout problem.

The way the law works is that if 51 % of parents at a failing school sign a petition, they can turn the school into a charter school, replace the staff or simply use the petition as a bargaining chip to initiate a conversation about change.

They could have had community conversations about finding ways to get money to the schools and students directly, like many charters are able to do.

Of course, this does not diminish the contribution of white teachers, but it does offer a great deal to the conversations that many charter schools are having about how to diversify their classrooms.

Here are edited excerpts from our Story Suite conversation with two leaders learning about the potential to authorize charter schools in Alabama: Eleanor Dawkins and Melissa Snowden, both members of the Montgomery County... Read More

In a conversation with Jim Vance, an anchor for Channel 4 news, the chancellor also addressed challenges with working alongside one of the nation's largest charter school markets, and concerns about high rates of principal and teacher turnover and a declining number of African American teachers in the school system.

In its letter, NSBA took the opportunity to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts; from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

A + Updates An Innovation Evening Over 100 people joined our conversation about the future of charters and innovative school designs in Colorado, where we explored questions about the future of charter authorizing, expansion, and new models in Colorado and their impact on student achievement.

@ccoleiii @audhilly @selmekki we know this nonsensical conversation about «charters» vs. «traditional» schools fails families and kids.

• Read more about charters: How charters went from a «novelty» to dominate the conversation of LAUSD, 9 questions and answers about LA's charters and Alliance College - Ready Public Schools: A replicable model or unique success?

On Thursday, February 11, NYC Collaborates will host KIPP Charter School Network Co-Founder Dave Levin as he leads an interactive workshop and conversation about how teaching is changing in the face of shifts in education policy and institutional practice.

We can not have an honest conversation about the transformational role charters play without also emphasizing accountability - a key ingredient in the success of charter schools.

Parents across Texas and my home city of Houston are reaching out together, meeting with their elected officials, and engaging in a conversation about supporting priorities for public charter schools like facilities funding.

He added he wants to continue «making sure that we have ways of establishing restorative practices and end negative discipline practices at all schools» and welcomes «an honest and open conversation» about the charter school issues.

Further analysis and community conversation about the proposal to convert York City SD to a 100 % charter district is needed

This number is small, but reflects a growing conversation in the charter school sector about the need for schools to reflect more racial and socioeconomic diversity.

But here's the thing: by the closing chapters of his breezy, 478 - page tome, Brill sounds far less like an uncritical fan of charter school expansion, Teach for America (TFA) and unionbusting and far more like, well, a guy who has spent several years immersed in one of the thorniest policy conversations in America, thinking about a problem — educational inequality — that defies finger - pointing and simple solutions.

Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president for the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, told The Intercept they «were not deeply involved in the bill drafting at all» but that they did have some conversations with people in Puerto Rico's education department about charter legislation and how other states have handled certain Charter Schools, told The Intercept they «were not deeply involved in the bill drafting at all» but that they did have some conversations with people in Puerto Rico's education department about charter legislation and how other states have handled certain charter legislation and how other states have handled certain issues.

OCI seeks to change the education policy conversation from one where labor, public, charter, and independent school sector leaders argue about which type of school is best able to serve children, to one where parents choose the best quality educational options for their child — no matter what form it comes in.

School Tour: Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School (Sonia Park and Elsa Duré) «In a school where Black Lives Matter, we embrace uncomfortable, messy, and yet essential conversations about race.

I do think that given the scale of the charter sector and the opportunities ahead for LAUSD, it's going to be a very interesting and broad conversation about how is it that we can break away from the old way of thinking.

NCSECS recognizes the tendency to rely on anecdotal evidence in the conversation about special education in charter schools and seeks to address this issue by conducting select qualitative and quantitative research.

His email followed a conversation with Sen. Jerry Tillman (R - Randolph) about the low number of charter school approvals.

The conversation has now turned into one where one can not speak ill of MNPS and one can not speak good things about charter schools.

The event was an open, honest conversation about what is working and not working in charter schools, and how they can improve.

Join and Share Join and share our conversation about Initiative 1240 and public charter schools.

A conversation with Dacia Toll, co-founder of Amistad Academy, about her successful charter school and Joel Klein, chancellor of the NYC Department of Education, about the changes Toll's success is bringing about in the NYC school system.

In advance of today's «Expanding Education Opportunity through School Choice» hearing, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

[39] The No campaign successfully encouraged conversations with friends and neighbors about how much will be lost to charters if the number of charters dramatically increases.