Sentences with phrase «local school districts and charter schools»

Last year, the program served about 7,300 children from local school districts and charter schools.

Both local school districts and a charter school will have the opportunity this coming school year to visit schools across the country that use competency - based education in a new pilot program from the Utah State Board of Education.

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In addition, each school district and charter school is required to establish a district School Health Advisory Council that shall meet at least 2 times annually to make recommendations to the local school board in the development or revision, implementation and evaluation of their wellness pschool district and charter school is required to establish a district School Health Advisory Council that shall meet at least 2 times annually to make recommendations to the local school board in the development or revision, implementation and evaluation of their wellness pschool is required to establish a district School Health Advisory Council that shall meet at least 2 times annually to make recommendations to the local school board in the development or revision, implementation and evaluation of their wellness pSchool Health Advisory Council that shall meet at least 2 times annually to make recommendations to the local school board in the development or revision, implementation and evaluation of their wellness pschool board in the development or revision, implementation and evaluation of their wellness policy.

A group led by Christina Johnson, an educator and local resident, applied to the SUNY Charter Schools Institute earlier this year to establish the Mohawk Valley Community Charter School within the Utica School District to serve elementary - aged children.

Officials from several states criticized the scoring of the contest, which favored states able to gain support from 100 percent of school districts and local teachers» unions for Obama administration objectives like expanding charter schools, reworking teacher evaluation systems and turning around low - performing schools.

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

Republicans defended the increase in charter school funding as part of an agreement included in a separate education bill (HB 7055) that will let school districts keep their local property taxes for maintenance and construction rather than share it with charter schools.

That difference was the result of some $ 5,500 per student in local tax dollars going to district schools that charters such as Omega did not receive — all this in addition to money for facilities and other outlays that were also denied to Ohio charters.

Uncomfortable sending their daughters to the neighborhood school, the Wheatons applied for slots at a local, well - regarded charter school, and requested (and were granted) transfer permits for both to attend the neighboring El Segundo school district.

Over a third of Grand Rapids» schools had fallen below 60 percent of capacity, including two brand - new ones, as more and more families decamped for local charter and private schools, or moved to other districts.

Two types of charter schools operate in Massachusetts: Horace Mann charter schools are effectively «in - district» charters whose applications must first be approved by a host school district and, with a few exceptions, the local teachers union.

However, pilot schools, which were started by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools, which were started by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theSchools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to the state.

And while districts could theoretically pursue rezoning on behalf of local charter schools, they reportedly hesitate to do so.

The local union abandoned the program in the face of a «surprise $ 180 million budget deficit,» and the district gave the money to charter schools instead.

Conflict between charter schools and their local school districts is nothing new, having persisted since the first charter school opened in 1992.

Legislation to update and tighten the rules could help, particularly legislation requiring multi-year leases, and requiring districts to guarantee space large enough for all students in a local charter school, regardless of their home district.

Importantly, the schools attended by students in our sample include both open - enrollment public schools operated by the local school district and five over-subscribed charter schools that have been shown to have large, positive impacts on student achievement as measured by state math and English language arts tests.

Thirty - one of Florida's 67 local school districts requested such exemptions, but the state board granted only three: to Orange, Polk, and Sarasota, districts that had already created a significant number of charter schools (20, 24, and 9, respectively).

In Massachusetts, charter school students take with them the per - pupil net school spending (state and local) from their sending districts.

It showed that among the 16 states studied, there was wide variation in charter quality, and that while lots of charters were doing well, lots were doing worse than local district schools.

Amid continuing legal and political battles over the eight charter schools without walls now operating in the Keystone State, the legislature shifted the power to grant charters for such Internet - based schools from local school districts to the education department.

The Denver school district must obey an order from the Colorado board of education and act quickly to approve a charter school proposed by a local teacher, a state judge ruled last week.

A joint effort by Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, and several local and state representative to procure state aid for both district and charter schools is another sign factionalism is waning.

The first teachers» union contract approved for one of Massachusetts» 57 charter schools that operate outside a local public school district will allow performance - based teacher pay and a longer school day.

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Scholars Bryan Hassel and Deborah Page showed that during the 1999 - 2000 school year, charters in Ohio received about $ 2,300 less per pupil than local school districts.

Further complicating the politics of reform, charter - receptive local civic and business groups often also support efforts to improve district - run schools — particularly neighborhood schools.

The rise of charter schools also reflects the subordinate position of local school districts and to some extent further weakens their position.

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.

Local school districts now constitute 90 percent of charter school authorizers and could have fostered the kind of cross-fertilization Shanker envisioned, but they've tended instead to treat charters as distant cousins.

And though charters have taken to putting a good face on things by comparing themselves to their local district schools, which is fair, the truth about quality is uncomfortable.

They had seen her at countless education forums, on the local nightly news, and in the daily paper at every turn of the school budget clock, determinedly defending her district and, increasingly, railing against charter schools.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

And deference to local control and private - school autonomy make it extremely difficult to contemplate the prescription of academic knowledge that must be imparted by all schools that are funded directly (districts and charters) or indirectly (via tax credits, vouchers, and ESAAnd deference to local control and private - school autonomy make it extremely difficult to contemplate the prescription of academic knowledge that must be imparted by all schools that are funded directly (districts and charters) or indirectly (via tax credits, vouchers, and ESAand private - school autonomy make it extremely difficult to contemplate the prescription of academic knowledge that must be imparted by all schools that are funded directly (districts and charters) or indirectly (via tax credits, vouchers, and ESAand charters) or indirectly (via tax credits, vouchers, and ESAand ESAs).

Official Ohio Department of Education policy bans districts» use of flagging to harass the charter schools, but some charter operators complain that the state often looks the other way and insists that charter schools resolve the problem with the local districts.

When respondents are given the state and national ranking of local district schools, charter support shifts upward to 56 percent and 58 percent, respectively (see Figure 3).

Information about local district rankings increases public support for school choice programs, including charter schools, parent trigger mechanisms, and, especially, school vouchers for all students.

As in many locations, New Hampshire law requires the per - pupil funds to pass from the state through local school districts, and then to charter schools.

And finally, the Colorado Education Association (CEA) charged that district schools shouldn't have to share local tax dollars, since charters didn't share the unique funding they received through grants, donations, and charter - specific federal funAnd finally, the Colorado Education Association (CEA) charged that district schools shouldn't have to share local tax dollars, since charters didn't share the unique funding they received through grants, donations, and charter - specific federal funand charter - specific federal funds.

Previously, charter and district schools in Florida each received the same per - student allocation in base operating funds from the state's school - finance program, which combines both state and local money.

Henry Levin's suggestion that charter school organizations work on a curriculum on applying knowledge to local political, social, and economic challenges (p. 202) is an excellent one, and is a good idea for district - run schools too.

He collaborated with districts and charter schools across the state in developing their local activities, launched multiple innovative programs with non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education, and worked with the Professional Standards Board and State Board of Education in constructing policy frameworks.

He collaborated with districts and charter schools across the state in developing their local activities, launched multiple

Participating school districts, charter schools, professional organizations, private schools distribute local applications and organize local Teacher of the Year (TOY) recognition activities.

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that operate outside the direct control of local school districts, under a publicly issued charter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and operCharter schools are publicly funded schools that operate outside the direct control of local school districts, under a publicly issued charter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and opercharter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and operations.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Charter and magnet schools are often a coveted choice for parents in urban public school districts like New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford as parents search for alternatives to their local schools.

Some charter schools are not authorized under a traditional school district, and are instead authorized under their own administrative agency or under an agency other than a regular, local school district.

The bill would place lots of new restrictions on charters, including requiring that they maintain retention rates equal to the local district, and that their boards of trustees include a member of the local district school committee.

Among them is a provision that would let communities effectively block new charter schools in a community by allowing them to count seats at in - district «innovation» schools and in - district charter schools in the calculation used to determine when the local cap on charters has been reached.