Sentences with phrase «few independent charter schools»

As the Los Angeles teachers union continues to try to organize educators at the city's largest charter school network, teachers at one of the few independent charter schools that joined the union voted to leave it after less than two years because union officials were pushing their own agenda, according to interviews and documents reviewed by LA School Report.

As the Los Angeles teachers union continues to try to organize educators at the city's largest charter school network, teachers at one of the few independent charter schools that joined the union voted to leave it after less than two years because union officials were pushing their own agenda, according to interviews and documents reviewed...

Not exact matches

But few have gone as far as Indianapolis, where the district is now authorizing what it calls innovation network schools: districts schools that are run by outside contractors, with their own independent boards and full charter - style autonomy.

A report by the Little Hoover Commission recommended that charter schools should be authorized and overseen by an independent body, particularly due to the incredible growth charter schools have seen over the past few years, as well as the inconsistency in the authorizing and renewal process charters go through at the local level.

Very few independent schools receive the corporate funding typical of network charter schools because most of us are too busy running great community schools to be looking to create the kind of «scale» that attracts investors and funders.

John Merrow wrote on his blog a few days ago, referring to our inaugural Independent Charter School Symposium.

But now a few private schools and charter schools, which are independent public schools exempt from ordinary rules and procedures, have set themselves up as boarding schools for low - income students who want many of the advantages and the support given to bankers» and lawyers» children at Groton and St. Mark's.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united believing that the actions of a few rogue charter school operators do not reflect, align, or mirror anything about our programs.

«Strong charter laws feature independent, multiple authorizers, few limits on expansion, equitable funding, and high levels of school autonomy,» said Alison Consoletti Zgainer, CER Executive Vice President and the report's lead editor.

A Globe review in 2009 found that the 16 independent charter schools in Boston at that time collectively enrolled fewer than 100 students lacking English fluency, and six of those schools didn't have any.

Achievement First (as well as some of the independent charter schools) serve students that have far fewer special education needs.

Nearly a third of charter authorizers have not established clear revocation criteria; fewer than half have the kinds of strong, independent review panels the association recommends; and about only half issue annual reports that show the schools how they are doing.

Independent charters in LAUSD serve 1 % more English learners and 2 % fewer students with special needs than traditional schools do.

Including their scores with those from traditional district schools reduces the difference between independent charters to only a few percentage points.