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In total, the states covered by the new report educate over 95 percent of charter students nationwide.

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Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz testified before Congress at a panel on economic opportunity for African - Americans, arguing that elements of her charter school network could be applied nationwide to help address educational disparities for black students.

Continuing her run of high - profile national appearances, Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz testified before Congress on Tuesday at a panel on economic opportunity for African - Americans, arguing that elements of her charter school network could be applied nationwide to help address educational disparities for black students.

As the number of students entering charters has grown steadily year by year, comprising in 2012 approximately 4.2 percent of public school students nationwide, the case for rethinking the capital requirements of the charter sector has become overwhelming.

While the evidence for the effectiveness of charter schools nationwide is mixed, research has found that the charter schools in these cities are on average more effective than district schools in raising student test scores.

Nationwide, charter enrollment grew from 1 to 3 percent of all students between 1999 - 2000 and 2009 - 10.

Nationwide, only 2 percent of public school students attend charters.

Indeed, as of last year, more than a million students were on charter waitlists nationwide.

Roughly 40 percent of the American public remain undecided about the merits of these schools, even as enrollment in charter schools has expanded to more than 1.2 million students nationwide (Q. 11).

KIPP, the nationwide network of charter schools and one of the great success stories of the charter movement, has 125 schools serving 41,000 students, making it less than one - twentieth the size of the New York City Department of Education.

Chart 5 displays data for district and charter achievement by parental income along with the national rate of progress for both Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligible and ineligible students nationwide.

Nationwide, only about 1 percent of public school students are in charters.

• Compared to 41 other regions nationwide, Newark has the second - highest performing charter sector based on charter students» high growth rates in reading and math relative to similar students in district schools, according to a 2015 CREDO study • 30 % of students now attend a charter school, a figure that more than doubled in this period.

An additional 200,000 students nationwide enrolled in charter schools for the 2011 - 12 school year, pushing the total number of charter students to 2 million, according to a Nov. 14 report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Scharter schools for the 2011 - 12 school year, pushing the total number of charter students to 2 million, according to a Nov. 14 report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Scharter students to 2 million, according to a Nov. 14 report by the National Alliance for Public Charter SCharter Schools.

Cambridge, Mass. — According to a new nationwide study, ten percent more of the students in charter schools are proficient on state exams than those in neighboring public schools when a charter school has been in operation nine years or longer.

According to a recent report released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 520,000 students nationwide are on waiting lists, 50,000 of them residing in the Golden State.

Alexandria, VA — It's National Charter Schools Week (May 5 - 11, 2013) and around the country thousands of stakeholders are recognizing this growing movement of innovative schools for the impact they are having on students and teachers nearly nationwide.

Since 2007, the number of districts strongly committed to socioeconomic integration has more than doubled, from 40 to 100 nationwide.75 These districts tend to be large and urban, and today, roughly 4 million students reside in a school district or charter school that considers socioeconomic status in their student assignment system — representing about 8 percent of total public school enrollment.76

Thanks to growing parent interest and state laws encouraging charter school expansion, the number of students attending public charter schools nationwide has surpassed 2 million, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools reportedcharter school expansion, the number of students attending public charter schools nationwide has surpassed 2 million, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools reportedcharter schools nationwide has surpassed 2 million, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools reportedCharter Schools reported today.

In 2011, BART received national recognition from the US DOE - funded New Leaders for New Schools» EPIC program for the academic growth of our students — only 18 charter schools (out of more than 5,000 nationwide) received this distinction.

It has steadily expanded its program offerings and financial services as the charter school movement has grown from a single school in Minnesota over 20 years ago to millions of students attending charter schools in 43 states and the District of Columbia today, with 600,000 families on charter school waiting lists nationwide.

The largest nationwide study of charter performance from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes found particularly strong outcomes for low - income black and Hispanic students and that recent improvements in charter performance are «mainly driven by opening higher - performing schools and by closing those that underperform.»

Education advocates say there's little justification for the latter provision, which helps to partially assuage the problem of high dropout rates among students shortly after they enter virtual charter programs nationwide.

The federation's review of the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called «the nation's report card,» found that charter - school students» average scores were lower in math and reading in the fourth and eighth grades than the nationwide public - school averages.

Charter schools, which have seen enrollment double in less than ten years, now have a waiting list of over one million students nationwide, a 300 percent increase over the past five years.

But if the bulk of the evidence available suggests modest, positive charter advantages for student achievement, this kind of bird's eye view can mask important variation in the way charters operate nationwide.

Lawmakers also have heaped tax breaks and incentives on charter schools in a state with the largest percentage of students in charters nationwide.

Three Michigan school districts enroll some of the highest percentages of charter - school students nationwide — Detroit, Flint and DeVos» home town of Grand Rapids, where she's expected to attend President elect - Donald Trump's rally Friday night, part of the latest leg of his «Thank You Tour.»

Though his ruling was about Connecticut, he spoke to a larger nationwide truth: After the decades of lawsuits about equity and adequacy in education financing, after federal efforts like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, after fights over the Common Core standards and high - stakes testing and the tug of war between charter schools and community schools, the stubborn achievement gaps between rich and poor, minority and white students persist.

I was reminded this week that our goal at TCSA, to improve student achievement by advocating for and strengthening a diverse set of high quality charter schools, is shared nationwide by educators and policymakers who believe that charter schools are the best public school option for students.

For all of the attention given to charter school reform by the media, philanthropists, politicians, researchers, and other interest groups, the schools serve only 6 percent of public school students nationwide.

KIPP academies, the most extensive network of high - intensity charter schools, has opened only about 200 schools nationwide in the two decades since its founding, serving 80,000 of the nation's 50 million students.

Since 2000, New Leaders has developed more than 1,600 principals and teacher leaders who are currently impacting the lives of 14,000 teachers and 350,000 students, measurably raising achievement levels and graduation rates in more than 15 districts and 100 charter schools nationwide.

Personalized Learning Approach Proven Effective in Advancing Foundational Reading Skills for Students of All Abilities in Grades Pre-K — 5 BOSTON — Feb. 10, 2014 — As educators strive to strike the right balance between technology and traditional teacher - led instructional methods, KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy in Arkansas and E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., are joining thousands of schools nationwide who have turned to Lexia Reading Core5 ™ to help students accelerate the development of critical foundational literacy skills and help empower higher levels of teacher effectStudents of All Abilities in Grades Pre-K — 5 BOSTON — Feb. 10, 2014 — As educators strive to strike the right balance between technology and traditional teacher - led instructional methods, KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy in Arkansas and E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., are joining thousands of schools nationwide who have turned to Lexia Reading Core5 ™ to help students accelerate the development of critical foundational literacy skills and help empower higher levels of teacher effectstudents accelerate the development of critical foundational literacy skills and help empower higher levels of teacher effectiveness.

In 43 states and DC, nearly 2.9 million students now attend charter schools — representing more than 6 percent of all public school students nationwide.

KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) is a nationwide network of college - preparatory public charter schools that serve a predominantly low - income, minority population of students from pre-K through high school.

Although charter schools enroll just 5 percent of students nationwide, there are a number of local districts where charter school enrollment is significantly higher.

In 2011 — 12, 36 percent of all public charter schools nationwide were operated by either a CMO or an EMO; these schools accounted for nearly 44 percent of all charter school students nationwide.51

According to a new nationwide study by Caroline Hoxby of Harvard University, ten percent more of the students in charter schools are proficient on state exams than those in neighboring public schools when a charter school has been in operation nine years or longer...

The growth of charter schools has promoted segregation both in California and nationwide, increasing the odds that black, Latino and white students will attend class with fewer children who look different from themselves, according to two new studies.

That's despite an American Federation of Teachers study released last month that found charter school students nationwide performed significantly worse than students in regular public schools.

It is important to add, however, that Massachusetts charter schools» not serving a representative portion of special education students is a common trend nationwide.

In the twenty years since the first Massachusetts charter school opened following the passage of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, charter schools both nationwide and within Massachusetts have strayed from their original, neighborhood - driven roots and have become increasingly corporatized; statewide, parents of students in charter schools comprise only 14 % of charter trustees, with more than double that percentage — 31 % — comprised by corporate representatives.