One of the most improved areas is public education as a direct result of the diligence and
talent of charter school teachers, school leaders, and executive management.
Overall, about 44 percent of public school teachers, 41
percent of charter school teachers, and 28 percent of private school teachers have master's degrees (see Figure 2).
The bill, SB 793 Charter School Modifications, stipulates that the
salaries of charter school teachers and those who sit on charter schools» non-profit boards of directors are subject to public disclosure.
After a
video of a charter school teacher angrily scolded a student was reported by The New York Times, Success Academy leader Eva Moskowitz blasted the paper and defended the incident as an «anomaly.»
The National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC) is the largest annual
gathering of charter school teachers, school leaders, administrators, board members, and advocates from across the country.
Valor is also distinctive for its emphasis on social - emotional learning and restorative justice at a time when suspension rates and the racial competency and
diversity of charter school teachers are being questioned at high - performing networks across the country.
An analysis of National Center for Education Statistics by the University of Arizona's López and Olson found that 46 percent
of charter school teachers in Louisiana reported plans to leave, compared to 6 percent of public school teachers.
At the end of the 2008 - 2009 school year, almost a
quarter of charter school teachers left their schools or the profession, compared to 15.5 percent in traditional public schools, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics.
I've been with
groups of charter school teachers who have expressed their frustration — even to the point of tears — because they are vilified on a daily basis for making the choice to teach in schools that have the ability to reach children in innovative ways and accept lower salaries because of the direct impact they are able to make in the lives of our children.
Teachers and staff in the one of Chicago's largest charter school networks overwhelmingly have chosen the Chicago
Alliance of Charter School Teachers and Staff (Chicago ACTS), an affiliate of the AFT and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, as their bargaining agent.
For instance, about 20 percent of public school teachers went to such schools, compared with 36
percent of charter school teachers and 36 percent of private school teachers (see Figure 1).
Fifty percent
of charter school teachers must be licensed versus 100 percent in other public schools.
While the bill, SB 793, or Charter School Modifications, clarifies that the salaries
of charter school teachers and non-profit boards of directors are subject to public disclosure, employees of for - profit companies that are contracted to manage the operations of charter schools would not be subject to those rules.
A recent study (Stuit & Smith, 2012) that analyzed federal data from the 2003 — 04 school year found that average annual teacher turnover was twice as high in charter schools as in district schools: 24 percent
of charter school teachers, on average, left their school that year, compared with just 12 percent of teachers in district schools.