Sentences with phrase «for charter leaders»

These regional meetings provide a place for charter leaders to come together to learn from legal experts and share best practices among each other on charter - specific topics.

In addition to legislative and budget updates, we are changing the format a bit to allow for lots of time for charter leaders to share and discuss their local issues.

We hope this conversation continues, allowing for charter leaders to share information to strengthen student achievement at every campus!

These two new funds are welcome respites for charter leaders and supporters.

Perry's message also outlined a call to action for charter leaders, including the admonition that our legislators should be notified every time a student enrolls in one of our schools or is put on a waiting list.

Jonathan Dean from O'Farrell Community Charter School is hosting a Brown Act Training for Charter Leaders and Board Members.

It's time for charter leaders to channel their annual anxiety about this important challenge into action — and for the rest of us to start to support that effort.

Not exact matches

Charter predicts in the future there will be «an increase in the current trend of churches that have made no provision for children and will, therefore, be in decline with fewer leaders.

«When the charter industry begins serving students with special needs and English Language Learners at the same rate as traditional public schools, and cracks down on the fraud, mismanagement and abuse prevalent at so many charters, perhaps its leaders can then join our longstanding fight for the equitable funding that all kids need.»

The mayor's words of support come as Johnson is being targeted, along with Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein, by the AFL - CIO for his «yes» vote on charter schools, as well as a host of other issues with which the union is displeased.

The bitter stand - off over mayoral control of city schools continued over the weekend with state Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan slamming NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for his resistance to charter schools and de Blasio arguing charters shouldn't be part of negotiations.

The pile - on continued into the weekend, as other union leaders lambasted the WFP, which was founded in New York in 1998, for straying from the charter of its founders.

In the same post, Loeb praised IDC Leader Jeff Klein and others who he said «stand for educational choice and support Charter funding that leads to economic mobility and opportunity for poor knack (sp.) kids.»

Democrats for Education Reform President Shavar Jeffries, one of the charter school sector's most prominent black leaders, resigned from the Success Academy Charter Schools» board of directors earlier this summer after criticizing U.S. Education Secretary Betsycharter school sector's most prominent black leaders, resigned from the Success Academy Charter Schools» board of directors earlier this summer after criticizing U.S. Education Secretary BetsyCharter Schools» board of directors earlier this summer after criticizing U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Leaders at the Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo want to purchase a former city school building for expansion.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) and Craig Johnson (D - Nassau) dismissed the AFL - CIO's distribution of leaflets that attack them for championing an expansion of charter schools and opposing unions on other pocketbook issues.

The Labour leader pledged a sovereign conference, a charter of rights for party members and widening representation on the party's National Executive Committee to reflect the rapid rise in membership.

A deal would likely have to be struck again for either side to get its way: Silver, a Democrat, is wary of charter growth, while G.O.P. State Senate leader Dean Skelos has vocalized support for charters.

Last year, after talking tough about forcing charter schools to pay rent, de Blasio showed no appetite for taking on the movement's noisiest leader, Eva Moskowitz.

Once again, Eva Moskowitz, the ferocious founder and leader of the Success Academy charter school network, and a coalition of charter operators and advocates will bus thousands of kids, parents, and teachers to the state capitol for a noisy rally.

It hasn't been lost on his administration that Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson has delivered for the mayor on two of the three big issues the mayor cared deeply about: School governance (although that came amid the coup and was very messy) and charter schools.

But charter leaders want to hammer home their point that the answer to bad district schools illustrate the need for good charters.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan last week introduced a bill that extend mayoral control for 12 months and raise the state's cap on charter schools by 100.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan has introduced a stand - alone bill designed to raise the charter cap by 100 and remove geographic distinctions between the statewide and citywide limit for those schools.

The legislative leaders and the governor made some progress yesterday, reportedly reaching a deal on education that adds $ 300 million in additional spending to the $ 807 million boost Cuomo proposed, spends $ 340 million on pre-K — most of which is going to NYC — and also hikes per - pupil state aid for charter schools, though they would have to agree to be audited by the state comptroller.

Now, those leaders are beginning to craft their legislative priorities, which will include eliminating the state's cap on charter schools, increasing funding for established charters, and establishing more accountability measures for district schools and teachers.

The week concluded for New York politics with a racially charged jolt: A prominent and prolific campaign donor and benefactor of charter schools in since - deleted Facebook suggested the state's black Senate minority leader had been worse for people of color than the Ku Klux Klan.

«Following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, your administration tasked PSEG with chartering a better course for Long Island's energy future,» Croci wrote in a letter to Cuomo that was signed by more than two dozen elected, business and labor leaders, including the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.»

That system has already been branded by some as a charter for cronyism because it can leave the power of patronage firmly in the party leaders» hands.

Cuomo, Stewart - Cousins and IDC leader Sen. Jeff Klein said Klein will serve as Stewart - Cousins» deputy leader, realigning the breakaway Democrats with their conference for the first time since the two groups divided in January 2011, when Klein and three other charter members formed the IDC.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the state Senate are pushing for facility funds in the state budget to rescue charters that find themselves homeless under the policies of the de Blasio administration.

The schedule called for the New York State Legislature to be home for the summer by this week, but lawmakers are still in Albany as legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo try to reach agreement on a number of major issues, including making the 2 percent tax cap permanent, and changes to the charter school limit.

Moskowitz, the de facto leader of the local charter movement who attacked de Blasio's position on charter schools during the primary, made attendance at the march mandatory for her parents and students, but she remained relatively inconspicuous throughout the morning.

ALBANY — At a rally on the Capitol steps, Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senate leaders intimated that charter schools would get a boost in the budget, while down the street, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio continued his push for the inclusion of a local tax increase to fund pre-kindergarten programs.

Other charter leaders and advocates who attended the rally said privately that they thought that Tuesday could not have gone better for them optically, but offered only generalized press release - type language on the record, to avoid seeming like they were gloating over a rally that overshadowed the mayor's.

Failing to gain any traction within the de Blasio administration or with other city - based elected officials, charter leaders quickly shifted their advocacy efforts up to Albany, where they hoped for a more receptive audience.

Charter school advocate Dan Loeb was blasted earlier this year for saying a state senate Democratic leader was worse than the KKK

The city's charter leaders are anxiously awaiting a decision from the D.O.E. about whether over two dozen charter co-locations approved by the Panel for Educational Policy under former mayor Bloomberg last fall will be rolled back.

Saturday's meeting with schools chancellor Carmen Fariña provided the impetus to shift course as prominent charter leaders criticized her for offering no details about co-location, rent proposals, and other key issues.

While Ms. Moskowitz said she held this press conference to end speculation that she would run for mayor, the charter schools leader herself was often fanning the flames.

«The city's business leaders support expansion of charter schools and the extension of mayoral control and insist that both should happen this session,» said Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City.

The state budget that Mr. Cuomo and legislative leaders announced later that month prohibited the city from charging charters rent and required it to find public school space for them or pay much of the cost for a private location.

«As New York City's charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.»

Albany, NY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver shares the microphones with Alan Chartock this week to discuss the ramifications of charter schools in New York, as well as the need for the state to be a leader in stem cell research.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

Earlier in the day, Senate Independent Democratic Leader Jeff Klein, following a closed door meeting with Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders, said he hoped for a «grand bargain» that would include the mayoral control extension, the sales tax continuation and some provisions to help charter schools.

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.

Charter school leaders ripped Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday for delaying co-location requests despite ample room in city buildings.

A former councilwoman from Manhattan, Ms. Moskowitz could have been a natural choice for a hodgepodge of communities frustrated by Mr. de Blasio, including white voters in Manhattan who have soured on the mayor, business leaders who have long viewed Mr. de Blasio with hostility and a diverse set of charter - school parents across the city.

The GOP leader maintained that he and his colleagues favor prolonging the program of mayoral control, but insisted they also wanted more charter school opportunities for inner - city students.