Sentences with phrase «largest charter companies»

One of the largest charter companies, BASIS, Inc. (8,730 students) spends more on general administration than any charter or public district in the entire state, nearly $ 12 million.

Of the 50 charters with the highest administrative spending, however, 15 are schools owned or managed by these largest charter companies in the state, which should be exhibiting economies of scale.

Instead the largest charter companies are among the most expensively managed agencies in Arizona.

Not exact matches

The company was subject to much speculation that it might tie up with larger peer Verizon, but Charter instead partnered with Comcast on an expansive wireless services agreement that requires one to seek the other's approval for a major transaction with a wireless company.

Charter Communications (CHTR), one of the largest U.S. cable companies, will file for bankruptcy protection by April 1, as part of a resturcuting to cut its debt by $ 8 billion, the WSJ reports.

Power Financial sold its shares of Montreal Trust to Bell Canada parent BCE Inc. for $ 547 million in 1989 because of reservations about the ability of a mid-sized company to compete with Canada's large chartered banks.

The startup that wants to make flying in a private jet affordable is partnering with one of the industry's largest jet - charter companies.

Charter Communications confirmed Tuesday it will purchase Time Warner Cable for $ 55 billion in a deal that would merge the second and third biggest U.S. cable companies and create a larger rival to Comcast Corp..

But larger companies, like $ 117 bln Charter, are out of reach.

After a bid from the nation's largest cable provider, Comcast, to purchase Time Warner Cable was dropped earlier this year, Charter Communications made an offer to buy the company, a merger that is now pending review by federal regulators.

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 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. 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.

Detroit has the largest share of students enrolled in charters out of any U.S. city besides New Orleans, and for - profit companies operate 80 percent of charters in Michigan.

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 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 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 inCharter School 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.

Rep. Manny Diaz, for instance, who sits on both the Education Committee and K - 12 Appropriations subcommittee, is paid a six figure salary for a job he supposedly holds at Doral College, which, in turn, is a subsidiary of Academica, the largest of the for - profit charter management companies.

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.

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.

The company, founded in 1999, is led by CEO Fernando Zulueta, and is one of the largest charter operators in the Sunshine state.

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 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 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 theCharter Schools 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 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.