Sentences with phrase «limit charter school growth»

Unlike his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, de Blasio has sought to limit charter school growth in the city.

This year, the General Assembly lifted a cap that limited charter school growth, a move that enhanced the state's Race to the Top application to win up to $ 75 million in federal education aid.

Not exact matches

It's to get lawmakers to limit the growth of charter schools.

«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.

Success Academy co-location proposals are often controversial, as the popular charter schools tend to grow quickly and limit growth of the district school they share space with.

In an obstructive response to increased competition for scarce public resources, public school officials may attempt to block the growth of charter schools by limiting access to buildings and information, adding burdensome bureaucratic requirements, or supporting legislation that would hinder the development of such schools.

Delegates to the National Education Association Representative Assembly last week approved a policy statement on charter schools that aims to limit the growth of charter schools and regulate the schools more closely.

The «parallel system» approach to chartering's future rests on two mistaken assumptions: first, that by simply creating new schools and not purposely antagonizing the traditional system, chartering wouldn't attract the ire of defenders of the status quo; and second, that if chartering proved successful and popular, the sky was the limit on growth.

By capping the number of charter schools statewide, limiting the annual growth in the number of schools per district, and providing for input from the local district before approval of charter applications, North Carolina has exercised more control over the establishment of charter schools than some states.

Superintendent Anderson fiercely advocated for controlling that growth — pushing to close several unsuccessful charters she had inherited, limiting growth to schools that had shown demonstrable success for children, and preserving the majority of the district as noncharter «traditional» public schools.

The article's author, James A. Peyser, explains that even though Boston Public Schools and the Boston Alliance for Charter Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Schools and the Boston Alliance for Charter Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Charter Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Boston.

And, if critics of charters were successful in limiting the growth of charter schools, the educational options available to poor and minority students would be further restricted.

Legislators in Olympia narrowly approved House Bill 2295 last March, allowing charter public schools to operate in Washington but limiting their growth to 45 over the next six years.

The California Charter Schools Association vehemently opposes this bill, as it would limit the growth of charters, and the options and choices available to families.

Illinois has seen that growth even though state law limits how many charter schools can operate here.

«Today, the Assembly Education Committee rejected AB 1172 (Mendoza - D), a measure intended to limit growth of charter schools across the state.

In Georgia, the growth of autonomous, self - governing charter public schools, that are 100 % open to any child who wished to attend, has been mostly limited to the Atlanta metro area.

We are very disappointed that the same Legislature that approved the second charter schools law in the country almost 20 years ago now wants to create obstacles to limit the growth of charter schools, as well as the choice for parents and students looking for better public education options.»

The teachers union and its allies charged that unmitigated charter school growth «imperils the financial stability» of the district, and limits opportunities for those students who remain in traditional public schools.

Limit the growth of charter schools?

For example, charter school regulations in both states, as elsewhere, limit the ability of charter schools to set their own mission (e.g., they must be secular), mandate that they administer the state standardized test, forbid them from setting their own admissions standards, forbid them from charging tuition, limit who can teach in the schools, limit the growth of the number of schools, and so on.

For instance, he has spoken out against House Bill 1723, which would place a moratorium on the creation of new charter schools, and also to limit the growth of existing institutions in applicable geographic areas.

Proponents contend that caps help limit the growth of the sector, and thus control the overall quality of charter schools (by encouraging authorizers to be more discerning in approving applications and more rigorous in closing low - performing schools).79 On the other hand, opponents argue that charter school caps stifle the growth of high - quality schools and may deter high - performing operators from even applying to operate in the state.

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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board voted 2 - 4 to reject a resolution proposed by Board Member Steve Zimmer seeking to limit parent choice by curtailing the growth of charter public schools.

Recommendations address the major barriers limiting growth of the sector's best, such as scarcity of excellent school leaders, funding for growth, and motivation of charter leaders to grow while maintaining excellence.

This cap represents a clearly - defined limit of charter growth in the state, designed to strategically target communities with underperforming district schools and limit charter presence in communities with high - performing district schools.