Sentences with phrase «of charter schools in the state»

As the number of charter schools in the state increases, the staff that oversees them must grow as well.

Only pay increases in the past — before they were up to a legislative panel — have been linked to policy, such as the 1998 expansion of charter schools in the state.

That means students in one half of all charter schools in the state are denied facilities funding simply because they're educated in a charter school.

The authors claim that the improvement in student «quality» can not fully explain the growing effectiveness of charter schools in the state, although this claim is very hard to prove definitively.

The officials elected to public office from every municipality must vote to approve the funding of all charter schools in the state.

The lawsuit argued that limiting the number of charter schools in the state denies students the opportunity for a quality education.

They have raised the cap on the number of charter schools in the state and implemented scholarships for low - income students and students with special needs.

And with anywhere from 10 to almost 20 percent of charter schools in our states with unionized teachers, their teachers unions are often lobbying directly against their members» interests.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of charter schools in the state of Connecticut, charter school students, families, educators and school leaders will gather at Highville Charter School for the burial of a symbolic time capsule.

New Haven, CT — To commemorate the 20th anniversary of charter schools in the state of Connecticut, charter school students, families, educators and school leaders will gather at Highville Charter School for the burial of a symbolic time capsule.

O'Connell created the first - ever Charter School Division last year within CDE to put an even greater emphasis on the role of charter schools in the state.

None more so than the Viva Project, which stands for Vision, Idea, Voice, Action, and was started by a Chicago - based community organizer and policy activist involved in promoting the spread of charter schools in the state.

The hundreds of charter schools in these states out - performed their traditional counterparts in math and reading, even garnering higher marks than top - performing Massachusetts schools on some tests.

Paterson said he thinks New York could have won $ 500 million to $ 700 million in the Obama administration's «Race to the Top» program to improve public schools if the Legislature made two changes he urged: lifting the cap on the number of charter schools in the state from the current 200 and ending a measure that prohibits student...

Further growth of charter schools in these states would serve both individual families and the greater population, because it would address unmet family demand and numerous studies indicate that parental choice has, if anything, a positive impact on district performance.

The demographic and political characteristics of a state and character of the state law authorizing charter schools undoubtedly matter in some way for the fate of charter schools in a state, but most decisions about charter school formation and attendance are made within school districts — by founders who decide to start a new school, by authorizers who empower them to do so, and, ultimately, by parents who decide to enroll their students.

The average performance composite among traditional public schools increased from 67 percent in 1996 — 97 to 75 percent in 1999 — 2000 as the number of charter schools in the state increased from 0 to more than 70.

This promising pattern of performance may well reflect the fact that a surprising number of charter schools in these states serve suburban students, bucking the national trend of charters concentrating in big cities.

«It is our goal that with this latest report, leaders will be able to see where they can strengthen their charter laws, learn from the best examples and take action to further advance the health of charter schools in their state and nationally.»

In addition to supporting the movement, Klein has emerged as a strong voice in the effort to lift a cap on the number of charter schools in the state legislature.

Simply by virtue of the presence of charter schools in our state, we are going to solidify that contract, that choice, that parents are making with their children to improve the quality of their education.»

The poll found that two - thirds of Connecticut residents «strongly» or «somewhat» support the formation of charter schools in the state.

Well, despite the fact that the folks out there in Washington, Bill Gates» own neighbors, have repeatedly rejected the establishment of charter schools in their state, Bill and his know - nothing - about - education pals keep trying, and this year they have ponied up nearly $ 10 million to push ballot initiative 1240, allowing up to 40 charter schools in Washington

California Teachers Association (CTA) sponsored legislation SB 808 jeopardizes the future of every charter school in the state by allowing school districts to deny charter school appeals and renewals based purely on their financial impact to the district, rather than their academic performance.

Although admissions have taken a hit from the surge of charter schools in the state, five Catholic schools have opened in Utah since 1999 and none have closed, Sister Kamphaus said.

Their contributions underscored the extent to which the race to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown, at least as far as campaign contributions go, is becoming a proxy war between competing sides on a range of issues affecting the growth and management of charter schools in the state.

But the details of the long - awaited report also present a more nuanced picture of charter schools in the state, indicating that they are almost as varied as the traditional public schools to which they serve as alternatives.

Innovation Awards categories are derived from Minnesota statute (124E.01), which defines the purposes of charter schools in the state:

Requests for an interview with an official from Achievement First, the largest network of charter schools in the state, went unanswered as of Tuesday morning.

It is not getting state funding, but the initiative has the support of the state Department of Education, and marks a key development in the evolution of charter schools in the state.

A survey of the greatest success stories in commercial building repurposing include the innovative developers who predicted the proliferation of charter schools in states which offered subsidies and other incentives to court the development of early and grade - school education.

Flanagan and Senate Republicans want to expand the number of charter schools in the state as a condition of extending mayoral control; Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie continues to oppose any effort to link charter schools to a deal.

What is clear is that the charter school applicants have engaged in a masterful job of building bridges to the state officials behind Connecticut's unprecedented effort to expand the role of charter schools in the state.

Despite a successful push by charter school advocates to win a majority of seats on the Los Angeles Unified school board, it's is unlikely that there will be a major expansion of charter schools in the state's largest school district within the foreseeable future.

California's state assembly is weighing several bills that would limit the spread of charter schools in the state.

With major financial backing from the National Education Association, California's largest teachers» union has launched an initiative to organize employees in hundreds of charter schools in the state.

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, which serves as the authorizer for more than 90 percent of charter schools in the state, has already taken important steps in this direction.

As a leader in charter school representation since the passage of California's Charter Schools Act of 1992, we represent more than half of the charter schools in the state, offering expertise in every facet of charter school creation, expansion, and operation.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of charter schools in the state of Connecticut, charter school students, families, educators and school leaders will gather at Highville Charter School for the burial...

Mr. Barron, a progressive firebrand, did praise the Assembly speaker, Carl E. Heastie of the Bronx, for refusing to bend to the Senate's demands to increase the number of charter schools in the state as a condition to extend mayoral control of the city's schools.

The bills that were passed also failed to lift the cap on the number of charter schools in the state — but they did unlock a cash freeze that has prevented charters from getting their first increase in per - student funding since 2009.

In this view, Cuomo will cave on most of his other proposals — like merit pay and stiffer teacher evaluation standards — as long as he gets a higher cap on the number of charter schools in the state.

During this time, Florida was engaged in other education reforms as well: instituting several school - voucher programs, increasing the number of charter schools in the state, and improving the system used to assign grades to schools based on the FCAT.

Despite the rapid growth in the number of charter schools in the state, the 12,000 students enrolled in charters in 1999 — 2000 represented just 1 percent of North Carolina's 1.25 million public - school students.