Sentences with phrase «of effective charter school»

Also discussed is the importance of effective charter school oversight in order to prevent closure except in cases of academic or financial failure.

In this white paper, Public Impact explores how New Orleans and Indianapolis are developing robust talent pipelines to expand the supply of effective charter school teachers and leaders in their cities.

This is the genius of effective charter school authorizers that look at a school's big picture as well as its scores.

While examples exist of effective charter schools and other successes, this is not a common pattern.

Not exact matches

Key reforms include fostering more effective charter schools, merit pay for teachers, more aid to parochial schools and the elimination of stultifying laws such as «Last in first out» for teacher layoffs.

James Merriman, C.E.O. of the New York City Charter School Center, pounced on de Blasio's comments on Wednesday, arguing that charter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by tCharter School Center, pounced on de Blasio's comments on Wednesday, arguing that charter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by tcharter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by the cap.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

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.

This proposal builds on some of the lessons learned from the charter school movement and would allow effective charter networks like Green Dot, KIPP, and North Star to operate as school support organizations on a level playing field with districts, with equal funding and authority.

Boston has made particularly effective use of Horace Mann charters, especially as a vehicle for turning around its lowest - performing district schools.

One strand of his research, which has sought to replicate effective charter - school practices in public school contexts, has shown that when a school increases instructional time, has excellent teachers and administrators, and instills data - driven instruction, small - group tutoring, and a culture of high expectations, it can eliminate gaps in math performance.

As a result of the compact, BPS and the local charter sector have established several school - to - school partnerships (some including local parochial schools) in order to share and develop effective instructional practices.

For example, Rothstein contends that KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program), a network of charter schools that have produced impressive results with disadvantaged students, isn't as effective as it seems.

To be effective, these authorizers must want to be in the charter schooling business, need to have the resources and staff to do the work, and must be committed to the idea of charter school autonomy.

Other key aspects of the program treatment have been declared «tenets of highly effective charter schools» by Fryer and his team:

The point was that competition was most effective in areas where a fair number of charter schools had sprouted up.

A 2015 study by Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found Newark charter schools outperformed traditional district schools: 77 percent of Newark's charters were more effective at raising test scores in reading, and 69 percent were more effective at raising scores in math.

One of the Boston Foundation's high priorities in its education giving is supporting the sharing of effective practices between chartered and traditional schools.

This approach, which is used by Caroline Hoxby and Jonah Rockoff in their study of charter schools in Chicago (see «Findings from the City of Big Shoulders»), is useful for determining if a particular charter school or the education program it offered is effective.

Our results suggest that traditional public schools did not respond to competition from charter schools by becoming more effective, at least as measured by the learning gains made by individual students in the years immediately following establishment of charter schools.

Whose interests are being looked after here — those of troublemakers or serious learners, of government bureaucrats or effective school leaders, of parents seeking safe learning environments for their children — or, just maybe, of those who want to besmirch and ultimately diminish D.C.'s burgeoning charter sector?

Denver has proven, for a decade now, that charter schools offer a more effective model of urban education.

Additional focus on the importance of professional learning is provided in AITSL's Australian Charter for the Professional Learning for Teachers and School Leadership which states that ``... effective professional learning is undertaken in supportive and collaborative school environments and most effective when it is relevant, collaborative and future focused&rSchool Leadership which states that ``... effective professional learning is undertaken in supportive and collaborative school environments and most effective when it is relevant, collaborative and future focused&rschool environments and most effective when it is relevant, collaborative and future focused».

It's not clear that the CMO model, as a rule, produces more consistent quality than does effective authorizing and oversight of «one - off» charter schools.

Better data collection, more charter schools, merit pay for effective teachers, higher state proficiency standards — all are worthy parts of the RttT mix.

Some of the most effective charter schools thrive because the culture of the organization is nimble and informal, inspiring teachers to work as cohesive, trusting teams and put forth monumental effort on behalf of the neediest students.

The negative effects are similar in magnitude to the positive effects achieved by some of the most effective charter schools (e.g., KIPP).

For instance, numerous surveys have found that students and parents who transferred from district schools to charter schools thought the charters were safer, friendlier, and more effective, often by margins of more than 50 percent (see Figure 1).

Without a sector - wide view of teacher talent needs and a strategy to tackle them, charter schools with lesser - known brands or smaller infrastructures, like independent schools or regional networks, will struggle every year to find enough effective teachers in high - need subject areas.

This research does not show that private or charter schools are always more effective than district schools in raising student performance on standardized tests — the indicator that is often put forth as a measure of a school's success.

She compares and contrasts the «no excuses» model of charter schools with sundry «diversity» initiatives — mainly socio - economic mixing à la Rick Kahlenberg — and finds the former possibly more effective and definitely more politically viable.

When it comes to educating disadvantaged students the «no excuses» model of charter schools is possibly more effective and definitely more politically viable than «diversity» initiatives.

[5] At the beginning of the study period in 2001, there was substantial variation in quality across charter schools and, on average, charter schools in Texas were less effective than traditional public schools.

I'm not sure I can prove it with hard data, but it sure seems clear to me that the cities and states with some of the highest - performing charter schools (Boston, Washington, D.C., New York State, Tennessee) are also home to some of the most thoughtful and effective authorizers.

Initially funded at $ 650 million, i3 allowed school districts, charter schools, and non-profit organizations working in partnership with one of those entities to apply for grants to support innovative programs aligned with one of four broadly defined federal priorities (e.g., supporting effective teachers and principals or improving the use of data).

Common Elements of Effective Schools Education World explores the strategies educators at KIPP Academy Charter School, Mother Hale Academy, and Crossroads School are using to break the cycle of failure for students living in some of New York City's most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers is one of the toughest challenges for rural schools and for rural charter schools in particular.

Members of the National Advisory Board work with NACSA to advance excellence and accountability in the charter school sector through effective charter school policy and thoughtful charter authorizing practices.

The Fellowship provides hands - on experience to enhance students» understanding of critical issues impacting education reform and expand their skill sets to prepare them to be change agents and effective leaders within the charter school sector.

I sit on the board of the California Charter School Association (CCSA), which is one of most effective charter associations in the Charter School Association (CCSA), which is one of most effective charter associations in the charter associations in the nation.

It may sound too good to be true, but statistically speaking, it can be surprisingly effective, according to one charter school organization requiring applicants to answer hypothetical e-mails as part of its interviewing process beginning this summer.

So even as Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby reports solid gains by charter pupils in New York City, Ohio's school - rating system for academic year 2008 - 9 showed that just 16 % of Buckeye charter pupils were in schools rated «excellent» or «effective,» while 55 % of them attended schools on «academic watch» or in «academic emergency.»

Of course, once Baker and charter school backers decided to take the question to the ballot, an effective political calculus was the only way to make good on that effort on behalf of parentOf course, once Baker and charter school backers decided to take the question to the ballot, an effective political calculus was the only way to make good on that effort on behalf of parentof parents.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Public schools, given the right incentives and resources, can be as effective at innovating to raise test scores as charters, as two recent studies of Massachusetts» turnaround schools show.

I typically focus on two issues: effective charter school authorization and effective management of portfolio school districts.

The treatment of charter schools, most especially, moves uneasily from individual portraits of attentiveness and effective support for children to generalizations about the weakness of the sector.

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The Intensive Partnership grants will support the effective teaching plans of Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools, Memphis (Tenn.) City Schools, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Public Schools, and The College - Ready Promise, a coalition of five public charter school management organizations in Los Angeles: Alliance College - Ready Public Schools, Aspire Public Schools, Green Dot Public Schools, ICEF Public Schools, and Partnerships to Uplift Communities.

Our opposition is never going to believe that charter schooling is an effective reform, but I think there are a lot of people in the middle who either don't know what a charter school is or are misguided about what it is and how it functions.