Sentences with phrase «for rural charter»

They found a new frontier — for rural charter schools — based on «the fantastic work done by charter management organizations» and «human capital organizations» like The New Teacher Project.....

Lawmakers tried to insert funds for the rural charter accelerator program last year, but the provision did not make it into the final budget.

Recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers is one of the toughest challenges for rural schools and for rural charter schools in particular.

While most charter schools are forced to divert operating funds to cover the cost of facilities, the problem is more acute for rural charters.

Not exact matches

For example, the coalition said, «the conditions proposed in the draft order do not fully prevent Charter from using its dominant position in the marketplace to thwart competition from streaming services and to stifle competitors in underserved, rural communities.»

The program is officially known as the USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Housing Loan Program, or the «Section 502 loan», named for its place in the USDA charter.

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For instance, charter schools in rural areas are eligible for loan guarantees under a U.S. Department of Agriculture progrFor instance, charter schools in rural areas are eligible for loan guarantees under a U.S. Department of Agriculture progrfor loan guarantees under a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadCharter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadcharter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

School districts that already had higher fractions of students enrolled in private schools, even accounting for the urban or rural location of the district, had a greater likelihood of having a charter school open in their district by 2003 — 04 and a greater share of their students enrolled in charters.

Also, one finds little support for charters in suburbia, small towns, or rural America.

High - performing charters have accomplished great things for many, many inner - city kids, so my colleagues and I wondered whether they could do the same in rural areas.

Similar to our analysis of charter schools, access to private schools is much higher for families from urban areas relative to families from rural areas (although the difference is not as large).

Full - time staff members travel the state to support charters and rural districts, all the while advocating for policies that benefit both.

Certainly the autonomy that charter laws afford could be put to good use in rural schools, which labor under rules often designed for their urban cousins.

In California, especially in rural areas, charters offer parents their only options for specialty schools such as Montessori and Waldorf.

The push for rural consolidation is all the stranger given the movement in urban areas toward smaller schools, including charter schools, so that classroom sizes are smaller and there is more accountability among students, parents, and administrators.

The demand for charters in rural communities is limited, because rural Americans regard their district - operated schools as valuable institutions for reasons that go beyond their academic worth.

The irony is that for most voters — those living in suburban and rural communities with charter enrollment far below the current cap — the vote is inconsequential.

We purposely chose schools that were very different (big / small, urban / rural, traditional / progressive, district / charter) so we could be certain we were designing a solution that worked for everyone.

Their summary of the sector's academic outcomes, which draws heavily on a series of studies by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, is likewise relatively uncontroversial: there is a positive achievement effect for poor, nonwhite, urban students, but suburban and rural charters come up short, as do online charters, about which the authors duly report negative findings.

Telia Kapteyn Learning and Teaching Hometown: Atlanta Experience: Taught kindergarten as a Teach For America corps member in Brooklyn, New York; high school English teacher in a rural fishing village in Malaysia on a Fulbright Scholarship; elementary school teacher at a KIPP school in the Arkansas Delta Future plans: First - grade teacher at Brooke Charter School in Roslindale, Massachusetts; cohort leader in Teach For America's Education 4 Justice pilot program, which seeks to prepare teachers to incorporate social justice pedagogy into their classrooms

Terry Ryan, president of the Idaho Charter School Network, adds «Charter schools have provided an academic lifeline for students in troubled urban school districts for decades, yet charter opportunities are not available for most of the country's 11 million rural stCharter School Network, adds «Charter schools have provided an academic lifeline for students in troubled urban school districts for decades, yet charter opportunities are not available for most of the country's 11 million rural stCharter schools have provided an academic lifeline for students in troubled urban school districts for decades, yet charter opportunities are not available for most of the country's 11 million rural stcharter opportunities are not available for most of the country's 11 million rural students.

In a report released by Bellwether Education Partners, Andy Smarick examines the state policies that can hinder or foster the growth of rural charter schools and argues for a new approach to charter schooling in rural America — one that's prudent and respectful of the unique characteristics of rural communities but more open to charter growth than in the past.

In Rural Innovators in Education, Terry Ryan of the Idaho Charter School Network looks at examples of this trend, using his findings to develop five policy lessons for Idaho and other rural stRural Innovators in Education, Terry Ryan of the Idaho Charter School Network looks at examples of this trend, using his findings to develop five policy lessons for Idaho and other rural strural states.

Some rural charter schools target well - defined niche markets; for example, the Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy in the Upper Peninsula focuses its curriculum on Native American students.

But for families in rural areas, charter schools aren't really an option.

Schools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schools do.136

Commissioner Robinson cited the need for more charter schools to open in urban and rural areas with «persistently low - achieving schools.»

(September 1, 2015, Columbia, MD) Charter Schools Development Corporation (CSDC) is pleased to announce that it has received a $ 5 million grant under the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Credit Enhancement for Charter Schools Facilities Program that will enable the organization to expand its lending and development capacity to multiple charter schools over a broad geographic area, with a new emphasis on serving schools located in rural commuCharter Schools Development Corporation (CSDC) is pleased to announce that it has received a $ 5 million grant under the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Credit Enhancement for Charter Schools Facilities Program that will enable the organization to expand its lending and development capacity to multiple charter schools over a broad geographic area, with a new emphasis on serving schools located in rural commuCharter Schools Facilities Program that will enable the organization to expand its lending and development capacity to multiple charter schools over a broad geographic area, with a new emphasis on serving schools located in rural commucharter schools over a broad geographic area, with a new emphasis on serving schools located in rural communities.

Given the growth of national charter school networks, such as the Challenge Foundation — a national group that funds a pair of schools, accounting for nearly 11 percent of the student population, in rural Rutherford County — proponents say it's essential to maintain some local control over charters.

Andy Smarick said that it can be harder for rural areas with fewer people, a smaller workforce, and less ability to attract charter school operators, to make the changes seen in large cities.

Many charter schools like these are delivering for thousands of students in rural communities.

Charter schools — and any other urban or rural school with high turnover — are essentially subsidizing benefits for those who stay.

Still, the schools have been draining funds from rural districts, and have been quickly endorsed by DeVos as the option for rural students who may not have access to private institutions or brick - and - mortar charter schools.

(D.C.) In Utah, first - year federal grant funding of $ 2.2 million was used to create a partnership between seven rural school districts, three charter schools, the Ute Indian Tribe, Utah State University and four local business organizations aimed at helping more low - income and at - risk students graduate from high school prepared for college.

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School will be the fulfillment of a long standing need for high quality public education in the rural West Ashley area of Charleston County.

Eric Hall, in the midst of a rainy drive to rural Robeson County to pitch North Carolina's ambitious but controversial plan for a charter takeover of several low - performing schools, wants to set one thing straight.

«High quality virtual charter schools provide valuable options to families, particularly those who live in rural areas where brick - and - mortar schools might not have the capacity to provide the range of courses or other educational experiences for students,» she wrote.

USDA is awarding $ 304,132 to Snow College to purchase updated interactive video conferencing equipment for three high schools and three charter schools in rural areas.

Joey Garrison reported on the two rural charter proposals and also on a slate of new charters proposed and approved for Nashville.

Rick Johnson former Michigan House speaker says they hope the 358 page report, which breaks the issue down for rural schools, urban schools, remote schools and charter schools will help legislators reform how they fund education.

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For example, the USDA recently awarded the non-profit lender Building Hope $ 25 million to assist in the funding of charter school facilities in some of the country's neediest and depressed rural communities.

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A webinar to assist schools interested in applying for the Texas Virtual Schools Network (TXVSN) Grant to Rural Schools will be offered free to all Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) members schools on Wednesday, April 5 from 10 - 11 a.m. School personnel will need -LSB-...]

The program is officially known as the USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Housing Loan Program, or the «Section 502 loan», named for its place in the USDA charter.

Question: Hello I run a non profit cat adoption center in rural Ohio We have never tested for FIV or FLV as our original charter was to be a no kill shelter.

The evidence base includes outcomes for schools with a variety of governance structures in many local contexts, ranging from small charter schools to large and small district - run schools in urban and rural communities.