Sentences with phrase «growing number of charter schools»

Klein, who oversaw more than 1,600 public schools with 136,000 employees and a $ 21 billion operating budget, also helped grow the number of charter schools in the city.

Too many school districts lack the resources or political will to properly oversee a rapidly growing number of charter schools which, according to a recent report, led to at least $ 200 million in misspent taxpayer funds.

CCSA advocates on behalf of charter schools through public policy, leadership initiatives, and helping to grow the number of charter schools in California while holding them to the highest standards of accountability.

However, a growing number of charter schools aims to serve a more diverse student body.

The study, conducted by Stanford University researcher Caroline M. Hoxby and her co-authors Sonali Mararka and Jenny Kang, is based on eight years of data for students applying to the city's growing number of charter schools.

«Passage of House Bill 467 would be a credit negative for the PSF, as it could potentially weaken the overall credit quality of the program's participants as the PSF extends its guarantee to a growing number of charter schools over time,» Nichols said.

As lawmakers draw closer to finalizing a state budget that has drawn the most attention for how it may boost teacher pay and cut Medicaid, another battle is taking place at the legislature, too — over lowering standards for North Carolina's growing number of charter schools.

There is a growing number of charter schools and networks serving overaged, undercredited students.

Today, however, a small, but growing number of charter schools are challenging that skepticism — and proving it wrong.

Students at Morris Jeff Community School in New Orleans, one of a small but growing number of charter schools that are trying to be racially and economically diverse.

Having said that, we profile in the book a small but growing number of charter schools that are intentionally diverse — the Denver School of Science and Technology, High Tech High in San Diego, City Neighbors in Baltimore, Morris Jeff in New Orleans, Blackstone Valley Prep in Rhode Island, Capital City and E.L. Haynes in Washington, D.C., Community Roots in Brooklyn and Larchmont in Los Angeles.

His most recent book, co-authored with Halley Potter, «A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education,» examines two myth - busting strategies in a small but growing number of charter schools: promoting economic diversity in enrollment and amplifying teacher voice.

The ever - growing number of charter schools, often privately subsidized and rarely bound by union rules, that Klein unleashed on the city skims off the neighborhood's more ambitious, motivated families.

This collaboration between charters and the LAUSD, which comes on the heels of the signing of the Quality Schools Compact, is a step forward as the growing number of charter schools and the district work toward finding viable solutions to remove obstacles for the delivery of special education services at charter schools.»

He grew the number of charter schools by creating a $ 50 million, low - interest loan program for technology and transportation as well as a $ 500 per student charter increase, which the legislature had scaled back from his original $ 1,500 ask.

Critics, including the operators of a growing number of charter schools that have shown remarkable progress in closing the achievement gap, have argued that these traditional teacher training programs are not equipping graduates with the strategies getting the best results in their classrooms.

Noted researchers Kahlenberg and Potter highlight a small but growing number of charter schools that are taking different approaches.

But a growing number of charter schools are intentionally seeking diverse student enrollment and developing education models to support the needs of all students.

A small but growing number of charter schools are taking different approaches that echo themes in Shanker's original vision and are backed by long lines of research.

In recent years, CCSA has seen a growing number of charter schools across the state struggle through the renewal process.

King had to immediately grapple with how the district would co-exist with the growing number of charter schools and the school board's opposition to a plan to significantly increase their numbers.

A growing number of charter schools in Wisconsin are trying project - based learning, in which students solve problems related to their interests, similar to what they might experience in a modern workplace.