Sentences with phrase «for by charter operators»

Illinois oversight agencies rely almost entirely on complaints from whistleblowers and audits paid for by charter operators.

New York's oversight agencies rely almost entirely on audits paid for by charter operators and complaints from whistleblowers.

Not exact matches

On one side: Former NYC Councilwoman and charter school operator Eva Moskowitz, who is furious with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for reversing co-location decisions by his predecessor, former Mayor Bloomberg, that would have allowed for the expansion of three schools operated by her Success Academy network.

«We're for accountability in charter schools just as in traditional public schools and assume that most candidates who aren't bought and paid for by the for - profit charter school operators will agree with us,» said WFP spokesman Dan Levitan.

The charters have been used for tax breaks by hedge - fund operators; worse yet, he continued, is that they're siphoning away children in poorer neighborhoods whose parents are aware enough to seek something better for them than their local schools, in what he called «a cannibalization of our public - school system... We need to fully fund our schools.»

Though Proposition 39 compels districts to provide facilities for students within their boundaries who attend charter schools, districts can make the policy inconvenient for charter operators by offering short - term leases and multiple, separate spaces for a single school.

Charter schools are run by private operators who are less accountable to the public and who sometimes operate schools for profit.

Part of the deal struck by charter operators is that in return for the freedom to innovate they will be held accountable for results.

Could a charter operator serve this fragile population more cost - effectively by scaling up services for a wide catchment area?

For instance, many advocates of charter schooling trumpet the freedom and innovation promoted by choice, but they remain hostile to the ideas of unbridled markets and for - profit operatoFor instance, many advocates of charter schooling trumpet the freedom and innovation promoted by choice, but they remain hostile to the ideas of unbridled markets and for - profit operatofor - profit operators.

The Won't Back Down movie and the 8/17 Teacher Rocks concert are propaganda for the parent trigger law created by charter school operators and promoted by ALEC.

The Grand Canyon Institute's comprehensive financial analysis found that charter schools were rampant with related - party transactions, a practice where charter school operators did business with for - profit companies owned by the charter holder, members of the school's corporate board or relatives of either.

One of the models allowed for use under Connecticut's Parent Trigger law would lead to Walsh becoming a charter school managed either by a charter operator, a university, or Walsh's own teachers.

During the successful campaign for Initiative 1240, which will allow as many as 40 charters to open here over five years, supporters talked about wanting Washington students to have a chance to attend the kind of schools operated by the nation's top charter operators.

Burton attends the state's newest «blended» school, Carpe Diem Charter School in Indianapolis, and the Indiana Charter School Board has green - lighted applications for at least three operators to open 24 similar schools by 2024.

This was not philanthropy; it was a profit - making venture.6 Investors quickly figured out that there was money to be made in the purchase, leasing, and rental of space to charter schools, and an aggressive for - profit charter sector emerged wherever it was permitted by state law; in states where for - profit charters were not allowed, nonprofit charters hired for - profit operators to run their schools.

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.

A Mercury News investigation published in April revealed how the state's online charter schools run by Virginia - based K12 Inc., the largest for - profit charter operator in the country, have «a dismal record of academic achievement» but has won more than $ 310 million in state funding over the past dozen years.

Rep. Rob Bryan is working behind the scenes on legislation pushed by national right - wing forces that could turn over struggling public schools to for - profit charter school operators who would have the freedom to fire all the teachers.

Beginning February 1, LACOE moved its STRS reporting deadline up by ten days, drastically reducing the amount of time charter operators and back office providers have to process and submit payments for STRS submissions.

... Pupils at the nine schools run by the U.S. charter school operator Rocketship Education spend a quarter of their lesson time online, an approach that has provided inspiration for a proposed new academy run by Ark Schools, one of England's largest school chains....

The state's governor, Bobby Jindal, is looking to further burnish the state's efforts on the teacher quality front this week with his proposal to eliminate near - lifetime employment for laggard teachers with unsatisfactory ratings on the state's new teacher evaluation system, while pushing further on expanding charters by allowing successful charter operators to expand without having to go through the current approval process, and allowing the state education department to authorize charters throughout the state (and thus, ending efforts by traditional districts to restrict school choice within their boundaries).

Michigan permits practices barred by some other states, such as for - profit charter operators, virtual charter schools and multiple charter - authorizing bodies.

Critics say Michigan's laissez - faire attitude about charter - school regulation has led to marginal and, in some cases, terrible schools in the state's poorest communities as part of a system dominated by for - profit operators.

So this session, Rep. Diaz, who earns his living working for the unaccredited Doral College, which is owned by mega charter school developer Academica, felt it was important to put a rush job on turning over district schools to for - profit charter operators.

Some charters are run by for - profit companies and have little oversight, resulting in scandal after scandal that has resulted in charges against some charter operators.

Want to know who else is getting paid what by any of these for - profit charter operators?

Rocketship Education, the upstart charter operator that has posted impressive test scores for traditionally struggling students, won approval early Thursday morning to more than triple its charter network by opening 20 new schools in Santa Clara County — the largest single charter - school approval in the state.

If, for example, charter operators did not have to abide by Baltimore City Public School System standards, that would strike a mighty blow against the effectiveness of the collective bargaining unit.

The report contains news stories, criminal records, and other documents to detail abuses such as charter school operators embezzling funds, using tax dollars to illegally support other, non-educational businesses, taking public dollars for services they didn't provide, inflating their enrollment numbers to boost revenues, and putting children in potential danger by foregoing safety regulations or withholding services.

by Joe Shahen This month, more than 300 charter school leaders, parents, advocates, and operators gathered in New York City for the Northeast Charter School Network's confcharter school leaders, parents, advocates, and operators gathered in New York City for the Northeast Charter School Network's confCharter School Network's conference.

Thursday's bill removes a cap on the number of schools authorized by state universities and also makes it easier for successful out - of - state charter school operators to move into Michigan.

Charters must be run by non-profit operators (this is always a little deceptive, because in many states, a for - profit management company can set up a non-profit front group, which then turns over management of the school to the for - profit company) and must be nonsectarian.

That change came at the behest of officials with the North Carolina Virtual Academy, the school backed by controversial for - profit online school operator K12, Inc., who complained to state officials that recording and reporting daily student attendance through the online reporting software that traditional schools use didn't work for them, according to DPI's interim director of the state's charter school office Adam Levinson.

Despite warnings by legislators that these schools might not be funded, the charter operators, Steve Perry for Bridgeport and a Bronx charter operator for Stamford, advertised widely for students in order to pressure the state to fund them.

But Cobey also made it clear that the state would expect compliance with the attendance policies that were laid out in the applications and charter agreements made by the national for - profit virtual charter school operators K12, Inc. and Pearson.

In reviewing auditor's reports for a charter school managed by for - profit operator National Heritage Academies, Wang reports that the school was giving «virtually all of -LSB-...] Read More»

The plan at Cohen is for a gradual takeover by a charter operator, New Orleans College Prep.

Allocating public space to charter operators both reduces the potential for inefficient expense by charter operators and maintains the public's interest in its public assets.

... There is still reason for concern that low - quality charter operators could gain control of schools by starting secret petition drives.

Vanie said she spoke with Hall on Tuesday and told him that if Glenn was chosen for the NCISD, parents would not support the school being taken over by a charter school operator.

Several schools identified last fall for possible takeover by the state pushed back against the idea, pointing out both the model's poor outcomes in states like Tennessee as well as concerns over the loss of local control when a school hands the reins over to a charter school operator that could fail to appreciate local needs and relationships.

Michigan's charter school sector is also unique in that 71 percent of its charters are run by an Education Management Organization (EMO), which is a for - profit operator of public schools.

Some charter operators file AFRs by school when they operate multiple facilities and some do so for all their operations in the state.

Baker and Miron provide a useful introduction to some of the ways in which charter operators, for example, generate profit by running schools.

The costs of the necessay backup for a project of this magnitude are borne by the grid operators, the regional utilities, who have to buy and operate the additional «peaker» capacity since their utility charters include maintaining system stability.

This commitment to maintaining the highest standards of operation has been recognized by developers and operators of offshore wind projects throughout the U.K. and Europe, with the business frequently named as a preferred supplier, and more than two - thirds of the fleet locked down in long - term charter agreements for 2018.