Sentences with phrase «marked national charter»

This week marked National Charter School Week, a weeklong event that raises awareness about public charter schools, their academic success, and the demand from parents for more school options.

Compared with last year, the U.S. Department of Education significantly increased the amount of resources it devoted to marking National Charter Schools Week.

The 74 marks National Charter Schools Week (May 1 - 7) with a series of articles about America's charter leaders, students and policies.

Not exact matches

A third organization, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), gives low marks to the laws of all four states.

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Worse yet, I was personally present with local and national union leadership when they acknowledged that reality and celebrated that much of the money donated by Mark Zuckerberg was going to go into the pockets of their teachers rather than towards a radical expansion of the charter sector — as had been the case, for example, in New Orleans.

Author Bio: A former commissioner of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, Mark Schneider writes about a broad range of education issues: charter schools, consumer choice in education, and higher education policy.

Mississippi's Charter School Law Receives High Marks December 16, 2015 by Brett Kittredge A nationwide ranking of charter school policies released by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NASCA) finds Mississippi has one of the best charter school laws in the country based on authorizer quality and school accountaCharter School Law Receives High Marks December 16, 2015 by Brett Kittredge A nationwide ranking of charter school policies released by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NASCA) finds Mississippi has one of the best charter school laws in the country based on authorizer quality and school accountacharter school policies released by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NASCA) finds Mississippi has one of the best charter school laws in the country based on authorizer quality and school accountaCharter School Authorizers (NASCA) finds Mississippi has one of the best charter school laws in the country based on authorizer quality and school accountacharter school laws in the country based on authorizer quality and school accountability.

The reception, which took place overlooking the nation's Capitol, marked the national launch of former Minnesota State Senator and CSDC Board Vice Chair Ember Reichgott Junge's book Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story.

Today marks the beginning of National School Choice Week (NSCW), a week designed to raise public awareness about all types of effective education options for children, including traditional and charter public schools, magnet, private, online and homeschools.

Takeovers and other methods of proliferating charters, such as vouchers, have helped push the number of charter schools in America over the 6,400 mark in 2013 - 14, with more than 2.5 million students enrolled, according to The National Alliance for Public Charter Scharter schools in America over the 6,400 mark in 2013 - 14, with more than 2.5 million students enrolled, according to The National Alliance for Public Charter SCharter Schools.

Teachers of Distinction Margaret Burns, Gallistel Language Academy, Chicago Jennifer Cho, National Teachers Academy, Chicago Lisa Espinosa, Ruiz School, Chicago Heather Kelsey, St. Gall School, Chicago Virginia Kogen, Madero School, Chicago Brenda Kraber, Glen Grove School, Glenview Sharon Kranz, Roslyn Road Elementary School, Barrington Patrick McAndrew, Beye Elementary School, Oak Park Mary Meade, Christopher School, Chicago Mark Nelson, Stone Academy, Chicago Esther Ohito, Pershing West Magnet School, Chicago Claudine Randolph, University of Chicago Charter School - Donoghue Elementary, Chicago Veronica Ruelas, Academy of St. Benedict the African, Chicago

But as we approach the quarter - century mark for the landmark law that made Massachusetts the recognized national leader in K - 12 education and brought charter schools into being here, the Bay State's charter school sector is focused on repairing frayed political ties, rebuilding its reputation, and redefining its mission.

This award marks the end of the 2015 - 16 academic decathlon season in which Granada Hills Charter won all levels of competition including the city, state and national titles.