For example, a state with a relatively new charter sector may want to focus on supporting the creation and growth of high - quality charters, whereas one with a more
mature charter sector may want to focus on increasing the involvement of an existing private sector that is significant in size and geographic reach but has not historically served large numbers of disadvantaged students.
Not exact matches
These intense new dynamics exacerbate the already challenging realities of a
maturing sector: after a period of rapid expansion, many
charter networks are also choosing to pause growth to attend to internal needs, including improving instruction and talent development.
In a decade and a half, the
charter school movement has gone from a glimmer in the eyes of a few Minnesota reformers to a
maturing sector of America's public education system.
The school - closure rate will fall as the
charter sector matures, I was repeatedly assured.
But what is more striking is how
mature charter - school
sectors recombine that potentially atomized authority in socially beneficial ways.
But as the
charter school
sector expands and
matures, the database of what's needed and what works grows more robust.
«As the
charter sector grows and
matures, it's encouraging to see new entrants eligible for The Broad Prize — and this year's finalists are impressive schools that have demonstrated some remarkable results for their students,» said Frederick M. Hess, director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and a member of the 2017 Broad Prize review board.