Sentences with phrase «of charter schools in urban areas»

The dramatic expansion of charter schools in urban areas has provided families with tuition - free alternatives to district schools, making it difficult for tuition - dependent Catholic schools to compete.

Whether the proliferation of charter schools in urban areas is fueling the demise of inner - city Roman Catholic schools is not a new question.

The Ritter team reanalysis instead compared the racial enrollment of charter schools to that of central - city schools, describing it as «the best available unit of comparison,» and argued that the geographic concentration of charter schools in urban areas merits a comparison of schools located only within urban districts.

This comparison is likely to generate misleading conclusions for one simple reason, as the authors themselves point out on the first page of the executive summary and then again on page 57 of the full report: «the concentration of charter schools in urban areas skews the charter school enrollment towards having higher percentages of poor and minority students.»

Not exact matches

Charter schools are more racially isolated than regular public schools in practically every state and large urban area in the United States, says a report released by the Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles at the University of California, Los Angeles.

[5] This central finding, together with our study, only reinforces our ultimate conclusion: it is critical to consider what kinds of choices we are offering families in urban, suburban and rural areas across the country, and in charter or traditional public schools alike.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools reports that, nationwide, 55.6 percent of charter schools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district sCharter Schools reports that, nationwide, 55.6 percent of charter schools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district sSchools reports that, nationwide, 55.6 percent of charter schools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district scharter schools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district sschools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district schoolsschools.

The fact that 72.6 percent of Ohio's charter schools operate in urban areas likely has something to do with the fact that the state's suburbs continue to opt out of enrolling students from other districts.

In Arizona — a highly urbanized state with population primarily clustered in the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas — both charter and district schools are concentrated in urban areas, yet as of 2010 there were more than 200 charter schools operating in suburbs, towns, and rural areaIn Arizona — a highly urbanized state with population primarily clustered in the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas — both charter and district schools are concentrated in urban areas, yet as of 2010 there were more than 200 charter schools operating in suburbs, towns, and rural areain the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas — both charter and district schools are concentrated in urban areas, yet as of 2010 there were more than 200 charter schools operating in suburbs, towns, and rural areain urban areas, yet as of 2010 there were more than 200 charter schools operating in suburbs, towns, and rural areain suburbs, towns, and rural areas.

Innovative schools in urban areas show that all children can achieve at high levels given the chance, building on the promise of the No Child Left Behind Act, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige said while visiting the Amistad Academy charter school in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2004.

By contrast, in the less urban area of western Contra Costa County, there are more available facilities and a growing population of students that match most charter schools» target populations — but fewer opportunities to access philanthropic dollars to start up new schools.

For example, while these five urban charter schools offer an existence proof that high standardized test scores are possible and within the grasp of every student in this country, it is equally true that the several practices of successful traditional schools in areas such as special education, the arts, or second language proficiency, offer insights for the charter world.

Dubbed «charter school deserts,» these areas are predominantly located in urban and rural settings and represent populations of students in most need of alternative school options.

In Arizona, a state that has always had charter schools that draw middle - class students, there is evidence that, on average at least, charters are not doing any better at raising student achievement than district schools; outside of urban areas, they appear to do a bit worse.

At a time when charter schools account for 10, 25, even 45 percent of public school enrollment in urban areas, this represents thousands of students across the country who won't start the school year with the teachers they need.

This pattern of test - score effects — showing positive results in urban areas with many low - income students, but neutral or even negative effects elsewhere — also appears in a national study of oversubscribed charter middle schools funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

In general, charter schools that serve low - income and minority students in urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areaIn general, charter schools that serve low - income and minority students in urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areain urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areain raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areain suburban areas.

Nearly half of charter - school and district - choice - school parents live in urban areas, compared to one - third of private - school parents and one - quarter of families whose children attend assigned - district schools.

Mandating that students work to pay off tuition, forging partnerships with philanthropists and foundations, converting to charter schools, and taking control away from pastors and putting it in the hands of lay experts — these are just some of the ways dioceses (essentially a church district) are hoping to stem the school - closure tide, which has reached worrisome proportions in America's urban areas, where close to half of all parochial schools are located.

Mr. West concludes that «attending a school of choice, whether private or charter, is especially beneficial for minority students living in urban areas.»

This research shows that charter schools in the urban areas of Massachusetts have large, positive effects on educational outcomes.

This has been particularly helpful for evaluating the effectiveness of charter schools, a controversial education reform with a mixed record overall but one that shows remarkably large gains for disadvantaged students in urban areas.

And while some Mountain States boast charter populations that are diverse in ethnicity, income, and location, in the states with the greatest number of charters, the schools are densely concentrated in urban areas and largely serve low - income students of color.

In lot of metropolitan areas and urban areas charter schools are a necessity for the under - served and underprivileged to get a good education, but I'm a firm believer in the public schools systeIn lot of metropolitan areas and urban areas charter schools are a necessity for the under - served and underprivileged to get a good education, but I'm a firm believer in the public schools systein the public schools system.

To the many of you who don't live in charter school hotbeds, urban areas, or a community where a voucher school is geographically accessible, these headlines can therefore seem somewhat distant.

In many urban districts, more than half of teachers leave within five years, the research shows, and they abandon charter school posts at especially high rates, a significant problem given the growing presence of charters in many metropolitan areaIn many urban districts, more than half of teachers leave within five years, the research shows, and they abandon charter school posts at especially high rates, a significant problem given the growing presence of charters in many metropolitan areain many metropolitan areas.

In the past few years, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areaIn the past few years, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areain Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areain nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areain urban areas.

This year's eight fellows were selected from a pool of over 1200 applications from teachers and instructional specialists serving in traditional public and charter schools, as well as alternative and private schools; from nearly every state, grade level and instructional area, and who teach in a wide variety of urban, rural and suburban settings.

This school is a nonprofit, independent charter school in the middle of an urban area that serves the most diverse group of kids in the state.

Public charter schools, funded with public dollars and tuition - free, are off - shoots of traditional public school systems and been glorified recently in critically - acclaimed documentaries like «The Lottery» and «Waiting for Superman,» which portray the schools as last hopes for parents raising children in urban areas with sub-standard schools.

Public charter schools, funded with public dollars and tuition - free, are off - shoots of traditional public school systems recently glorified in critically - acclaimed documentaries like «The Lottery» and «Waiting for Superman,» which portray the schools as last hopes for parents raising children in urban areas with sub-standard schools.

Charters have been in existence in the U.S. for close to 25 years and have demonstrated that all students can learn at high levels, even in urban areas where the challenges of schooling are intense.

For example, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed other public schools in nearly every area while serving high percentages of minority students in traditionally urban areas.

Step up to the «school choice» smorgasbord, where with Indiana phasing in one of the nation's most expansive school voucher programs and charter school options expanding (at least in urban areas), parents face a growing array of choices for where to send their kids to school.

Unacknowledged by the NAACP is that access to charter schools gives blacks and other minorities a great opportunity to escape lives of poverty and / or crime in many urban areas.

Rather than building schools in denser, urban areas, many of our state's charters are built in open areas on the outskirts of suburbs.

As national conversations focus on the role of charter public schools in large urban districts, the 16 percent of students enrolled in charter schools located outside of urbanized areas can get overlooked.

While suspensions were shockingly high in some urban areas, the magnitude of suspensions was the most extreme at the charter schools run by Achievement First, the charter school management company that was co-founded by Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education.

Charters serving primary students in urban areas, which are supposed to provide an alternative to public schools, get almost a third of their students from private schools, a study by the Cato Institute found.

A series of studies from CREDO at Stanford University have found that in the aggregate charter schools don't perform better than traditional public schools but often outperform them in urban areas.

Charter schools attract a higher percentage of black students than traditional public schools, in part because they tend to be located in urban areas.

Fifty - five percent of charter schools are located in urban areas compared to 25 percent of traditional public schools.

Charter schools have been in existence for close to 25 years and have shown that all students can learn at high levels, even in urban areas where the challenges of schooling are intense.

About 3 percent of the state's public - school students now attend both types of charter schools, which are concentrated in urban areas.

A report commissioned by the Connecticut State Department of Education entitled Evaluating the Academic Performance of Choice Programs in Connecticut compared student achievement in public schools, charter schools, magnet schools, and among those students bussed from urban areas to the suburbs and did not find evidence that students in charter schools had greater achievement than other students, even with their more select student body.

Leading Educators» programming is the backbone of an ambitious strategy to significantly increase academic achievement among lower income children who attend the nearly 120 district, charter, and religious schools in the Greater Grand Rapids urban area.

Researchers at Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes, or CREDO, released the new report Wednesday, which looks at the impact of charter schools in 41 urban areas.

Respondents in these urban areas were far more supportive of school choice generally and charter schools in particular than the national average: no less than 83 percent (in Tulsa) and as much as 91 - 92 percent (in Atlanta, Boston, Memphis, New Orleans and New York City) agreed that parents should have more school choices.

I then offer a comprehensive profile of Massachusetts» approach to charter schools, including an analysis of Massachusetts» charter cap system alongside an examination of various data trends accompanying the policy, including the conclusion that the cap seems to have produced charter schools which appear to be serving Boston's and other urban areas» low - income and minority communities particularly well, although this pattern is not necessarily replicated in non-urban schools.

While it does already show favoritism to urban charter schools, not non-urban, from a purely performance - based point of view, Massachusetts» balance still is off; if the state designed the policy exclusively to maximize academic gains, it would raise the cap in urban areas and lower the cap in non-urban areas.