Threat of a foreign
government running a charter school?
Not exact matches
Lawmakers on Monday passed extender resolutions to keep the
government running through the end of May, but also to fund pretty much all of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development program — not to mention a $ 2.5 billion water infrastructure package that pretty much all sides want — but not contentious issues like education /
charter school funding, raise the age and 421 - a.
A full - scale transition from a
government -
run monopoly to a competitive marketplace won't happen quickly, but that's no reason not to begin introducing more competition... We pursued that goal in New York City by opening more than 100
charter schools in high - poverty communities.
Under the
charter school system, the city
government continues to fund the
schools but leaves separate and competing systems to
run the
schools and hire the teachers.
Through
chartering, vouchers, tax credits, ESAs, online learning, course choice, dual enrollment, CTE programs, state -
run schools, and much more, state
governments have moved far past 1965 - era arrangements for K - 12.
Others seem to want the
charter sector to permanently operate in parallel to a district sector, giving interested low - income families public alternatives to assigned
government -
run schools.
Most virtual
schools are
charter schools; they receive
government funding and are
run by a private organization.
Charter schools are public
schools that use
government money but are
run by independent governing boards.
Online
charter schools are
government - funded but
run by private parties.
Research suggesting that vouchers or
charter schools perform badly or well is seen as fueling either a Leviathan
government that maintains iron - fisted control of
schools or a Wild West scenario in which private
school providers
run amok and the only consumers who count are those with cash in their pockets.
The landscape of subsidized OST programs includes those operated by public
schools and public
charter schools; those
run by District
government agencies, such as the Department of Parks and Recreation; and those organized by non-school entities that receive public funding, such as community based providers (CBOs).
It posits that privately -
run charter schools are superior to «
government schools.»
Charters are publicly funded but
run by non-profit boards instead of by a conventional
government school board.
The Globe review offers a rare examination of payroll records at the city's 16 independently
run charter schools — public institutions that are overseen by state education officials and operate as separate
government entities from the city.
The state
government has authorized a number of
charter schools against the wishes of local communities in recent years, some of which have
run into financial and legal trouble, like Tri-Valley and Celerity.
Alexander's and Isakson's announcement comes one day after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan NCLB bill that alters the federal
government's ability to start
charter schools, which are publicly funded but can be privately
run, adding new oversight provisions.
Another education - «reform» - related race: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee's husband, had a «strong mayor» proposal on the ballot there that would have given him a lot more power over city
government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a
charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post the link separately since posting a link delays the post
Another education - «reform» - related race: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee's husband, had a «strong mayor» proposal on the ballot there that would have given him a lot more power over city
government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a
charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post... Read More