Sentences with phrase «on special charter»

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The first article in this series provided background on critical aspects of insider trading doctrine (including entity liability and special considerations for CFA charter holders) and described four enforcement patterns bearing directly on hedge fund trading strategies and operations.

«When the charter industry begins serving students with special needs and English Language Learners at the same rate as traditional public schools, and cracks down on the fraud, mismanagement and abuse prevalent at so many charters, perhaps its leaders can then join our longstanding fight for the equitable funding that all kids need.»

The Nassau County Charter stipulates that if a legislative vacancy occurs after May 1, a special election must be held to fill the seat on the day of the November general election.

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His hourlong visit on National Teachers Day also included a brief meeting with special - needs students at P.S. 149, a public school that shares a building with the charter school.

It will take special sessions of the legislature this month in order to meet early September board of elections requirements to get charter reforms on the November ballot.

De Blasio was peppered with questions regarding issues such as special education, charter school co-locations, mental health services, and school space, but the issue of mayoral control as a governance structure was addressed head on only in limited doses.

Such attacks are unlikely to be unleashed on Ms. Davids, an unemployed single mother, and the NYC Parents Union because they have been past allies of the UFT regarding parent leadership, supporting the community schools initiative, pushing charter schools to enroll more special ed students, and keeping teacher evaluations private.

Matthew Titone, who has 954 students on waiting lists in his district on Staten Island's North Shore, said charter schools in his area «do excellent work serving kids with special needs.»

Fariña recently told Capital she believes some charter schools can have a positive effect on the public system, while knocking others (without naming specific schools) for touting high test scores, but not accepting special education or English Language Learner students.

F.E.S has been a major agitator of the de Blasio administration over the last year, running ads criticizing the mayor's stance on charters and recently attacking chancellor Carmen Fariña for her comments that some charter schools under - enroll special needs students.

The proposals now before the City Council offer a stark choice for the future of the political system our great city: reaffirm the will of the people and the basic principles of democracy and good governance, by forming a charter review commission and possibly holding a special election on term limits in the spring; or cynically toss democracy aside for personal political ambition by changing term limits legislatively.

That message presumably would ask for special legislation approving the creation of a new city - county government and to authorize a public referendum on a new county charter.

Under the charter, if Hein leaves office on or before June 1 a special election will be held within 90 days to complete his four - year term.

Recognizing the educational challenges represented by children in poverty, who are not fluent in English or have other special needs, the Bloomberg administration — even as it relentlessly encouraged the growth of charter schools — built a citywide methodology designed to look past simple comparisons of average school scores on state tests.

Citizen Ed has reported on some of the hearings and has posted some videos of the presentations, noting that parents, students, and teachers have been mostly absent, and that the NAACP's special task force, which is supposed to be weighing the evidence, seems misinformed and / or confused about what charter schools are.

• In December 2007, the Special Administrative Board of the St. Louis Public Schools approved terms on the sale of the old Hodgen Elementary School building that included a 100 - year deed restriction prohibiting leasing of the building to medical clinics, taverns, adult entertainment facilities, and... charter schools.

That is, the analysis quantifies how the percentage of students with IEPs in charter schools increased between 2008 — 09 and 2009 — 10 due to students being newly classified into special education, to students with IEPs exiting the sector, and so on.

Disability and charter leaders now meet regularly with researchers and legal experts to understand facts and work on solutions together to ensure that charter schools effectively serve all students with special needs.

Watch for a lot of new work from CRPE's new crop of brilliant analysts on the state education agencies of the future, district - charter collaboration, the costs of blended - learning models, charter schools and special education, and, of course, more research and tools for portfolio management.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.

In Los Angeles, charters enjoyed a growth spurt during the mayoral tenure of Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa, but now that he has left office, the school board is putting the brakes on, closing two successful charters — on the grounds that they did not contract with the district for their special education services.

Granted, the fabulous standardized test scores of those high - performing charter networks who take on this special ed challenge may not be as uniformly high — at least in the short term, but when one in every twenty public school students now attends a charter, the movement is mature and entrenched enough to move to the next stage of reform for both moral and political reasons.

I'm an on - the - ground special ed advocate and attorney who's lived around the country and now finds myself in South Florida — hardly a mecca of visionary charter school leaders, unless of course you count the school generously funded by the rapper, Pitbull.

On three topics — merit pay, charter schools, and school vouchers — one group of survey respondents was asked its opinion without any special prompt.

Gatlin says she is proud of Romney's education plan, particularly its focus on increasing choice for parents, which would allow for expanded access to highquality public charter schools, and make Title I and IDEA funds portable, so that low income and special needs students can choose which schools to attend and bring the funding with them.

It should include more (and better) specialized charters created in systematic ways: schools that focus on STEM, career and technical education, high - ability learners, special education, socioeconomic integration, and other realms within the K — 12 universe that cry out for better options than what's there today.

This article is part of a forum on special education in charter schools.

After supporting lifting the cap on charter schools, and sponsoring opportunity scholarship legislation for children with special needs and low - income students, I was ostracized by my party and progressive institutions in North Carolina.

The report — produced by the Alexandria, Va. - based National Association of State Directors of Special Education — says that in many charter schools, special education is falling behind because of inadequate information on how to implement programs, and a lack of the technical assistance needed toSpecial Education — says that in many charter schools, special education is falling behind because of inadequate information on how to implement programs, and a lack of the technical assistance needed tospecial education is falling behind because of inadequate information on how to implement programs, and a lack of the technical assistance needed to do so.

Without early identification, youngsters are apt to lose out on opportunities to accelerate, to get into such special classrooms and supplemental programs as do exist, to enroll in magnet or charter schools designed to challenge them, and to gain access (when they reach high school) to Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate programs, and other offerings that typically presuppose a solid education in the early grades.

Charter schools are falling behind on implementing special education programs, a situation that could jeopardize the education of students with disabilities in such schools, a report says.

New York law instructs charters to place «special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at risk of academic failure.»

Charter schools have long been accused of perpetuating racial isolation, relying on uncertified teachers, and not serving their fair share of special education and English language learners.

has been sharply criticized by special - interest groups advocating on behalf of charter schools.

As a result, charter schools relied on parents to report that the student had a special education status at their former school.

The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools is the only national organization devoted entirely to ensuring that students with disabilities have ready access to charter schools that are prepared to help them thrive, and we have noticed that most articles mentioning students with disabilities seem less focused on the students themselves than on using those students as a tool to criticize charter sCharter Schools is the only national organization devoted entirely to ensuring that students with disabilities have ready access to charter schools that are prepared to help them thrive, and we have noticed that most articles mentioning students with disabilities seem less focused on the students themselves than on using those students as a tool to criticize charter scharter schools that are prepared to help them thrive, and we have noticed that most articles mentioning students with disabilities seem less focused on the students themselves than on using those students as a tool to criticize charter scharter schools.

Attending a Boston charter school makes special education students 1.4 times more likely to score proficient or higher on their standardized tests, resulting in a 30 percent reduction of the special education achievement gap.

Dr. Ladner has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform.

Because right now parents of special needs children — not those with mild specific learning disabilities but those like my son — are unlikely to sign off on placements in charter schools.

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As a result, the last time the state raised the cap on charter enrollment, in 2010, the legislation required charter schools to submit plans to actively recruit students with special needs and English language learners.

These resources include everything from reports on special education to documentaries on successful charters

On this special edition of The Conversation, Dr. Steve Perry blasts the Associated Press» sloppy report on charter schools, explaining the difference between minority families choosing schools and forced segregation by traditional districts and stateOn this special edition of The Conversation, Dr. Steve Perry blasts the Associated Press» sloppy report on charter schools, explaining the difference between minority families choosing schools and forced segregation by traditional districts and stateon charter schools, explaining the difference between minority families choosing schools and forced segregation by traditional districts and states.

The stage has been set for an apparent showdown between charter school operators and the Los Angeles Unified School District office charged with charter school oversight, when the LAUSD school board votes on an unprecedented 14 recommendations for charter petition denials at Tuesday's special board meeting.

She currently serves as part of a board / committee member of Latinos for Education, was recently appointed by Governor Abbot to serve in the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education and is on the Board of Directors for the Texas Charter Schools Association.

«With the spotlight shone on public school choice this election year, we've seen a stirring up of opinion... and we've also seen expensive, sustained, and coordinated campaigns to discredit charter schools, led by teachers» unions and special interests that feel threatened by families having a choice in public school.»

These involve recent LEA boundary changes that have not yet been incorporated into the Census database for LEAs (which usually takes two to three years), charter schools that are treated as separate LEAs under the laws of some states but are not in the Census LEA database (because they are not based on exclusive geographical boundaries), and some special purpose LEAs that provide particular educational services (such as vocational and technical education or education for certain students with disabilities) to multiple «regular» LEAs in certain states.

In Detroit, where more than 40 percent of students attend charters, traditional district schools are slowly taking on a higher and higher proportion of students with special needs.

Maybe because I just spent the lunch hour listening to charter school teachers eagerly compare notes on professional development sessions like «Inspiring Enthusiasm for Mathematics» and «From Compliance to Excellence: going Beyond Special Education Regulations to Harness Student Potential.»