Sentences with phrase «independent charter schools in»

While the GPSN plan differs from last summer's charter - focused plan, the success of independent charter schools in LA laid the foundation for the latest evolution of education reform in the city, several board members said.

In the recent Smater Balanced statewide tests, magnets outperformed the district's independent charter schools in nearly every major category, although the demographics of magnets vs. independent charters do not match up evenly, and some magnet schools are for highly - gifted students, which requires them to meet certain academic criteria for enrollment.

Representatives for a half dozen independent charter schools in New York City did not comment.

The OEO will have the ability to bypass local school boards and directly authorize new independent charter schools in districts with more than 25,000 students.

Through our Charter School Fellowship, exceptional leaders or charter operators are supported as they launch new, or replicate high - performing, independent charter schools in Indianapolis.

A Globe review in 2009 found that the 16 independent charter schools in Boston at that time collectively enrolled fewer than 100 students lacking English fluency, and six of those schools didn't have any.

Twenty - two percent of students at independent charter schools in LAUSD last year were English learners, according to data from the California Charter Schools Association.

MADISON — Assembly Republicans are backing off their plan to force failing public schools to be converted into independent charter schools in an effort to reach a deal with Gov. Scott Walker and state senators who opposed such a penalty.

UTLA represents over 900 teachers at independent charter schools in the Los Angeles area and has over 30,000 total members.

Gary Bennett leads the new Office of Educational Opportunity at the University of Wisconsin System, which has the ability to authorize independent charter schools in Madison and Milwaukee.

But there is no closure, much less moral triumph in this episode — certainly not for the many independent charter schools in NYC that go to great lengths to work with and keep all their students in...

The office, created by Republican legislators, has the ability to bypass local school boards and authorize independent charter schools in Madison and Milwaukee.

But here's the rub: there are over 100 independent charter schools in NYC and, at this point, C3S staff has visited about half of them.

That makes him the unofficial «charter czar,» the guy who now has the ability to bypass local school boards and authorize independent charter schools in Madison and Milwaukee.

But there is no closure, much less moral triumph in this episode — certainly not for the many independent charter schools in NYC that go to great lengths to work with and keep all their students in school and who are continually associated in the public eye with the practices of no - excuses charter schools.

The CCSA crunched the numbers on independent charter schools in the district and the state, as the information released by the California Department of Education provided overall scores for school districts but only individual scores for independent charter schools.

He plans to authorize only nonprofit organizations, not for - profit companies, to run independent charter schools in Madison.

Walker is projecting 600 additional students as his proposal would lift the state enrollment cap on virtual charter schools, allow the UW System's 13 four - year universities to establish charter schools, and allow independent charter schools in any district in the state.

Under the proposal, the UW System would be required to create a new office within four months to authorize independent charter schools in school districts with more than 25,000 students — Madison and Milwaukee — without local school board approval.

Alliance operates 27 independent charter schools in LA Unified.

For Job Seekers: Independent charter schools in NYC provide unique opportunities for new and experienced entrants in the field of education.

Steve Zimmerman, who leads a coalition of independent charter schools in New York City, said Loeb's remark «certainly isn't going to help the charter movement, which is already being tarnished by association with the current administration.»

«Starting HoLa was way harder than any of us expected,» said Barbara Martinez, a founder of the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, or HoLa, an independent charter school in Hoboken, New Jersey.

The panel was followed by a caucus style discussion between geographic regions to craft a resolution for the future direction of Independent Charter School in the United States.

I think having an independent charter school in the New London region helps all schools get better.

This school is a nonprofit, independent charter school in the middle of an urban area that serves the most diverse group of kids in the state.

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She has served in several board leadership positions, and through navigating the private, independent, and charter school experiences of her own five children, has gained valuable insights into the diversity of school policy and practice.

Shaw is an active partner to leaders in government and public and charter education around the role of independent schools in the vital debate about the future of education.

Democrats are blasting the TV ad money being spent by a independent expenditure committee backed by charter school advocates in the race for the 37th Senate district in Westchester County.

This morning, the New York City Independent Budget Office released data showing charter schools housed in private space receive 16 % less funding per student than district schools.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial sSchools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial sschools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial schoolsschools.

Independent expenditure committees have grown in influence in recent years in New York, especially in battleground state Senate races, where interest groups ranging from the teachers unions, charter school advocates and real - estate entities have sought to flex political muscle.

NYSUT's spending on behalf of mainly Democratic Senate candidates in swing districts comes as supporters of charter schools have spent heavily in independent expenditure efforts of their own.

Two independent expenditure committees funded in part by wealthy supporters of charter schools are wrapping their spending sprees on Senate Republican candidates with large ad purhcases in two state Senate races upstate.

Independent charters are particularly desperate for facilities funding, while large charters — mostly sited in co-located public school space — are focusing on increasing the amount of public money each charter school student receives.

Another independent expenditure (or IE) group, New Yorkers for Independent Action weighed in on behalf of CM Cabrera who is a staunch supporter of school choice, charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochiindependent expenditure (or IE) group, New Yorkers for Independent Action weighed in on behalf of CM Cabrera who is a staunch supporter of school choice, charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochiIndependent Action weighed in on behalf of CM Cabrera who is a staunch supporter of school choice, charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial schools.

Independent expenditure committees backed by wealthy donors who support education reforms and charter schools sought to be major players in a range of Democratic primary campaigns.

Independent expenditure groups backed by well - funded charter school organizations are gearing up to play a role in battleground Senate districts, spending money that could bolster Republicans in what is expected to be a difficult election year.

The Charter Center, along with the Northeast Charter School Network and a coalition of independent charters, held a press conference Tuesday with about 30 students who attend charters housed in private space to highlight the facilities funding gap.

An Independent Budget Office study suggested that charter schools actually get more overall aid than regular public schools when factoring in the free rent or subsidy they receive from the city.

Any legislation to roll back the new regulations would face a significant hurdle in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans who support charter schools — as does Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, of the Bronx, and Gov. Cuomo.

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Republicans and Independent Democrats in the senate favor more charter schools, while Democrats in the Assembly do not.

Earlier in the day, Senate Independent Democratic Leader Jeff Klein, following a closed door meeting with Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders, said he hoped for a «grand bargain» that would include the mayoral control extension, the sales tax continuation and some provisions to help charter schools.

Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City, California, uses different seating configurations for independent work, collaborative work, mini lessons, and large - group discussions.

The decade between 1999 and 2009 saw a dramatic expansion in CMO schools, with increases of approximately 20 percent per year, a higher growth rate than seen by independent charter schools, according to a recent study by Mathematica Policy Research.

We would help independent charter schools acquire benefits of scale by concentrating some of their needs and corresponding services in a single place, particularly their business management and other «back office» functions.

Students who attend five charter schools in the San Francisco Bay area that are run by the Knowledge Is Power Program, or kipp, score consistently higher on standardized tests than their peers from comparable public schools, an independent evaluation of the schools concludes.

are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and everywhere in between.»

We also came to realize that independent charter schools faced almost insurmountable hurdles in delivering high - quality academic instruction while running these small businesses on tight margins.