Sentences with phrase «more national charter»

Alan Hawkes, a member of the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.»

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Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz is the subject of a glowing seven - page profile in MORE Magazine, the latest bit of national attention for the charter - movement leader.

Now with more than two thousand members, the National Academy encompasses dozens of fields undreamt of at the time of Lincoln's charter.

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.

New Mexico's charter enrollment growth, like the growth of its student population at large, has been more modest, but it is still above the national average.

Or, as Democrats for Education Reform President Shavar Jeffries told Richard Whitmire: «I can't think of anything more potentially harmful to the charter school movement, or anything more antithetical to its progressive roots, than having Donald Trump as its national champion.»

Delegates to the National Education Association Representative Assembly last week approved a policy statement on charter schools that aims to limit the growth of charter schools and regulate the schools more closely.

In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

If passed, this would lift arbitrary caps on funding and allow more charter schools to open, but it has strong opposition funded by state and national teachers unions.

This points to the critical role of charter school authorizers and the tremendous work that Greg Richmond, head of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), has done in carrying the banner for more rigorous charter accountability (full disclosure: I sit on the NACSA board of direcharter school authorizers and the tremendous work that Greg Richmond, head of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), has done in carrying the banner for more rigorous charter accountability (full disclosure: I sit on the NACSA board of direCharter School Authorizers (NACSA), has done in carrying the banner for more rigorous charter accountability (full disclosure: I sit on the NACSA board of direcharter accountability (full disclosure: I sit on the NACSA board of directors).

The original executive director of the D.C. Public Charter School Board, former president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, current senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and much more, Smith understands chartering and school governance inside and out.

Since then, NewSchools has helped launch and grow many more CMOs, mostly in California, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Working alongside NewSchools have been national funders like the Walton Family Foundation, the Fisher Fund, the Robertson Foundation, the Dell Foundation, the Broad Foundation, and the Charter School Growth Fund (see «The $ 500 Million Question,» forum, Winter 2011).

These laissez - faire positions have netted them mediocre ratings from organizations like the National Association of Charter School Authorizers that favor a more - regulated approach to charter Charter School Authorizers that favor a more - regulated approach to charter charter growth.

Jason Pater, a real estate manager for National Heritage Academies, which operates a network of charter schools in five states, noted that charters have more flexibility to use different construction methods.

Nearly four years after a front - page story in The New York Times sparked a fierce debate by suggesting that charter school students nationally were lagging academically behind their peers in regular public schools, the national testing program that informed the controversy has generated far more data for researchers and advocates to scrutinize.

On average across our national sample, charters put up 17 more NAEP points in math and 16 more points in reading for every Cleveland they receive, which amounts to charters being 40 percent more cost effective in math and 41 percent more cost effective in reading.

More controversial in state and national policy discussions have been proposals to enable parents, especially low - income parents, to exercise greater choice over their children's education through school vouchers, tax credits, charter schools, or home schooling.

Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.charter public schools.»

It is increasingly evident that, around the world, national education policies are encouraging more schools to become autonomous; for example, in Australia, the independent public schools; the academies in England; concertado schools in Spain; free schools in Sweden; and charter schools in the USA.

Over the decade, we have witnessed — perhaps contributed to — the advance of school reform: the proliferation of school choice from vouchers to tax credits, charters, and online learning; the evolution of accountability's focus from schools to teachers; renewed attention to national standards; and a more realistic understanding of the uncertain connection between educational expenditures and school quality.

More than a third of teachers in North Carolina's traditional public schools are chronically absent — double the rate of their peers in the state's charter schools, according to a new national study released Wednesday.

To provide a more comprehensive look at how every state actually measures up, the National Alliance is developing its own model to assess a more complete picture on charter public school performance.

National advocates of educational change, including President Barack Obama, are pushing for faster expansion of charter schools as a way to foster competition and provide more school choices.

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With more than 160 schools across the United States, KIPP is one of the largest national charter networks.

As part of its week - long celebrations, the National Alliance will shine a spotlight on charter change makers: the educators, families, leaders, and community members who make charter schools possible and in doing so, make so much more possible for students.

Nashville school officials have rejected a proposal to open a charter school in a middle - class part of the city, highlighting a broader national battle over efforts by operators of such publicly financed, privately run schools to expand into more affluent areas.

Locally, the strategic plan has near - unanimous support, but some national charter folks are more skeptical.

Democracy Prep is a national network of more than 20 high - performing public charter schools led by 1,000 + world - class educators with the motto: Work Hard.

The average gain for FRL students attending charter schools, however, equaled 17 points — more than double the national average gain.

Nor does Murray sufficiently explain documented success stories like the KIPP schools, a national network of free, open - enrollment charter schools serving more than 14,000 students, mostly low income and initially poorly performing.

Nationally, charter schools are educating more than 2.3 million students in the 2012 - 13 school year, 275,000 more than last year, the largest single - year jump since the movement began 20 years ago, according to the National Alliance for Charter Scharter schools are educating more than 2.3 million students in the 2012 - 13 school year, 275,000 more than last year, the largest single - year jump since the movement began 20 years ago, according to the National Alliance for Charter SCharter Schools.

Two National Surveys find Charter - School Parents More Satisfied than Those with Children in District - Operated Schools Private school parents most satisfied of all

To learn more about these studies, JOIN US in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 13 at 11:30 AM for a presentation of findings by Paul E. Peterson followed by a panel discussion moderated by Martin R. West featuring Nina Rees (National Alliance for Public Charter Schools); Chris Cerf (Superintendent, Newark Public Schools); and Howard Fuller (Marquette University).

According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, based in Washington, D.C., there are now more than 4,600 charter schools currently educating over 1.3 million chCharter Schools, based in Washington, D.C., there are now more than 4,600 charter schools currently educating over 1.3 million chcharter schools currently educating over 1.3 million children.

The investigation has provided more fuel for the national debate over how charter schools use suspensions, expulsions and other harsh disciplinary practices to weed out students who need extra support and, in so doing, boost the schools» test scores.

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First, there aren't that many of them — only nine operate in more than one state, said Greg Richmond, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, showed her support for the Martinez v. Malloy lawsuit: No More Raw Deals for Students.

Nina Rees, the new head of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, says more than 600,000 children are on waiting lists.

Across the nation, 604 charter schools, or 12 percent, operate with unions, and more than half of them must do so under state laws, according to data compiled for the last school year by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a nonprofit advocacy organicharter schools, or 12 percent, operate with unions, and more than half of them must do so under state laws, according to data compiled for the last school year by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a nonprofit advocacy organiCharter Schools, a nonprofit advocacy organization.

The letter was released with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) and the National Alliance for Public Charter School's (NAPCS) as part of a new campaign, ChartersWork, which «tells a clear and compelling story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools.Charter School's (NAPCS) as part of a new campaign, ChartersWork, which «tells a clear and compelling story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools.charter schools.»

According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, an estimated 3.1 million students attend one of the more than 6,900 charter schools during the 2016 - 2017 schooCharter Schools, an estimated 3.1 million students attend one of the more than 6,900 charter schools during the 2016 - 2017 schoocharter schools during the 2016 - 2017 school year.

If I read the phrase «a national model for school reform» one more time in the context of rapid charter expansion, I may scream.

According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, an estimated 3.1 million students attend one of the more than 6,900 public charter schools during the 2016 - 2017 schooCharter Schools, an estimated 3.1 million students attend one of the more than 6,900 public charter schools during the 2016 - 2017 schoocharter schools during the 2016 - 2017 school year.

Ashley is not only the runner - up for 2017 Arizona Charter Teacher of the Year, but was also honored as the 2017 National Teacher of the Year for Imagine Schools, a national non-profit charter school network serving more than 30,000 stCharter Teacher of the Year, but was also honored as the 2017 National Teacher of the Year for Imagine Schools, a national non-profit charter school network serving more than 30,000 sNational Teacher of the Year for Imagine Schools, a national non-profit charter school network serving more than 30,000 snational non-profit charter school network serving more than 30,000 stcharter school network serving more than 30,000 students.

The report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said NYC remains second in the nation in charter school enrollment, with more than 58,000 stCharter Schools said NYC remains second in the nation in charter school enrollment, with more than 58,000 stcharter school enrollment, with more than 58,000 students.

Delivering a promise of college access to their students and having high expectations led four schools authorized by LA Unified — two of them independent charter schools with more than 90 percent of their students Latino and low - income — to be selected as 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools.

By approving Flores Aguilar's resolution, the school board has a chance to do even more than provide innovative new choices for students; L.A. Unified could become the national model for a fairer, more open charter school system.

Since launching the essay contest during National School Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories!