Sentences with phrase «firms operating schools»

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And without a comprehensive examination of the education market in which these companies operated, the reader is left unsure whether these firms were bad ideas or just badly timed investments — or whether students and schools have gained or lost anything as a result.

The 161 charter schools operating within the district's boundaries ranged from fragile mom - and - pop organizations to those run by franchise firms like the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program schools operating within the district's boundaries ranged from fragile mom - and - pop organizations to those run by franchise firms like the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP).

For reformers, the idea is that school districts or chartering agencies should be able to contract with private firms to operate public schools - especially failing ones - in order to take advantage of the greater flexibility, expertise, efficiency, and innovation that the marketplace might offer.

If school districts were firms operating in the marketplace, most would quickly fall victim to Schumpeter's law.

Ericka was also President and Chief Operating Officer of the McKenzie Group (now part of American Institutes for Research), a comprehensive education consulting firm with a 20 - year history of providing evaluation and technical assistance services to school districts, institutions of higher education, federal agencies, foundations, and other public and private organizations.

Peter HIll from law firm Geldards LLP advises on the various leasing options for school managers, and explains the differences between finance and operating leases

A growing number of children now attend charter schools operated by regional or national firms with non-local «brand names» (e.g. KIPP, National Heritage, Achievement First) and a growing number of pupils now absorb at least part of the curriculum from online providers at the state or national (and, in time, planetary) level.

By the mid-1990s, a number of innovations were also visible in the delivery of education: charter schools were spreading, vouchers were being tried, and private firms were beginning to operate public schools on an outsourced basis.

And what does it mean for Cincinnati, say, to be responsible for educating a child who is enrolled in the Ohio Virtual Academy or in a charter school operated by a New York firm and supervised by a Toledo - based authorizer?

About 25 percent of Arizona's charter schools are operated by former district school administrators; 25 percent are run by for - profit firms; 23 percent by former district school teachers; and 23 percent by social workers.

The government has issued its firmest statement yet that trusts should avoid running geographically isolated schools, raising serious questions over who will operate the far - flung academies that nobody...

However, the conversion to charter schools has proven profitable to many U.S. firms such as ALEC member National Heritage Academies, a for - profit charter school management organization operating in eight states, and K - 12, Inc., which promotes «virtual» charter schools as well as «virtual» voucher schools.

The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools uses «charter management organization» to refer to organizations that operate multiple public charter schools under a shared management strategy or organizations or firms with one clear educational model that covers multiple public charter sSchools uses «charter management organization» to refer to organizations that operate multiple public charter schools under a shared management strategy or organizations or firms with one clear educational model that covers multiple public charter sschools under a shared management strategy or organizations or firms with one clear educational model that covers multiple public charter schoolsschools.

That is the finding of one of the most comprehensive evaluations of student achievement data from students enrolled in schools operated by Edison Schools Inc., the nation's largest private educational managemenschools operated by Edison Schools Inc., the nation's largest private educational managemenSchools Inc., the nation's largest private educational management firm.

In an egregious case of abuse, the former superintendent of tiny Mountain Empire Unified School District in San Diego County pleaded guilty last year to violating conflict of interest laws for personally taking a cut of the oversight fees and creating a consulting firm to serve the 13 independent study charters, operating outside of Mountain Empire, that his district approved.

RH: Law schools should offer courses on how to operate a law firm, including the practical, financial and client service aspects of running a practice.

It would be helpful to know what is required to operate a law firm before graduating from law school, rather than figuring it out along the way through a «trial by fire» scenario.

After law school, she worked as an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Illinois Attorney General for some years before deciding it was time to realize her dream of opening and operating her own firm.

Whether you are freshly out of law school and admitted to the bar, or have been working in your own traditional law practice or larger firm for years, our current technological climate gives you the ability to start, operate, and maintain a virtual law office in ways that are easier than ever before.

Its been our experience that when lawyers were students, they really didn't have the time or inclination to give much thought to the «real world» aspects of practicing law such as operating a firm, client service and malpractice claims; just dealing with the workload of law school was enough!

Owner / President, Mary P. Albright initiated the firm start - up, she and husband Jim both received their State of Wisconsin Certification, and State License to operate a school for driving instruction.

For example, «if you're looking to move into Web or database development, volunteer [your] time... creating a website or database for schools, churches, non-profits,» and then highlight your role on your resume, suggests Mike McBrierty, chief operating officer of the technology staffing division of Eliassen Group, an IT recruiting firm based in Wakefield, Mass..

For the past thirteen years Mr. Schmidt has operated his construction consulting firm, advising a variety of private and public sector clients including Ritz Carton on Central Park South, Carl Icahn Charter School, the US Federal Government and a number of small and large developers.