Sentences with phrase «of cyber charter schools»

This research is consistent with others that examine the academic outcomes of cyber charter schools.

Our research, along with a body of academic work, suggests that the public should be concerned about an expansion of the cyber charter schooling model.

The online charter sector is dominated two for - profit companies, which manage around two - thirds of all cyber charter schools.

Further, the legislation requires the state to reimburse 30 % of the costs of all cyber charter schools.

Across all racial and poverty status groups of students in the study, the majority of cyber charter school students showed poor learning growth when compared to their matched twin.

«Why are our legislators rushing to jump off the cliff of cyber charter schools when the best available evidence produced by independent analysts show that such schools will be unsuccessful?»

A much - discussed series that made the list is EdWeek's investigation of cyber charter schools, called Rewarding Failure.

The best estimate comes from an internal report of one of the largest national providers of cyber charter schools: The report found that a small percent — 13.6 percent of cyber school students in those schools — were previously homeschooled.

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) conducts an analysis of cyber charter school students every year.

Despite the hope that many parents hold out for this new educational option, the performance of cyber charter schools has consistently, and often drastically, lagged behind the performance of their brick - and - mortar school counterparts.

For a current list of cyber charter schools and to visit the PA Department of Education website, please click here.

Pennsylvania has been at the forefront of the cyber charter school movement, although some school districts and teachers» unions are very resistant to the establishment of cyber charters and have brought multiple lawsuits claiming that the charter law did not allow for cyber charters.

«Some of the cyber charter schools have fairly aggressive recruitment campaigns,» said Jim Buckheit, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.