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It begins in the morning with a half - day charter fishing trip, the «First Hand», led by a local Key West captain, where participants fish the Gulf and Atlantic for grouper and snapper, among many other species, while learning about which catch methods and techniques work best for each species.

The next day the Crimson Tide filed out of four chartered buses into a redbrick church hard by the Chattahoochee River.

In spite of those challenges, charter schools are finding ways to implement thriving nutrition programs by meeting these challenges with best practices; specifically, through universal meals and boosting school breakfast participation by making it part of the school day.

This insight is precisely what was discovered from day - to - day experience by the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Charter Schools.

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 banneday 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 banneday 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 banneday 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 banneDay Parade in uniform / with banners.

But with half of the session's last scheduled day behind them, the state's top men still have not reached a resolution and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he was still refusing to give on a push by Cuomo and Senate leaders to help charter schools.

But he can't just pick any day, since this is all governed by the City Charter.

At 11 a.m., families from New York City's charter schools call for 200,000 students in charter schools by 2020 on the #PathtoPossible Day of Action, The Well, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

If approved by voters in the fall, the change to the charter would require that all vacant positions held open for one year and a day be eliminated from the following year's budget and the funding for those jobs returned to the general fund.

Duffy spoke to a crowd of about 1,400 charter school parents, children advocates who were bused up to Albany by the New York City Charter School Center for its tenth annual charter advocacy day at the Ccharter school parents, children advocates who were bused up to Albany by the New York City Charter School Center for its tenth annual charter advocacy day at the CCharter School Center for its tenth annual charter advocacy day at the Ccharter advocacy day at the Capitol.

Gov. Cuomo defended his support of charter schools a day after the City Council speaker took a swipe at him on Twitter by accusing him of supporting «hedge - fund backed» charters...

Questions on other topics include: the NYS Attorney General's investigation of the Puerto Rican Day Parade committee, whether de Blasio's pre-K initiative will include private and parochial schools, the «absent teacher reserve», a protest by Girls Prep supporters against de Blasio's expected charter school policies, performance of Administration for Children's Services and whether de Blasio plans to contact the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee to urge them to lift their exclusion of LGBT groups and organizations.

The annual lobby day is hosted by the New York City Charter School Center and Northeast Charter Schools Network, two groups that maintain a decidedly less confrontational political posture than Moskowitz's Success Academy and a group that lobbies on its behalf, Families for Excellent Schools.

Making for a crowded day, Eva Moskowitz closed her 32 charter schools and shipped some 7,500 students and parents to Albany on the very same day for an outdoor rally in the cold, capped by a performance by Ashanti, who declined to say how much she was paid for her appearance.

One day after her organization scrapped its pre-K program over a bitter contract dispute with the de Blasio administration, Moskowitz blasted Hizzoner for failing to provide facilities for charters as mandated by state law.

The Rockland County Charter, Term Limits, and You An Open Letter To Voters In Rockland County Ed Day — County Executive PROPOSAL NUMBER FOUR: «Shall the local law entitled «A Local Law Amending the Rockland County Charter», adopted by the Legislature of Rockland County and requiring the...

Indeed, this is the stance that was taken by many charter advocates in the days following the report's release.

From the early days, I was dismayed that most government agencies saw charter schools more as an escape valve for angry parents and disaffected teachers, not as a way to create better schools by establishing binding performance goals and consequences, placing the locus of authority and accountability at the school level, and pushing schools to be distinctive and purposeful about their instruction.

For the most part, charter schools, once open, receive funds for ongoing operations, but the months before opening day are funded largely by the founders» sweat.

That seemed to take some of the air out of the room, but the point was reinforced the next day by Meg Campbell, founder of Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston, who was firmly in the computers - as - tools camp.

According to Starr's memo, before crafting the strategic plan, district leaders did their homework on best practices for alternative school programs by visiting Boston Day and Evening Academy in Roxbury, Mass., and Lowell Middlesex Alternative Charter School in Lowell, Mass..

«They bring the cash to the legislators in wheelbarrows,» says Peter Murphy, only half - joking, «and not a day goes by that they aren't trying to kill charters.»

The four - day leadership development program drew on the expertise and research of Harvard faculty and leading practitioners in framing the challenges faced by charter schools and their school communities while also addressing the larger state - level policy environment.

By the next day, the building — including the charter school signage outside — was completely gone.

When charter students moved to higher - quality schools, they gained an additional fifty - eight days of learning in reading and eighty - eight days of learning in math by the third year after their school closed.

Two recent studies, one by Joshua Angrist and colleagues and another by Matthew Johnson and colleagues, found that attendance at urban charter middle schools with high behavioral expectations is associated with a higher number of days suspended relative to attendance at traditional schools in the same districts.

According to a 2015 study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, students enrolled in urban charter schools gained 40 additional days of learning in math per year and 28 additional days in reading compared to students in district schools.

«This day didn't just happen for these student by some stroke of luck,» said Uncommon Charter High School Principal Thomas O'Brien.

The five Massachusetts charter schools studied by Merseth et al. (2009), four of which appear in our study, have a longer school day and year than traditional public schools.

Top Teacher Ties History to Current Events By tying the lessons of history to the issues of the day, Deirdra Grode, a seventh - and eighth - grade social studies and language arts teacher at Hoboken Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey, is teaching her students to be analytical and socially aware.

Wall Street is one of the biggest backers of charter schools these days, because they're investing in — they make — there's something called the new markets tax credit, where they get — and Juan González wrote about this — they're able to make a tremendous return on their investment in charters, because of write - offs on federal taxes by investing in charters.

Among other things, many charter schools fit more instructional hours into a year by running longer school days and providing instruction on weekends and during the summer (Wilson 2008; Hoxby, Murarka, and Kang 2009; Matthews 2009).

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such school employee shall also file a written report in a manner prescribed by, as applicable, the school district, board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) or charter school with the principal, superintendent, or their designee no later than two school days after making an oral report;

By the final year of the study (2014 - 15), charter school students had gained the equivalent of 40 extra days of learning in reading and 46 extra days in math.

A study by Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) finds that over the course of three years, Texas charter school students on average gained the equivalent of 17 more days of reading instruction per year than their district school peers.

• 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

Back by popular demand, the California Charter Schools Association is offering our one - day Finance Academy.

Each May, over 100 California charter school leaders, board members and parents join together to celebrate National Charter Schools Week with Advocacy Day hosted by CCSA in Sacrcharter school leaders, board members and parents join together to celebrate National Charter Schools Week with Advocacy Day hosted by CCSA in SacrCharter Schools Week with Advocacy Day hosted by CCSA in Sacramento.

AB 1594 by Assemblyman Mike Eng, D - Monterey Park, would require charter schools to provide each qualified, needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced - price meal as defined under the federal child nutrition program regulations, each school day.

And a 2015 Stanford University study cited by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools showed that low - income Black students in charter schools gain the equivalent of 29 extra days of learning in reading and 36 extra days of learning in math per year compared with their Black counterparts in traditional district sCharter Schools showed that low - income Black students in charter schools gain the equivalent of 29 extra days of learning in reading and 36 extra days of learning in math per year compared with their Black counterparts in traditional district scharter schools gain the equivalent of 29 extra days of learning in reading and 36 extra days of learning in math per year compared with their Black counterparts in traditional district schools.

The two - day conference, which was sponsored by the School of Education with the theme «Charter School Policies and Leadership: Shaping the Next 20 Years,» focused on lessons learned and the future of schools of education in this era...

[x] KABC Los Angeles, July 23, 2012: Superior Court Judge Steve Malone ordered the Adelanto School District to accept the petition filed by the Desert Trails Parents Union within 30 days and to immediately seek proposals from charter school operators to take over Desert Trails Elementary School.

Calling on Albany to end the inequitable funding of their children, charter school parents, educators and students were joined by Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo (D - Bronx) and Assemblyman Michael Blake (D - Bronx) for a day of action and voter registration event at Harriet Tubman Charter School in thecharter school parents, educators and students were joined by Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo (D - Bronx) and Assemblyman Michael Blake (D - Bronx) for a day of action and voter registration event at Harriet Tubman Charter School in theCharter School in the Bronx.

Remember, this is the same union president who vetoed the creation of a Brighton pilot school in 2004, choking off for years the system's best counter to the flexible schedules and longer school days offered by competing charter schools.

Read the inspiring letter by Diane Tavenner, founder and CEO of Summit Public Schools (SPS) and CCSA, Board Chair to join 200 California charter school leaders, board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacrcharter school leaders, board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in SacrCharter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacramento.

Applications for local charters must be reviewed by the local boards of education, which have 60 days to review them, hold public hearings, survey teacher and parent interest and vote.

New York, NY — Calling on Albany to end the inequitable funding of their children, charter school parents, educators and students were joined by Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo (D - Bronx) and Assemblyman Michael Blake (D - Bronx) for a day of action and voter registration event at Harriet Tubman Charter School in thecharter school parents, educators and students were joined by Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo (D - Bronx) and Assemblyman Michael Blake (D - Bronx) for a day of action and voter registration event at Harriet Tubman Charter School in theCharter School in the Bronx.

It's shameful that Ms. Turner is so blinded by her narrow special interest that she can not see how charters are giving life and hope to hundreds of thousands of families who must deal with the threat of violence in their neighborhoods every day.

The school choice reforms adopted by the legislature this year are already receiving national attention with the Washington Times saying, «Mississippi parents and school choice advocates hit a trifecta last week» after expansions to the charter school law and the Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program, and a renewal of the Dyslexia Scholarship Program occurred on the same day.