Sentences with phrase «for charter»

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools does occasionally revoke charters or choose not to renew them.

In kindergarten, 5.6 percent of students who listed at least one charter school as one of their five preferences had an IEP, while 7.8 percent of students who did not list a preference for a charter school had an IEP.

school facilities, which remain a central issue for charter schools and local education agencies (LEAs).

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To capture the high ground, he needs only to make clear his strong support for charter schools and offer bold, innovative ideas in virtual education.

In particular, we take advantage of the lottery - based admissions process for charter schools to compare the academic performance of two groups of students: those who wanted to attend a charter school and were randomly admitted and those who wanted to attend but were not admitted and remained in traditional public schools.

Efforts to fix these problems, like NACSA's call to close 1,000 failing charters and authorizers» tougher standards for charter approvals, are showing signs of success.

At first glance it looks like PDK finds broader support for charter schools.

Thus, the NAACP's recent call for a charter school moratorium stands as the unkindest cut of all.

The impediments to mobility — for both teachers and administrators — may be particularly problematic for charter schools.

Two of them have held the top spot for charter schools in U.S. News & World Report in Los Angeles; one just won an award in the Washington Post.

Parent demand for charter schools has grown, but the schools continue to face such obstacles as a lack of start - up funds and inadequate facilities, a report from the U.S. Department of Education says.

Once there, he meets the alluring Cuban smuggler Graciela (Zoe Saldana), proving mainly that Joe has a weakness for charter members of the Bad Accent Theatre Troupe, 1920s Gangster edition.

, season two became a crusade for a charter school with Anna (Katie Aselton, looking like Cameron Diaz) taking on the role as uppity - bitch with her French - inspired education idea (hey, but at least it's an idea, right?).

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I currently work for a technology - based math program for a charter school network, and I oversee their technology and operations.

· Protect Charter Schools: The Budget increases tuition funding for charter school students over three years: $ 250 per student the first year, $ 350 the second, and $ 500 in the third.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, the union of the city's teachers, said the proposed changes amounted to favoritism for charter schools at the expense of students in traditional public schools.

In the final hours of this year's legislative session, for instance, the Republican - controlled Senate demanded a number of concessions for charter schools in exchange for granting New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio a one - year extension of mayoral control of city schools.

Most significantly, the legislation would require the city to find space for charter schools inside public school buildings or pay much of the cost to house them in private space.

And why are those same Republicans now offering him only another short - term extension, and that contingent on his increased support for charter schools?

I vote for my constituents and what is best for them and my constituents are intelligent, educated people that if they want to go vote they can go vote and make their own minds up for charter changes.

It's this sort of stark disparity that has propelled the UFT to fight for charter equity legislation in Albany that requires taxpayer - funded charters to accept and keep numbers of high - needs students comparable to those in district public schools.

In addition, the Executive Budget provides a separate funding increase of $ 6 million called «Charter School Transitional Aid» for all charter schools.

There's no need for a charter change.»

The United Federation of Teachers, in a proposed amendment to a City Council resolution, today called for charter schools seeking free space in New York City public school buildings to be required to make public financial data and political donations, along with student demographics, suspension rates, and teacher and student attrition.

Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz is the subject of a glowing seven - page profile in MORE Magazine, the latest bit of national attention for the charter - movement leader.

On the other side, some of the state's most confrontational and influential charter groups — Families for Excellent Schools and Success Academy — have halted the massive (and expensive) rallies they held twice a year to push for charter - friendly legislation.

State budget and education experts told Capital that Cuomo can help charters by maneuvering more money in the state budget towards the city's schools, and then stipulating that some of that money be used for charter revenue.

The final sticking points in the negotiations included providing extra funding for charter schools to hold classes in private facilities if they're excluded from sharing space in public - school buildings.

The city Department of Education diverted $ 210 million previously marked for charter construction toward pre-K expansion.

She was profiled in the New York Times Magazine in September, testified before Congress in July about educational opportunity for African - Americans, headlined a talk about education at the Sun Valley conference, also in July, and was named to the «hall of fame» of the National Alliance for Charter Schools in June.

The budget plan increases funding for charter schools and ups the cap.

Teachers and students echoed similar sentiments, with many arguing that the proposed space for the charter school could be used for P.S. 297's expansion.

«Governor Cuomo's proposal is a vital element of fixing funding inequity for charter schools.

The state attorney general's office has asked a Supreme Court judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging New York's formulas for charter school funding.

Cuomo said the budget also includes $ 54 million for charter schools.

The unions say the changes could cost city public schools over $ 183 million from increased charter tuition and payments for charter personnel and over $ 88 million for the increase in rental assistance.

Mulgrew said he was «perplexed» that so many upstate Republican senators — many who receive contributions from the charter industry — took so much interest in creating «more free space in New York City public schools» for charter chains.

Its budget would bar him from rescinding existing co-location deals, boost per pupil funding for charter students and prohibit school districts from charging rent to charters that co-locate in public school buildings.

Meanwhile just down the road, the governor held a considerably larger rally outside the Capitol where he showed his support for charter schools across the state.

It was the first time a state education commissioner has attended the advocacy day event at the state Capitol, which is designed to raise awareness for charter school issues and give parents and students an opportunity to speak directly with legislators in Albany.

Plans for a charter school to share space with five high schools will get another round of review and a new vote.

Tens of thousands of city families are waiting for charter seats to open up, but the mayor's not interested in what those constituents want.

McCormick, 53, served three terms in the Assembly after being a leading advocate for charter schools in the 1990s.

I've added staffing for the Charter Commission and Oversight and Investigation Unit, which I promised during the Speaker's race.

Hawkins said that Cuomo's hostility to public school teachers and their unions and his support for charter schools must be understood in light of his large campaign contributions from wealthy hedge fund managers who profit from the favorable tax treatment of investments in charter schools and who like the fact that most charters are non-union.

Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz found a new and politically expedient way to attack Mayor Bill de Blasio over space issues for her charter schools on Thursday by casting doubt on his worthiness to maintain mayoral control of the city's schools, perhaps his administration's most urgent priority in Albany.