Sentences with phrase «large charter school company»

Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school company that was co-founded by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, is continuing its campaign to get the Hartford Board of Education to close the Clark Elementary School and hand it over to the charter school operator.

Academica, the state of Florida's largest charter school company, already manages one school in Los Angeles and is looking to open another in nearby Glendale.

Not exact matches

A new education management company, led by the former head of a global electric company, has acquired Chancellor Beacon Academies, the nation's second - largest for - profit manager of charter schools.

In less than four years, White Hat Ventures LLC, the company Mr. Brennan founded to operate charter schools, has become Ohio's largest for - profit education management company.

Florida has the third - largest charter sector in the nation — with more than 650 schools serving almost 300,000 students — but half of its charters are operated by for - profit companies, fostering negative public perceptions and greater reluctance to share tax dollars.

Over the past 18 months, Stefan Pryor, Malloy's Commissioner of Education, co-founder of Achievement First, Inc. (the large charter school Management Company) and corporate education reform aficionado, has moved out all the professional expertise from the State Department of Education's office that is responsible for what used to be called Priority School Districts but are now called Alliance Distschool Management Company) and corporate education reform aficionado, has moved out all the professional expertise from the State Department of Education's office that is responsible for what used to be called Priority School Districts but are now called Alliance DistSchool Districts but are now called Alliance Districts.

The Washington Roundtable, an organization made up of top executives from many of the state's largest companies, supports charter schools, arguing it's another means to help students, particularly low - income minorities, in an age of increasing expectations.

Achievement First, Inc, of course, is the large charter school management company co-founded by Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

Another example: across the nation, some for - profit companies that run charter schools engage in self - serving real estate deals, hide their financial practices from public view, assert that they own assets that were purchased with public monies, and spend large sums to influence state legislators.

For example, Van Gureghian, who was Gov. Corbett's single largest campaign donor, owns a company that operates 150 charter schools in nine states (Ramey, 2010).

readers now appreciate, Connecticut's charter schools, and especially Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company co-founded by Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, actively allow, if not promote segregation.

Market - oriented education reform refers to a series of initiatives that include educator evaluations based in large part on student standardized test scores, the closure of schools that are considered failing or underenrolled, and an increase in the number of charter schools, many of which are operated by for - profit companies.

Of course, Achievement First, Inc. being the large charter school management company that was co-founded by Stefan Pryor, Malloy's Education Commissioner.

First came Achievement First, the large charter school management company that was co-founded by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

First up is Kishimoto's plan to close Hartford's Clark School and give it to Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school management company co-founded by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan School and give it to Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school management company co-founded by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan school management company co-founded by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

Achievement First, Inc. is the large charter school management company co-founded by Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

«As co-owner of Grimmway Farms, one of the largest and most respected agriculture companies in California, Barbara has been dedicated to support schools in and around Bakersfield, not only for her company's employees, but for all students in the region,» said Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Assocschools in and around Bakersfield, not only for her company's employees, but for all students in the region,» said Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools AssocSchools Association.

The Rise Academy is a «KIPP school», KIPP being the nation's largest charter school management companies with over 133 schools.

Stefan Pryor is co-founder of Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company, and served on their board of directors until he resigned to become Connecticut's Commissioner of Education.

Many were concerned that Pryor, a key player behind Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company that runs twenty schools in New York and Connecticut, would use his position to take over neighborhood schools and hand them over to his friends and colleagues in the Charter School incharter school management company that runs twenty schools in New York and Connecticut, would use his position to take over neighborhood schools and hand them over to his friends and colleagues in the Charter School indschool management company that runs twenty schools in New York and Connecticut, would use his position to take over neighborhood schools and hand them over to his friends and colleagues in the Charter School inCharter School indSchool industry.

And considering the Connecticut Commissioner of Education's close relationship with Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company that owns 20 schools in Connecticut and New York, the standard for charter schools is not only more lenient but rewards failure.

Summerfield Charter Academy, run by one of the nation's largest charter school management companies, is scheduled to open this fall in Guilford Charter Academy, run by one of the nation's largest charter school management companies, is scheduled to open this fall in Guilford charter school management companies, is scheduled to open this fall in Guilford County.

Last week Hartford Superintendent of Schools, Christina Kishimoto, announced plans that she wants to close Hartford's Clark School and hand the building over to Achievement First, Inc., the larger charter school management company that already has one school in Hartford but was promised another by Mayor Pedro Segarra and the majority on the Hartford Board of EducSchool and hand the building over to Achievement First, Inc., the larger charter school management company that already has one school in Hartford but was promised another by Mayor Pedro Segarra and the majority on the Hartford Board of Educschool management company that already has one school in Hartford but was promised another by Mayor Pedro Segarra and the majority on the Hartford Board of Educschool in Hartford but was promised another by Mayor Pedro Segarra and the majority on the Hartford Board of Education.

The primary beneficiary of this move will likely be Achievement First, the large charter school management company that has nine schools in Connecticut.

The CT Post doesn't even get to the fact that Commissioner Pryor, Pryor's Division Director in charge of turnaround schools, and their new Bureau Chief in the turnaround schools division all worked for Achievement First, Inc., Connecticut's largest charter school management company, before getting their state jobs.

«Two other charter schools received F's as their first - ever grades in 2013, only to climb all the way to B's this year... Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail, in Orlando, is operated by Charter Schools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout thecharter schools received F's as their first - ever grades in 2013, only to climb all the way to B's this year... Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail, in Orlando, is operated by Charter Schools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout theschools received F's as their first - ever grades in 2013, only to climb all the way to B's this year... Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail, in Orlando, is operated by Charter Schools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout theCharter School at Chickasaw Trail, in Orlando, is operated by Charter Schools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout the School at Chickasaw Trail, in Orlando, is operated by Charter Schools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout theCharter Schools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout theSchools USA, one of the largest charter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout thecharter school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout the school management organizations in the state... This year, the company saw improvement throughout the state.

The question is whether Commissioner Pryor has an appearance of a conflict of interest when it comes to his relationship with Achievement First, one of the nation's largest charter management companies with nine schools here in Connecticut.

The biggest winner of all will be Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company that Connecticut's Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor helped create and manage for the past 8 years before he resigned to become Malloy's point person on education reform.

Achievement First Inc. one of the nation's larger charter school management companies with 20 schools in New York and Connecticut, is rapidly expanding in Connecticut, despite the fact that the 2012 education reform debate is supposed to include a discussion about whether the state should make greater use of the charter school model.

As readers know, Achievement First, Inc. is the large charter school management company that was co-founded by Stefan Pryor who served on Achievement First's Board of Directors until he resigned to become Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education.

Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, co-founded Achievement First, Inc. and the larger charter school management company has received a major increase in funding since Pryor took over the State Department of Education.

Prior to working for FUSE / Jumoke, Inc., Comer worked for more than two years for Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company that was co-founded by Connecticut's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

KIPP is the largest charter school management company in the nation with at least 133 schools and rumor has it that we'll see be seeing them here in Connecticut in the months to come.

Sackler, who helped Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, create Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company that owns at least 20 schools in Connecticut and New York, also played a pivotal role in forming Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now Inc. (ConnCAN), Connecticut Coalition for Education Advocacy (ConnAD) and 50 - CAN, the national organization that has inserted ConnCAN - like organizations into the education reform debate in Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Mr. Pryor's tenure has been steeped in controversy, due in part to his commitment to the corporate education reform agenda, his leadership style and his relationship with charter schools, most directly with Achievement First, Inc., the charter school management company that has been the largest single financial beneficiary of state funds to charter schools over the past four years.

Knowing that Malloy and his administration have the propensity to duck the truth, it will not be surprising to many people that Malloy failed to inform the media, the public or the legislature that the State Board of Education's newest member, Erik Clemons, has an extensive and long - standing relationship with the charter school industry and is the President and CEO of a company that directly benefits from a large state contract that is funded through the State Department of Education.

Sackler and Malloy's Commissioner of Education formed Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school management company that owns twenty charter schools in Connecticut and New York.

Achievement First, Inc. is the large charter school management company that owns and operates charter schools in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.

Commissioner Pryor, the co-founder of Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company has led Governor Malloy's relentless effort to undermine Connecticut's teachers, parents and public education system.

Toll is the CEO of Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company that owns and operates charter schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Before setting up his own company, he served as a Vice President of National Heritage Academies, a for - profit charter chain that owns and operates 75 charter schools in nine states, making it the third largest for - profit charter school company in the United States.

Sackler is the one who helped Stefan Pryor, Malloy's Commissioner of Education, create and expand Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company.

At last night's New Haven Board of Education meeting, New Haven Board of Education President Carlos Torre and member Alicia Caraballo, «peppered proponents with skeptical questions and declared themselves unprepared to vote yet» on the plan to divert even more New Haven and Connecticut taxpayer funds to Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company with operations in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.

Of course, ConnCAN's relationship with Achievement First, Inc. is especially noteworthy since Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school management company was co-founded by Stefan Pryor.

Sackler was the early funder behind Stefan Pryor's creation of Achievement First, Inc., the larger charter school management company that owns 20 schools in New York and Connecticut and is working to get approval to expand their present schools as well as build new schools in Connecticut.

Of course, Achievement First, Inc. is the larger charter school management company that was co-founded by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

The only thing standing in their way was a state law requiring that parents, teachers and the local community had to play a role in selecting a «turnaround» model and there was little interest in a Washington D.C. charter school company that had virtually no experience running schools with a large Latino population, a significant number of English Language Learners and a large special education population.

Comer, who works as the Chief Operations Officer for the FUSE / Jumoke Academy charter school management company, and previously worked for Commissioner Stefan Pryor's Achievement First, Inc, one of the nation's largest charter school management companies, will be filling the State Board of Education seat that was most recently held by an official from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.

Jonathan Sackler, whose pharmaceutical company makes OxyContin, is a founding member of Achievement First, Inc., the large Charter School Management Company with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode company makes OxyContin, is a founding member of Achievement First, Inc., the large Charter School Management Company with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Company with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Sackler, whose company makes OxyContin, was a pivotal player in the creation of Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school chain with schools in New York Connecticut and Rhode Island.