Sentences with phrase «lot more charter»

At the same time, just like in the district - run sector, there are a lot more charter schools that have low and relatively equitable suspension rates — a little more than one - third.

A key state senator says that if Mayor de Blasio wants Albany to extend mayoral control over the city's public schools, he's going to have to allow a lot more charter schools in the Big Apple.

Not exact matches

Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm is a «brilliant move» that will make the company a lot more profitable, says Edward Snyder, analyst at Charter Equity Research.

I've seen a lot in my years in the education - reform movement and the charter school sector, and I don't think I've ever been more excited about the work than I am here in Newark.

Watch for a lot of new work from CRPE's new crop of brilliant analysts on the state education agencies of the future, district - charter collaboration, the costs of blended - learning models, charter schools and special education, and, of course, more research and tools for portfolio management.

Authorizers need to close more low - performing schools, but they also need to get a heck of a lot smarter about who gets a charter in the first place.

But I'm convinced that, at this point in time, the way to create lots more «high - quality seats» for lots more kids is to make sure that charter schools and private school scholarships receive funding parity with «the system.»

More than a couple of the principals seem to think the success of Indy's charter schools has a lot to do with the smallness of the enterprise.

We are focused on making things better — via stronger standards (Common Core), greater parental choice (vouchers, charters, and more), more effective teachers (upgrading preparation programs, devising new evaluation regimens) and lots else.

There's surely a lot that can be learned from trying to uncover the secret formula that makes these high - performing charters do so well, ideas that can then be applied more broadly in public and charter schools alike.

... You're seeing charters more in communities where the district public schools have a lot of work to do to get better.»

Clemons is not only a founding Board Member of the recently opened New Haven Montessori Charter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds tCharter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds tcharter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds to come.

Now Debbie Meier, as many of you know, is not a big fan of charter schools, though she is a whole lot more nuanced about their existence than her blogging buddy, Ms. Ravitch.

That's where charter schools have a real competitive advantage because they can target a lot more of their funding directly into classrooms,» Lytle says.

If enough educators around the country use the Institute to inform their curriculum, many more schools — district and charter — could look a lot more like Success Academy schools within the next few years.

The book — from which I am going to run a series of excerpts — looks at international tests, teachers, school funding, charter schools and a lot more, including sections on: http://go.uen.org/wU

Zimmer noted that the school board took a «leap of faith» in approving Green Dot charter renewals and said their two schools on this state list indicate «this should green - light more collaboration and I hope that it won't be punitive, and would be a lot of engagement.»

In other words, Ben throws a lot at the wall, but nothing sticks to rebut the basic point: Charter don't spend more than traditional districts and their schools.

Yet charters can be more segregated than ever, and get more money per student, plus lots of services and in - kind staffing.

Amy Hanauer, Executive Director of Policy Matters Ohio, said, «We've done a lot of research on Ohio charter schools, but I think this -LSB-...] Read More»

Lots of things stand out in this story, but here's one «Nine of the top - ranked 10 schools with student poverty rates of 85 percent or more are charters that employ strategies similar to Hiawatha's.»

Slightly was the key word; it was a bit more, not a lot, just a bit and if those new charter schools were a district, they would be the third lowest funded school district in Georgia.

Lots of golfers and corporate types from ConnCAN and RI - CAN are anxious to get more charter schools and to see more public taxpayer money.

The fact is charter schools are not being held accountable in the same way district public schools are and we can be pretty sure that now that one of Achievement First's founders is the Commissioner of Education — we won't be seeing a lot more criticism of Achievement First.

Erica Frankenberg, co-director at the Center for Education and Civil Rights, said the problem with the report is that it ignored a lot of evidence, and it called for more charter schools.

The nine middle schools in Springfield are operated by a public - private partnership in a model that more closely resembles what a lot of charter schools do.

For example, only schools that receive more applications than spots use a lottery, therefore the charter schools analyzed in this study were charter schools that received lots of applications, potentially meaning they were on average better charter schools.

The fact that we lose half the students in Connecticut's urban high schools is a major problem that deserves a lot more attention, but having a Governor who fails to tell the truth in his effort to pander to the charter school industry is hardly the answer.

Another education - «reform» - related race: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee's husband, had a «strong mayor» proposal on the ballot there that would have given him a lot more power over city government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post the link separately since posting a link delays the post

Another education - «reform» - related race: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee's husband, had a «strong mayor» proposal on the ballot there that would have given him a lot more power over city government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post... Read more power over city government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post... Read MoreMore

But, I digress... Pete had just tweeted a snarky put down of students protesting budget cuts in the Chicago Public Schools, and I asked him why he was always criticizing teachers and students, and why he never used his bully pulpit to critique any charter school operators — like Steve Ingersoll, who used his charter school as a personal ATM, committing fraud and embezzlement along the way — given that they are doing a lot more damage than teachers and kids.

«Charter high schools are usually considerably smaller than traditional high schools, which translates into teachers wearing many hats, serving on lots of committees and taking on way more responsibilities,» she said.

Federal student loans originate from the Department of Education (DOE) who then loan the money to the students, but Private Student Loans originate from common banks including Chase, Charter One, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, RBS Citizens, Union Federal Savings and there are lots more, but these banks are called the «Originators».

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There's a lot more to Legal Project Management than charters, of course.

So either pay a little (or a lot) more to move to a neighborhood with good public schools or research all your options; private schools, magnet or charter schools, home school, etc..

Also, consumers may have to pay your ISP — like Comcast, Charter and so on — a lot more just to get services like streaming video or other data - intensive services, such as Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu and so on.