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Local Talk News profiles New Leader Jessica Rooney, one of only 12 recipients of a federal charter school program start - up grant which she will use to open People's Preparatory Charter School in Newark.

At issue are kickbacks for high priced merchandise, misuse of federal charter school expansion funds, grand theft, racketeering, fraudulent invoices, overcharging families for uniforms... the list goes on.

«His leadership on behalf of the federal Charter Schools Program has enabled the dramatic growth in the number of high quality charter schools, ensuring that hundreds of thousands more students now have access to better schools regardless of their family income or zip code,» she wrote in a statement.

She is an active supporter of the federal Charter Schools Program, which has been instrumental in the growth of charter schools, especially those with a strong track record of success in serving educationally disadvantaged students.

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The ad calls for state lawmakers to raise the charter school cap before applying for Round II of federal cash.

Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.

New York faces a June 1 deadline for relaxing rules for charter schools to boost its chances of winning about half a billion dollars from the federal Race to the Top program.

«However, despite the fact that 99 percent of this federal funding would go to traditional public schools, union leadership has tried to kill this education reform legislation because it increases the cap on public charter schools, which don't necessarily have to be unionized.»

Honestly, when you put a charter school promoter in charge of $ 4 billion in federal funds, what else would you expect other than advocacy for privatization?

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Most of New York City's charter schools have disciplinary codes that do not meet either state or federal requirements, according to a report by a children's advocacy organization that is to be released today.

Sharpton added that Devos — a longtime backer of charter and Christian schools --» does not believe in public education,» and would transform federal school funding into a voucher system that would favor a small percentage of well - off students while neglecting the rest.

They cheered his full - throated backing of charter schools, even as Silver's Assembly was fighting against allowing charters to expand in New York as a prerequisite for applying for as much as $ 700 million in federal funding.

The charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools, a frequent critic of the education policies advanced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, was a plaintiff when the lawsuit was filed in Brooklyn federal court in April 2016.

Bloomberg joins a host of education officials pushing the Legislature to adopt bills raising the cap on charter schools and altering teacher evaluations before the June 1 deadline for reapplying for $ 700 million in federal money.

Rich donors tend to be more supportive of market - oriented reforms, such as charter schools and merit pay for teachers, but are less supportive of paying more taxes for early childhood education and federal spending to improve schools.

One solution being tried by a range of institutions from the federal government to local community development organizations is to make charter schools look more attractive to lenders by promising to repay the loan should the school default.

We urge the federal and state governments to improve publicly available data about charter schools and to monitor the civil rights of all students who attend or wish to attend charters, in addition to further examining the effects charter schools have on surrounding public schools.

Decades of social science research describing the harms of racially isolated schools and the benefits of diverse schools has informed the development of federal policy — and even many states» charter school legislation.

And to receive federal dollars, districts must give parents the freedom to use this information to select the school of their choice — traditional public, charter, or private.

They want the federal courts to strike down laws that limit the expansion of charter schools and prevent students from transferring to better public schools.

One sensible move is to embrace full Title I portability, so that states can use federal funds to help low - income students attend the district, charter, or private school of their choice.

The president's first budget proposal, released in May, includes an increase of nearly $ 200 million for the federal Charter Schools Program and a package of other choice - friendly programs.

The Department of Education should take steps to monitor whether federal money is getting disbursed to charter schools quickly and ensure that the funds are being used effectively, the Government Accountability Office recommends.

Only 41 percent of school districts and 60 percent of eligible charter schools signed on for changes needed to participate in the Obama administration's Race to the Top contest in which states can win extra federal funding to ease the impact of steep budget cuts.

For students with milder learning or behavioral challenges, the standard academic programs that many charter schools offer may help to reduce the need for special services and thus the number of students classified under federal and state special education rules.

The vast majority of EP alumni work for other education organizations, including high - performing charter school networks and education nonprofits, state and federal agencies that allocate billions of dollars across the sector and impact millions of children, education policy and advocacy organizations, and ed tech companies.

A new policy brief from a civil rights group is calling on the federal government to do more to counter racial segregation in the nation's growing population of charter schools.

Among other recommendations in its Jan. 13 report, the investigative arm of Congress says the department should require states receiving money through the federal charter school program to provide more details on how the money is being used.

The federal tax credit proposal is one of several ideas under review by the White House to fulfill Donald Trump's campaign promise to promote the expansion of charter schools and vouchers that would allow families of low income to use public money for private school tuition, sources tell POLITICO.

Under the umbrella of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) the group coordinated a major effort in 2010 to urge the New York State legislature to lift a charter school cap that had been a stumbling block in the state's first bid to win a federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant.

For example: (1) teachers in charter schools have certification requirements as do other public schools; (2) charter schools are subject to academic standards set by the state; (3) charter schools must comply with local, state, and federal laws related to health, safety and civil rights; and (4) charter schools are «subject to the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education.»

But Wednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Education took an executive action that I support strongly, issuing new guidance for the Public Charter Schools Program that will allow charters to use «weighted lotteries» without forfeiting their chance to receive federal start - up funds.

Well - functioning school choice requires a federal role in gathering and disseminating high - quality data on school performance; ensures that civil rights laws are enforced; distributes funds based on enrollment of high - need students in particular schools; and supports a growing supply of school options through an expanded, equitably funded charter sector and through the unfettered growth of digital learning via application of the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause.

We are creating thousands of new charter schools with no civil rights requirements at all in the federal law.

In fact, some of the most successful diverse charter schools, such as the Denver School of Science and Technology and High Tech High, have decided to pass on federal start - up funds so they can use lotteries that achieve their integration goals.

As charter schools across the country struggle to keep up with demand, a new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

While states can and should continue to create facilities options for their charter schools, a new federal tax incentive has the potential to lighten that load for hundreds, even thousands, of charter schools across the country.

So it is with the new federal study of charter schools.

This past July, the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools filed suit in federal district court claiming that the District of Columbia has been underfunding charter schools in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federSchools filed suit in federal district court claiming that the District of Columbia has been underfunding charter schools in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federschools in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

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The administration has yet to release a proposal for how the federal government might foster more school choice in states and localities around the country, although its initial budget proposal included additional funding for charters and other forms of public school choice, as well as funding for a new private school choice program.

The association contends that under the federal 1995 District of Columbia School Reform Act (SRA), which was passed under Congress's constitutional authority over the district, charter schools are entitled to equal per - pupil spending.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public charter schools continue to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies to expand access to private schools.

The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance for the Public Charter Schools Program that will allow charters to use «weighted lotteries» without forfeiting their chance to receive federal start - up funds.

Michael J. Petrilli is associate assistant deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement, which houses the federal charter - school grant programs.

Jay Greene and Joe Williams talk charter schools and the federal role in education in this pilot episode of «Reform School.»

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).