Sentences with phrase «high quality of our charter schools»

The fact that Rhode Island charter schools go through such a rigorous accountability review and have never had a charter revoked speaks to the high quality of our charter schools and how well they serve students and families.

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«There is incredible momentum behind raising standards for students and teachers and for increasing the number of high quality charter schools,» Sedlis said.

«These regulations significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY authorized charter schools by permitting insufficiently prepared individuals to educate large numbers of high needs students beyond that which is already allowed for by law,» the lawsuit states.

The Governor is helping to create the conditions for further growth of high quality charter schools and is giving hope to thousands more children.

«We are concerned by some of the policies Bill de Blasio is pushing, particularly those that would limit the growth of high - quality charter schools,» said Glen Weiner, deputy executive director of StudentsFirstNY.

Also at 10 a.m., dozens of parents will deliver letters to City Hall demanding that the de Blasio administration expand access to New York City's high - quality, high - performing public charter schools, Manhattan.

«High quality charter schools help close the achievement gap and they are definitely part of the solution.»

Upper West Success Academy, part of the Success Charter Network group of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide high - quality public education options in an overcrowded district.

Today, a mere nuisance has burgeoned into the foremost hurdle to the rapid expansion of high - quality charter schools.

The United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), the community group that I lead in Chicago, and its network of charter schools provide Hispanic immigrant families with access to a high - quality education, thereby challenging them to fulfill their great potential while promoting American values, ideals, and our collective successes.

Inter-district magnet schools in Connecticut provide a current example outside the scope of traditional school districts as to the way charters might draw students across district boundary lines to create high - quality, integrated schooling options.

Some organizations direct their activities only to district and / or charter school issues, such as improving teacher quality and effectiveness, developing new public charter schools, or closing and transforming failing district schools to create new high - quality schools of choice.

Both the District of Columbia's and Denver's charter schools have strong community support, which coupled with demand for high - quality charter schools, continues to spur growth.

Factors other than school quality could help to explain high levels of achievement of charter school students in these states — including the ability of parents to close underperforming schools.

It argues that while members of the reform community continue to advance district and charter efforts, they should also support initiatives that make high - quality private schools accessible to low - income families.

The consistent strength of the charter schools overseen by CMU testifies to the impact of high - quality authorizing.

The papers in this series, co-authored by Steiner, Daniela Doyle and Joe Ableidinger, offer practical ways for city - based organizations to support creation of high - quality charter schools, foster development of talent pipelines, and guide prospective investors.

As the charter school sector expands, it is necessary but not sufficient to study political and policy conditions, or the growth in the number of high quality charter school seats.

If we rely completely on charter authorizers, we have a very long road ahead of us to replace all of our failing schools with high - quality ones and to provide real opportunity for all kids.

And we have to continue to expand parental choice and grow the number of high - quality charter schools — the kind getting twice, three times, four times, five times the number of low - income students to and through college.

The statement includes a list of these developments: the US Supreme Court ruled scholarships constitutional; numerous studies showed these programs benefit needy kids; families empowered with this choice express great satisfaction; urban districts continue to struggle despite great effort; chartering hasn't created enough high - quality seats; and smart accountability systems can ensure only high - quality private schools participate in these programs.

If traditional public schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment for young adolescents to prepare for college preparatory high schools or high - quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development of charter schools, magnet schools, and other choice strategies that do.

Which is why the movement needs a new political strategy — one that builds a broader constituency, whose success doesn't turn key supporters against it, and one that continues to encourage innovation in an increasing number of high - quality charter schools.

The state department of education is seeking to establish teacher - preparation schools that are free from state regulations so long as they produce high - quality teachers — a variation on the concept that has led to the creation of more than 3,000 K - 12 charter schools in 41 states since 1992.

Podcast: Peter Meyer tells Education Next how the city of Albany hit the jackpot: high - quality charter schools, and lots of them.

Well - functioning school choice requires a federal role in gathering and disseminating high - quality data on school performance; ensures that civil rights laws are enforced; distributes funds based on enrollment of high - need students in particular schools; and supports a growing supply of school options through an expanded, equitably funded charter sector and through the unfettered growth of digital learning via application of the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause.

Peter Meyer tells Education Next how the city of Albany hit the jackpot: high - quality charter schools, and lots of them.

Therefore, it's up to charter school leaders and teachers to prove to parents that their children are getting a high - quality education and laying the foundation for a life of opportunity.

He called the results a turning point that demonstrated the political power of charter school backers as well as others who are seeking more high - quality learning opportunities for local students.

Yet, there are still millions of children with limited access to a high quality public charter school.

Detroit parents still have very few high - quality options, despite a number of different reform interventions, including putting a state - appointed emergency manager in charge of the district, pulling the lowest - performing schools into a statewide turnaround district, and allowing a significant number of charter schools to operate.

Develop a strong core of high - quality schools in the charter sector by working with the best charter authorizers to develop quality benchmarks and close low - performing charters in a targeted set of neighborhoods.

«The extraordinary demands of educating disadvantaged students to higher standards, the challenges of attracting the talent required to do that work, the burden of finding and financing facilities, and often aggressive opposition from the traditional public education system have made the trifecta of scale, quality, and financial sustainability hard to hit,» concludes the report, «Growing Pains: Scaling Up the Nation's Best Charter Schools.»

And AppleTree Early Learning, a pre-k-only charter school, works with preschool providers in the area to implement its evidence - based instructional model, increasing the supply of high - quality seats in the District.

The Charter School Growth Fund invests in CMOs that operate networks of high - quality charter schools, providing grant and loan financing packages that enable these organizations to expand their capacity to serve more low - income and minority stCharter School Growth Fund invests in CMOs that operate networks of high - quality charter schools, providing grant and loan financing packages that enable these organizations to expand their capacity to serve more low - income and minority stcharter schools, providing grant and loan financing packages that enable these organizations to expand their capacity to serve more low - income and minority students.

Kevin Hall: At a minimum, a high - quality charter school produces a vast majority of students who meet or exceed academic standards regardless of their ethnic or socioeconomic background and who are well prepared for postsecondary success.

It was thought early on that public charter schools would serve as «laboratories of education,» where independence, flexibility, and innovation would produce high - quality learning environments that could be replicated across the country.

If we in the charter community respond with robust growth of high - quality schools, we will surely see greater public understanding from all quarters.

I suspect that online learning will continue to expand mainly via course providers like K12, but savvy customers like CMOs and high - performing stand - alone charter schools will help increase the quality of high - tech platforms.

Unfortunately, pre-k standards are often designed to ensure that providers meet a minimum floor of quality — unlike charter school accountability requirements, which encourage them to pursue ever - higher levels of quality.

Some of the strongest research in education shows that high - quality charter schools and preschool, separately, foster student achievement.

Despite the challenges faced in most areas of the country, some charter schools offer high - quality pre-K programs that adapt the best assets of their distinctive models and cultures to meet the unique needs of young children and prepare them well for kindergarten.

Reformers in New York's capital have brought high - quality charter schools to scale, giving hope to a generation of disadvantaged kids.

A number of forward looking cities have set aside contentious debates about charter schools, and have instead chosen to embrace high - quality charter schools in their reform strategies.

When charter students moved to higher - quality schools, they gained an additional fifty - eight days of learning in reading and eighty - eight days of learning in math by the third year after their school closed.

They should continue to support funding for the replication and expansion of high - quality charter schools, and they should make new investments in research and support for parent information, equitable funding and facilities, and innovative, low - regulation approaches to equity and effectiveness in schools of choice.

This report, prepared for NewSchools Venture Fund, examines how these charter restarts fit within the larger context of charter school quality and accountability, and describes how restarts worked at five charter schools: Henry Ford Academy: Power House High in Chicago; Harriet Tubman in New Orleans; Paul Robeson in Trenton, NJ; Harlem Day in New York; and Hardy Williams in Philadelphia.

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For the past few years, the Department of Education has also offered grants directly to Charter Management Organizations seeking to expand or replicate high - quality schools.

Finally, the authors provide some intriguing suggestive evidence that the improvement in charter school quality is associated with the growing prevalence of charter schools that adhere to a «No Excuses» approach that focuses on strict discipline, high expectations, and increased learning time.