Sentences with phrase «on charters»

It also lifts the cap on charter schools in the lowest - performing districts.

First, in our lowest - performing districts, we propose to double the spending cap on charter schools.

The civil rights organization has been weighing in on school choice at least since last year, when it called for a moratorium on charter school expansion.

Accountability measures such as requiring charters to post meeting notices and minutes on their websites as well as the publishing of annual reports on charter school performance.

As education reform continues to be a topic of debate across the country, more attention is being focused on charter school accountability and results.

With tens of thousands of students on charter waiting lists and multiple high - quality operators poised to expand, opponents and proponents of Question 2 agree that the stakes are high.

This bill is an attack on charter school students who choose to attend charter schools.

76 percent object to reducing spending on regular public schools and increasing spending on charters.

The studies on charter schools certainly offer a mixed message.

Under our dual banking system, banks can choose to operate under a state or a federal charter, with their choice based on the charter rules that best fit their operations.

In the past, the school district required parents and staff to vote on charter conversions.

Do you want to serve on a charter school board?

But its rigid stance on charters flies in the face of reality.

Its signature competitive grant programs require states to ease restrictions on charter schools.

Though I've been working on charter issues for more than a decade now, I went into this project knowing relatively little about rural charters.

The chart below displays results when all students attending charter schools are excluded from the analysis for all years for which information on charter schools is available.

These realities have a particular impact on charter schools that generally receive approximately 80 percent of the funding of traditional public schools.

He wants states to use funds to ease limits on charter schools, tie teacher pay to student achievement and move for the first time toward common academic standards.

I actually was once on a charter flight in which all the families with children were seated together, and it was probably the most relaxing flight experience I've had!

There are almost 4,000 names on charter wait lists.

Teachers can also access the wealth of free materials available on the charter school's website.

My husband works on a charter boat and I am a nurse.

Unfortunately, many people's views on charter schools are heavily influenced by their political and financial interests rather than the most rigorous evidence.

This black - and - white take on charter schools (and many other programs) does a disservice to the complex, multifaceted problems that face our education system.

My children sat on charter school wait lists for more than three years to get into quality charter schools.

Despite the differences of opinion on charter takeover though, most criticized state leadership over public school funding.

Almost $ 300,000 was spent by outside spending groups to influence the election of the three school district directors in a race defined by debates on charter schools.

The teacher union war on charter schools ramps up with empty billionaire and accountability accusations.

This week, several publications featured great news on charter growth and expansion.

He is a former public school teacher and a leading expert on charter school law.

Further, she supports spending more money on charter schools, vaguely stating that parents need choices until we get this «thing» turned around.

It is descriptive in nature and presents a narrative that does not reflect favorably on the charter sector.

The question would not technically raise a statewide cap on charter enrollment.

Researchers are conducting valuable studies today on charter schools and private school - choice programs that demonstrate some students are more likely to finish high school, enter college, and finish college.

That means not only supporting the growth of high - performing schools, but also shining a light on those charter schools that are not best serving students.

It won't be the first time voters have gone to the polls to have their say on charter schools.

State leaders reached a tentative deal on a charter school reform package that will increase per pupil spending and provide government - funded rent for the schools for the first time.

There will be a special panel on charter schools, the first time for a statewide study.

We're glad to see the state answer the call and offer some of the thousands of children on charter waiting lists access to their preferred public school of choice.

They say student achievement is much more than a score on a standardized test and that it's a mistake to rely so heavily on charter schools.

In 1996 there wasn't a single research article published on charter schools.