Sentences with phrase «number of charter schools over»

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This annual growth contributed to a 47 percent increase in the number of charter schools over the seven years since 2006 - 2007.

«Passage of House Bill 467 would be a credit negative for the PSF, as it could potentially weaken the overall credit quality of the program's participants as the PSF extends its guarantee to a growing number of charter schools over time,» Nichols said.

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Over the past three decades, the number of homeschooled children has grown by at least 7 percent a year» the number may now exceed the number attending charter schools» and between 6 and 12 percent of all students are educated at home at some point between kindergarten and twelfth grade.

Negotiations in Albany were also bogged down over how to divide increased education funding, the details of an affordable housing and development tax credit in New York City and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

While the Assembly bill introduced Friday would extend mayoral control over the schools for three years, the Senate has been pushing a one - year extender that would be tied to an increase in the number of city charter schools.

A source said Cuomo spent Wednesday trying to broker a deal over mayoral control, which balanced the desire of Senate Republicans (which Cuomo shares) to increase the number of charter schools against the Democrat - dominated Assembly's refusal to budge.

The demonstrations were aimed at Cuomo's plans to increase the importance of standardized tests for teacher ratings, boost the number of charter schools and turn over the management of troubled city schools to outside groups.

Over the years, the program has expanded a great deal, and very quickly, in both public schools and charter schools, but it is not so clear that the same number of teachers who are prepared to implement the program are available now as there were during the first years the program was established in public schools.

«If you look back over the past decade, I think charter schools have absorbed half of the growth in the number of students in Utah public schools.

In 2014, nearly 12,500 students attended twenty - two Tier - 1 schools; that was a 9 percent increase over 2013 in the number of students enrolled in outstanding charters.

The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) just released our 4th annual Portrait of the Movement: Five Year Retrospective — A Charter Sector Growing in Numbers and Strength report which covers what has happened in California's charter school movement over the past five years, why it happened, and what can be done to ensure continued growth and moCharter Schools Association (CCSA) just released our 4th annual Portrait of the Movement: Five Year Retrospective — A Charter Sector Growing in Numbers and Strength report which covers what has happened in California's charter school movement over the past five years, why it happened, and what can be done to ensure continued growth and moCharter Sector Growing in Numbers and Strength report which covers what has happened in California's charter school movement over the past five years, why it happened, and what can be done to ensure continued growth and mocharter school movement over the past five years, why it happened, and what can be done to ensure continued growth and momentum.

At this rate, the number wouldn't top 200 for over a decade, and even then charters would comprise just one tenth of Bay State schools.

So far, no states have taken over schools as part of NCLB restructuring, and the number of charter conversions or privatizations is still quite small.

Although the number of charter schools in North Carolina and the nation has grown rapidly over the past decade, they still represent only a fraction of the total number of public schools and are likely to remain so for a number of years.

By capping the number of charter schools statewide, limiting the annual growth in the number of schools per district, and providing for input from the local district before approval of charter applications, North Carolina has exercised more control over the establishment of charter schools than some states.

In Massachusetts, the political battle over whether to raise a cap on the number of charter schools has come to center around the issue of race.

There will likely be a significant increase in the number of charter schools that open in New Orleans in the next school year, as 117 of the 125 schools were labeled as «low performing» by the state and thus could be taken over and converted to charters.

Over the past five years, the number of DPS charter school students has increased from 9,945 in 2011 - 12 to 18,463 in 2016 - 17 — an increase of more than 8,000 students.

Over the past decade, a growing number of urban school districts have responded to the presence of charter schools by providing some of their own schools the same flexibilities that charters enjoy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released their annual market share report findings indicating that over the past eight years the number of school districts with at least 20 percent of students attending public charter school has increased 350 pCharter Schools released their annual market share report findings indicating that over the past eight years the number of school districts with at least 20 percent of students attending public charter school has increased 350 pcharter school has increased 350 percent.

The number of charter school closures over the last five years has held pretty steady.

His main concern is that it «turn [s] over a significant number of schools to charter operators who historically have never served similar populations.»

There are, for example, no statistics on the percentage of ELL students in the schools, no numbers on the privately raised funds the schools put to use, and only cursory gestures, in Kenny's book, to the controversy over students counseled out of or removed from these charter - school classrooms and to their teacher turnover rate.

It's a controversial model that, based on the numbers reported in similar programs in Tennessee, Michigan and Louisiana, has produced mixed results and bitter opposition from local parents, many of whom are fired up over the notion of turning over their local schools to outside charters.

And with recent changes in state law, it becomes possible over the next several years to double the number of charter school seats in Boston from the current 5,200.

Jeremiah Kittredge of FES his Mayor de Blasio over blocking NYC charter schools from getting space: Team de Blasio's own numbers show «no room for charters» is a lie.

Over the last decade, the district has expanded the number of high school options families can choose from, with the growth of independently run schools such as charters and of selective enrollment programs, for example.

As lawmakers draw closer to finalizing a state budget that has drawn the most attention for how it may boost teacher pay and cut Medicaid, another battle is taking place at the legislature, too — over lowering standards for North Carolina's growing number of charter schools.

Former Office of Charter Schools director Joel Medley, who recently announced his departure in order to go head up the state's controversial new K12, Inc. - backed virtual charter school NC Virtual Academy, gave a report to the State Board last month about concerns over a number of other recommended charter applicCharter Schools director Joel Medley, who recently announced his departure in order to go head up the state's controversial new K12, Inc. - backed virtual charter school NC Virtual Academy, gave a report to the State Board last month about concerns over a number of other recommended charter appliccharter school NC Virtual Academy, gave a report to the State Board last month about concerns over a number of other recommended charter appliccharter applications.

Over the past decade, the number of students in charter schools has grown rapidly as new schools have opened and more state's, including Mississippi, adopted charter school laws.

Over the past decade, the number of students in charter schools have grown rapidly as more state's, including Mississippi, adopted charter school laws and new schools opened in state's that had existing laws.

The limit of 45 new charters over six years is good, but unlimited numbers of public schools could convert.

The Indianapolis Business Journal quotes The Mind Trust's Founder & CEO David Harris about his concern over maintaining charter school quality as the number of charter authorizers grows.

in order to go head up the state's controversial new K12, Inc. - backed virtual charter school NC Virtual Academy, gave a report to the State Board last month about concerns over a number of other recommended charter applications.

Since 1996, the number of charter schools in Florida has grown to over 654 in 2016 - 17.

Today, California is home to the largest number of charter schools in the country, with over 1100 schools providing instruction to over half a million students.

Evidence over the past five years argues that the public has never been more supportive of charter public schools than they are right now based on growth in charter school enrollment, waiting list numbers, and polling data.

Over 11 % of students at High Tech High are classified as special education, which is a relatively high number for a charter school.

The Board of Education is empowered to take a number of remediation efforts, including turning over administration of the school to an outside manager or charter school operator.

Over the last decade, the number of L.A. charter schools has more than tripled.

Cuomo is supporting plans to more closely link teacher evaluations to test scores, lift the state's cap on charter schools, and increase the number of public schools handed over to private management.

A second provision would place a cap on both the number, and the total enrollment of charter schools in Chicago over the term of the contract (until 2018 - 19).

According to The New York Times, the ten highest paid hedge fund operators with close ties to charter schools also includes David Tepper (number 1 at $ 3.5 billion in 2013), founder of founder of Appaloosa Management and New Jersey based «Better Education for Kids»; Steven A. Cohen (number 2 at $ 2.4 billion) of SAC Capital Advisors, which was forced to pay a $ 1.2 billion dollar penalty for insider trading, who has given over $ 10 million to the Achievement First charter school network; and Paul Tudor Jones II (tied for tenth at $ 600 million), founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation who has supported charter schools through his Robin Hood Foundation.

Charters are also more concentrated than non-charters among under - performing schools, however we see some evidence that the number and proportion of under - performing charters is decreasing ovCharters are also more concentrated than non-charters among under - performing schools, however we see some evidence that the number and proportion of under - performing charters is decreasing ovcharters among under - performing schools, however we see some evidence that the number and proportion of under - performing charters is decreasing ovcharters is decreasing over time.

And even though that number accounts for only 2 percent of the state's total student population, according to 2012 - 13 school year data, the online virtual charter sector in Ohio is experiencing significant growth: a 60 percent increase in enrollment over the last four years.

Last year saw the highest growth rate in the history of California's charter school movement, with a 17 percent jump in the number of new charter campuses over the year before.

But voters thought funds should be directed at traditional public schools rather than creating new charter campuses, with 59 percent favoring investments in traditional public schools over increasing the number of charter schools.

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«There's a lot of excitement over the number of applicants that have shown interest,» said Marta Reyes - Newberry, interim CEO of the Washington State Charter Schools.