The letter, signed by Dave Levin, Jacob Mnookin, Eva Moskowitz, Brett Peiser, Ian Rowe, and Dacia Toll, represents the latest push by educators, charter leaders, and parents to eliminate an arbitrary and discriminatory
cap on public charter schools in New York.
New York, NY — On Wednesday, leaders of high - performing public charter school networks representing 27,000 students in New York City delivered an open letter to Mayor de Blasio urging him to fulfill his pledge to serve «each and every child in this city» and stand with families fighting for an elimination of the cap
on public charter schools in New York.
We are incredibly heartened to see that the State Board of Education looked at the 4,000 names
on public charter school waitlists and decided to move forward with its first two new state charter school applications in more than five years.
Nowhere is this clearer than in our urban centers, where more than 37,000 children are stranded
on public charter school waiting lists - including more than 4,000 alone here in Springfield.
A new report out this week from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools indicates that nationally, the number of
names on public charter schools» waiting lists rose by 13 percent in the 2013 - 2014 school year.
It was thought
early on that public charter schools would serve as «laboratories of education,» where independence, flexibility, and innovation would produce high - quality learning environments that could be replicated across the country.
Supporting this view,
research on public charter schools in the United States indicates that well - established charter school networks can build credibility for fund - raising more easily than stand - alone charter schools can.
Despite our Board adding nearly 9,000 public charter school seats since 2013 — 14, the number of unique
families on public charter school waitlists has risen from 7,205 in April 2014 to 11,317 in April 2018.
Greg Richmond is the President and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and a leading voice in the nation's
debates on public charter school quality, access, and accountability.
Although Deming
focused on public charter schools rather than pivate vouchers, the logic is essentially the same: expand the horizon of low - income children beyond their toxic neighborhood and failing school, and you change their lives.
After a self - published and flawed
report on public charter schools, Arizona's charter community and the Arizona Republic quickly responded that charter schools are held accountable and school leaders are motivated by student success, not financial gain.
Fortunately, the ACLU's
views on public charter schools do not represent the opinions of tens of thousands of Arizona families who've chosen charter schools.
«Too many of our school children still aren't getting the quality of education they deserve, which is why tens of thousands of students are
currently on public charter school waiting lists.
On June 4th and again on June 8th, just after Duncan's telephone press conference expressly linking
progress on public charter schools to a state's eligibility for the Race to the Top funds, Maine Senators voted not to allow public charter schools in Maine.
As news of the NAACP's shifting
stance on public charter schools circulated on progressive blogs, Twitter and other outlets, the disparate reactions revealed deep divisions among civil rights groups and education leaders over the role charter schools should play in serving kids of color.
«In the past 9 years, the cost of construction and private lease rates for the charter facilities market have risen astronomically, putting extreme financial
pressure on public charter schools.
Yet HB 467 would have a huge impact
on public charter school savings, and thereby provide public charter schools more opportunity to grow and provide a quality education to the students of Texas.
Out - of - state organizations like Bryan's Challenge Foundation stand to play bigger roles in North Carolina's public education system with the state on the verge of lifting a 100 - school
cap on public charter schools.
«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.»
«By voting to support a moratorium
on public charter schools, the NAACP has tarnished its rich history by demonstrating that they place politics ahead of the educational attainment of African American children.
Today, the NAACP held it's long awaited vote and unfortunately, for Black families around the country demanding better options, the NAACP has opted to place a moratorium
on public charter schools.
Dacia Toll, co-CEO and president of Achievement First, Inc. the charter school management company that collects the lion's share of the $ 100 million in Connecticut taxpayer funds spent on charter schools explained that, «The moratorium
on public charter schools would have been a huge step backward.»
Good Morning LFC president Ann Duplessis is featured in this morning's blog post, calling the NAACP moratorium
on public charter schools «politics at its best.»
Instead we got two hours of provocative but inconclusive debate on the issues of public school choice in light of the pending adoption of a resolution by the NAACP calling for a moratorium
on public charter schools.
This idea that we eliminate the cap
on public charter schools and somehow it would be the wild, wild west and charter schools are going to pop up everywhere.
Upon news of the bill's defeat, Achievement First's Co-CEO, Dacia Toll cheered on the legislators» decision to look the other way on real charter school accountability saying, «The moratorium
on public charter schools would have been a huge step backward.»
In New York, Education Reform Now has been instrumental in efforts to improve New York's district schools, move towards parity for public charter school funding, increase the cap
on public charter schools and support high standards throughout the education system.
Consider that beginning in 2011, lawmakers removed the cap
on public charter schools; since that time, North Carolina has experienced nearly 75 percent growth in these schools.