Sentences with phrase «one's traditional public schools»

The researchers used a rigorous research design that compares learning gains for students enrolled in charter schools to those of similar students in traditional public schools in their districts.

That said, this holds true of traditional public schools as well, many of which can be allowed to fail for years on end.

Most charter schools have been successful because their leaders have had the ability to innovate in ways their counterparts in traditional public schools systems can not.

They argued that the charter school would drain off resources and support from traditional public schools in the area that are already struggling.

Unfortunately, some still argue for traditional public schools on the grounds that black families are too ill - informed to make wise choices.

The current superintendent has also worked extensively with charter schools, which compete for funding and resources with traditional public school systems.

In many states, charter schools are compelled to use the same measurements to evaluate their teachers, enroll students, and discipline students as traditional public schools use.

He was referring to last month's teachers union study, which found that charter school fourth graders performed about half a year behind their peers at traditional public schools.

We will never have as much money as our charter and traditional public school peers, which means that we will always need to find creative solutions in our quest for excellence.

But she rejected them as a solution, she said, because most poor and minority students will attend traditional public schools in any case.

The overall record shows charters do not outperform traditional public schools serving similar students.

Teacher unions and their legislative allies also have seen to it that these programs are financed at a fraction of the per - pupil spending received by traditional public schools.

They are free, and open to all students, and receive funding based on student enrollment just like traditional public schools do.

Despite their accomplishments and passion, New Leaders fellows have had a hard time breaking into traditional public schools, especially those fellows who lack contacts or extensive experience in education.

Emerging from the meeting, the clergy members noted charter schools have their own disclosure requirements that traditional public schools do not have.

These choices include traditional public schools, charter schools and private schools, including voucher programs to fund private school tuition.

More specifically, while 80 percent of traditional public school teachers are white, white teachers represent 71 percent of the teaching workforce in charter schools.

One group found on average charters have a slight edge over traditional public schools in reading and about the same in math but acknowledged charter quality is uneven across the states and across schools.

In 2011, they were graduating 50 percent of their students while traditional public schools were graduating 75 percent.

In her resignation letter, she noted her willingness to work with those outside traditional public schools.

The target is a charter school movement that has exposed so many traditional public schools for the failures they are.

Over the last two decades, charter schools have emerged as major competitors to low performing traditional public schools in some cites.

We recognize that students who have struggled to succeed in traditional public school settings need non-traditional supports.

Many American families are ignoring the bright lines routinely drawn between traditional public schools on the one hand and charter schools, private schools, and home schooling on the other.

The vast majority of students transferring into these charter schools are leaving nearby traditional public schools.

As it does with failing traditional public schools, the city has the right to close a poorly performing charter school.

If traditional public schools are doing their jobs, charters will not experience explosive growth.

Is the exploration of new markets more prominent where traditional public school systems have been resistant to change or where they have begun to incorporate charters into more diverse portfolio systems?

The public agrees that charter operators should play by the same rules as traditional public schools when it comes to transparency and accountability.

They were able to compare charter students who had left traditional public schools with «virtual twins» who had stayed.

These schools operate on a fraction of the funds per student traditional public schools receive, on average $ 3,500 - $ 4,500 per student.

In many large school districts, parents are able to choose among traditional public schools, not just among charter or magnet schools.

From the beginning, the charter school movement was touted as a proving ground for innovations that could eventually improve traditional public schools.

The assertion is that funding isn't equal but it may still be reasonable and fair given the wider programs and services that traditional public schools provide.

They are public schools, just like traditional public schools run by districts.

As public schools, charter schools deserve access to the public resources that traditional public schools make use of, including tax revenues, state bond proceeds, and existing educational facilities.

Although funded with taxpayer dollars, they operate free from many of the laws and regulations that govern traditional public schools.

We follow the same identification, evaluation, placement, and due process procedures as other traditional public schools and follow federal and state guidelines pertaining to students with special needs.

They then did what traditional public schools seem so reluctant to do: they immediately changed leadership personnel.

Are reports of charter vs. traditional public school achievement gains valid?

Supporting our existing traditional public schools is vital to our state's success.

For the first time ever, the state's traditional public schools got none of that money.

Whether competition from charter schools can eventually spur academic improvements in traditional public schools also depends on the academic performance of the charter schools themselves.

Second, students who choose to remain in charter schools do not continue to make smaller gains than students in traditional public schools after their initial year in a charter school.