Sentences with phrase «more charter schools in the city»

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When I worked as a nutrition director for a small charter high school in Boston, I learned about a company called City Fresh, which somehow manages to make fresh, healthy meals that comply with US nutritional standards and cost only a little more than the average school lunch.

No group in NYC has amassed more political clout than the teachers union, which has scored a new contract for its members, helped block charter schools from expanding, pushed for the renewal of mayoral control of city schools, and ensured the city education budget continues to soar.

Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan will insist that more charter schools be allowed to open in New York City as part of any deal to extend Mayor de Blasio's authority over the public - school system, The Post has learned.

Recently, Ms. Moskowitz and a charter lobbying organization with which she is closely associated, Families for Excellent Schools, have criticized the Education Department as not doing more to address violence and physical abuse by teachers in the city's regular public sSchools, have criticized the Education Department as not doing more to address violence and physical abuse by teachers in the city's regular public schoolsschools.

Teachers» unions and Democrats who dominate the Assembly were pleased to beat back the tax credit, while the religious organizations and charter school advocates who supported the measure were tided over with money and changes that will allow more charter schools to open in New York City.

At nearly the same time, about a thousand members of the city teachers union arrived in Albany to rally for more education aid and against Cuomo's plans, which include tougher teacher evaluations and more charter schools.

Cuomo's plan also shifts at least $ 56 million in costs to New York City — but also includes more than $ 400 million in funding increases for the city, and would lift the cap that prevents charter schools from expanding in the five borouCity — but also includes more than $ 400 million in funding increases for the city, and would lift the cap that prevents charter schools from expanding in the five boroucity, and would lift the cap that prevents charter schools from expanding in the five boroughs.

City charter schools in public school buildings are far more overcrowded than their district - run counterparts, a new analysis of NYC Education Department data shows.

Parents and staff at Arturo Toscanini were livid roughly two years ago when the city proposed having a Success Academy charter school expand into the building, and Donohue maintains that closing his school is just a way to give more space in the building to Success Academy.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (r.) wants more charter schools in New York City.

A new study says that on average, New York City charter school students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading and 63 more days in math each year, compared with similar students in traditional public schools.

More than a dozen elected officials are signing on to a letter pledging support for charter schools ahead of a major rally in New York City.

During his testimony, de Blasio raised several concerns about Cuomo's proposed $ 145 billion budget and pleaded with lawmakers to, among other things, reject the governor's attempt to claw back more than $ 600 million in savings from a recent debt refinancing and his call for the city to provide more per - pupil funding to charter schools.

A campaign would be focused around restoring trust between City Hall and the police, more support for charter schools, and leveraging Massey's connections in the real - estate world and experience with development to spur the creation of more affordable housing, said one person who has spoken with Massey about plotting a possible bid.

The language of the so - called «Big Ugly,» the 72 - page bill with all the legislative changes from this session, allows for 50 slots from the overall cap to be «granted to a charter for a school to be located in a city having a population of one million or more.»

An Independent Budget Office study suggested that charter schools actually get more overall aid than regular public schools when factoring in the free rent or subsidy they receive from the city.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

More than 50 parents and education activists back a lawsuit filed by Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to overturn all charter school «co-locations» in city - owned buildings approved by de Blasio last moCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to overturn all charter school «co-locations» in city - owned buildings approved by de Blasio last mocity - owned buildings approved by de Blasio last month.

Making teacher evaluations more dependent on test scores, reforming tenure and adding charter schools in the city were all priorities of StudentsFirstNY and became significant pieces of the governor's agenda for the 2015 legislative session, which he announced in his State of the State speech on Jan. 21.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 New York City families gathered in Albany Wednesday to lobby for an expansion of charter - school seats.

New York City's charter school sector appears to have secured a significant victory in the 11th hour of the Legislative session Wednesday night, with a set of regulations that will make it much easier for large charter networks to hire more uncertified teachers.

Mulgrew said he was «perplexed» that so many upstate Republican senators — many who receive contributions from the charter industry — took so much interest in creating «more free space in New York City public schools» for charter chains.

Klein, who oversaw more than 1,600 public schools with 136,000 employees and a $ 21 billion operating budget, also helped grow the number of charter schools in the city.

«As New York City's charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.»

Latino elected leaders joined liberal anti-charter school activists on the steps of City Hall to demand that Success Academy Charter Schools return an $ 8.5 million donation from hedge fund manager John Paulson because of his role in the Puerto Rican debt crisis — where the government is slashing education spending in a desperate effort to balance its books... [Click here to read more]

But after Mr. Cuomo last year pushed through a law giving charter schools more power to obtain free space in city school buildings, Mr. de Blasio's administration appears wary of doing anything that could jeopardize its biggest priorities in Albany, which include getting mayoral control of schools renewed and securing more aid for prekindergarten, after - school programs and city schools in general.

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.

Last week, Mr. Silver questioned whether it was necessary to raise the charter cap in New York City, saying that the more money that goes to charters, the less goes to traditional public schools.

State budget and education experts told Capital that Cuomo can help charters by maneuvering more money in the state budget towards the city's schools, and then stipulating that some of that money be used for charter revenue.

StudentsFirstNY, a group that promotes charter schools, stricter teacher evaluations and changes to teacher tenure, has spent more than $ 500,000 to run its own advertisements in New York City and Albany supporting Mr. Cuomo's plans.

Success Academy charter school officials want the city to fork over more rooms in the Wadleigh High School campus, according to papers to be filed with state Education Commissioner MaryEllenschool officials want the city to fork over more rooms in the Wadleigh High School campus, according to papers to be filed with state Education Commissioner MaryEllenSchool campus, according to papers to be filed with state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

Frustrated by the loss of more students and funding to new charters, the majority of the Buffalo School Board requested that the State University of New York and the state Board of Regents issue a three - year moratorium on charters in the city.

A full - scale transition from a government - run monopoly to a competitive marketplace won't happen quickly, but that's no reason not to begin introducing more competition... We pursued that goal in New York City by opening more than 100 charter schools in high - poverty communities.

CREDO had done a national study that found more charters doing badly compared to their feeder schools from the traditional public sector, and an NBER study in New York City found substantially better performance of charters versus traditional public schools.

In both cities, students with existing IEPs are significantly and substantially more likely to remain in their kindergarten school if it is a charter than if it is a district schooIn both cities, students with existing IEPs are significantly and substantially more likely to remain in their kindergarten school if it is a charter than if it is a district schooin their kindergarten school if it is a charter than if it is a district school.

While the evidence for the effectiveness of charter schools nationwide is mixed, research has found that the charter schools in these cities are on average more effective than district schools in raising student test scores.

We also find that the students applying to charter schools in New York City are more likely to be black and eligible for a free or reduced - price lunch program than students in the public schools in the district.

In cities like New Orleans and Detroit, which have especially robust charter sectors, more students attend charters than district schools.

The average tenure of teachers at Partnership Schools is more than ten years, over four times that of some the larger charter management organizations in the city.

Today, almost half of the city's public school enrollment is in charters, even more kids are on charter waitlists, and PCSB has the authority to continue growing its portfolio.

The research team used data from more than 1,300 8th graders attending 32 public schools in Boston, including traditional public schools, exam schools that admit only the city's most academically talented students, and oversubscribed charter schools.

According to the authors» own numbers in Table 20, more than half (56 percent) of charter school students attend school in a city, compared to less than one - third (30 percent) of traditional public school students.

This amounts to 21 percent more school than students in these schools obtained in the year pre-treatment and roughly the same as successful charter schools in New York City.

And it is even more amazing considering that some of the highest performing charter schools, like Roxbury Prep in Boston or KIPP Infinity in New York City, serve very disadvantaged students.

But I would've preferred the report to point out that school quality matters far more than school operator, and while the CSO - model is a promising approach to the district sector, it should be viewed in the context of a city's entire portfolio of schools — CSO, charter, and private.

Average per - pupil public revenues (from all sources, including federal Charter School Program start - up grants) across the NewSchools portfolio were more than $ 11,500 in 2010, ranging from about $ 9,000 to $ 16,000, depending on the states and cities where schools are located.

In some cities, including New Orleans and the District of Columbia, more than one in five pupils attend a charter schooIn some cities, including New Orleans and the District of Columbia, more than one in five pupils attend a charter schooin five pupils attend a charter school.

Over the past two decades, chartered schools got more and more stage time, breaking into nearly every state and growing to capture larger market shares in America's cities: 10, 15, 20, 30 percent in some areas.

There are more than 4500 charter schools across the United States today, but in only a few cities do charter schools enroll a significant percentage of public school students.

The only course that is sustainable, for both chartering and urban education, embraces a third, more expansive view of the movement's future: replace the district - based system in America's large cities with fluid, self - improving systems of charter schools.