Sentences with phrase «improvements in traditional public schools»

Whether competition from charter schools can eventually spur academic improvements in traditional public schools also depends on the academic performance of the charter schools themselves.

As a longtime school choice advocate, DeVos applauds that disruption, believing that choice helps families and can spur improvement in traditional public schools.

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Again, these improvements are measured relative to what would have happened to the same students in traditional public schools.

One possible alternative explanation for the improvements observed in traditional public schools when a charter school opened nearby is the migration of lower - performing students from the traditional public school to the charter school.

In short, our results reveal substantial improvements in traditional public - school performance due to the introduction and growth of charter - school choicIn short, our results reveal substantial improvements in traditional public - school performance due to the introduction and growth of charter - school choicin traditional public - school performance due to the introduction and growth of charter - school choice.

In New Orleans, converting essentially all the city's traditional public schools into charters led to a ~.4 standard deviation improvement in the early years of the reforIn New Orleans, converting essentially all the city's traditional public schools into charters led to a ~.4 standard deviation improvement in the early years of the reforin the early years of the reform.

Opponents argue that charter schools lead to increased racial or ethnic stratification of students, skim the best students from traditional public schools, reduce resources for such schools, and provide no real improvement in student outcomes.

PROSE, which stands for Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools of Excellence, allows traditional public schools to break from some traditional restrictions set by the city and state in order to bring forth innovative school improvement straSchools of Excellence, allows traditional public schools to break from some traditional restrictions set by the city and state in order to bring forth innovative school improvement straschools to break from some traditional restrictions set by the city and state in order to bring forth innovative school improvement strategies.

Nelson Smith, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said many students come to charter schools after doing poorly in traditional public school, and take time to show improvPublic Charter Schools, said many students come to charter schools after doing poorly in traditional public school, and take time to show improSchools, said many students come to charter schools after doing poorly in traditional public school, and take time to show improschools after doing poorly in traditional public school, and take time to show improvpublic school, and take time to show improvement.

Across the state, both traditional district and public charter schools made improvements in both English language arts (ELA) and mathematics.

In the section about D.C., the report goes so far as to credit charter schools with contributing to «dramatic improvements» in the traditional public school system, a statement that doesn't take into consideration how demographic changes have improved D.C. school resultIn the section about D.C., the report goes so far as to credit charter schools with contributing to «dramatic improvements» in the traditional public school system, a statement that doesn't take into consideration how demographic changes have improved D.C. school resultin the traditional public school system, a statement that doesn't take into consideration how demographic changes have improved D.C. school results.

In other words, this strategy of district - wide school improvement will only work if there are better options available for families, either through expansion of pre-existing high - performing public schools, either charter or traditional, or through the establishment of new high - performing schools.

Compare that to the 11 percent of traditional public schools that the U.S. Department of Education labeled «in need of improvement.»

Those skeptical of the charter - school movement fear that their existence may undermine traditional public schools without providing any significant improvement in education.

Through the identification of low performance defined by a single «F» or «D» and the acceleration of the process to demonstrate improvement or closure - like options, Florida will witness a proliferation of failing schools whose children will need to be served in other educational settings outside of traditional public education.

A study conducted at Stanford University's Hoover Institution presents evidence that students in only 17 percent of charter school show greater improvement in math and reading than students in similar traditional public schools, whereas 37 percent, deliver learning results that are significantly worse than the student would have realized had they remained in public schools.

Traditional public schools intensify their improvement efforts in response to these new choices available for families, but are no longer burdened with the challenge of trying to be all things to all students.

In contrast, 353 out of 3,138 (11 %) traditional public schools did not receive a grade or school improvement rating.»

Further, charter schooling may produce improvements in the broader education system by creating an environment where schools must compete for students; to attract students, schools must maintain a high level of quality.2 And though results vary among schools, states, and student subgroups, on average charter schools achieve positive results relative to traditional public schools, particularly with traditionally underserved student groups.

A recent study by a team of highly acclaimed researchers used a «gold standard» experimental design and found that students who attended non-unionized charter schools in Boston rather than traditional public schools made dramatic academic improvements.

Skeptics contend that contrary to their mission, charter schools increase racial and ethnic isolation among students; lure away the top - performing students and divert funding from traditional public schools; and demonstrate no real improvements in student achievement.