Sentences with phrase «other charter school leaders»

Fortunately, Malka, like so many of California's other charter school leaders, realizes that the only way we will be able to address these problems is by increasing our advocacy strength, and, in addition to the great work she is doing at the school level, she is taking leadership on a variety of advocacy matters.

Other charter school leaders have been impressed by Ferebee's interest in visiting their schools and the new marching orders he gave his district principals — that they were all to start cooperating more with the charters.

I am happy that I have had the support of parents and other charter school leaders that has enabled me to grow through adversities such as decreased funding and finding quality facilities.

Other charter school leaders in New York City took issue with Ryan's visit to the controversial charter network run by Moskowitz, who has frequently sparred with de Blasio and has made no secret of her support for DeVos.

Other charter school leaders, like Steve Barr of the Green Dot chain in Los Angeles, do star turns, as does Bill Gates of Microsoft, whose foundation has invested many millions of dollars in expanding the number of charter schools.

Ms. Moskowitz's political prominence carried a cost: Other charter school leaders have expressed reservations about her seemingly endless appetite for combat with City Hall.

Not exact matches

The mayor's words of support come as Johnson is being targeted, along with Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein, by the AFL - CIO for his «yes» vote on charter schools, as well as a host of other issues with which the union is displeased.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) and Craig Johnson (D - Nassau) dismissed the AFL - CIO's distribution of leaflets that attack them for championing an expansion of charter schools and opposing unions on other pocketbook issues.

At 9 a.m., hundreds of charter school parents from Brooklyn join state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. and other Brooklyn community leaders at a rally to celebrate the impact of charter schools on Brooklyn's communities, Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn.

The protests are in contrast to the large, staged rallies in recent years organized by, among others, union leaders and charter schools, and featuring elected officials.

Saturday's meeting with schools chancellor Carmen Fariña provided the impetus to shift course as prominent charter leaders criticized her for offering no details about co-location, rent proposals, and other key issues.

«I think I've made it pretty clear that we think charter schools should be an integral part of any discussion on mayoral control,» Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) said after meeting with Cuomo and other legislative leaders.

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Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

We met with three hundred charter leaders around the state to learn more about what could be done, and then built goals and objectives for the California charter schools movement by first providing insurance, cash - flow financing, and other resources to schools willing to focus on academic quality (measured in many different ways).

Charter school policies have attracted unlikely coalitions that include free - marketeers and business leaders, but also community - based organizations, civil - rights groups, and other nontraditional allies.

Through dozens of short chapters he tells the story of the meteoric growth of the Rocketship network of charter schools, known as a leader in «blended learning,» along with the trials and tribulations of other charter chains.

Parents are far more effective advocates for their children — and for other children in their community — than charter school leaders or policy experts or professional advocates.

This led to a patient explanation from other charter leaders as well as district leaders about how hard it is for communities to see a building shuttered or handed over to a charter school when generations of neighborhood kids, some of whom went on to be accomplished leaders, attended the school.

The Minnesota Leadership Academy for Charter and Alternative Public Schools pairs practicing and aspiring principals and other school administrators with business leaders, in an effort to give school leaders better training on how to manage their employees and get better results.

Likewise, many of the ideas we regard today as education reform's conventional wisdom - linked standards and assessments, consequences for poor performance, testing new teachers, paying some teachers more than others, and charter schools - were given prominent public voice by a teacher union leader, the late Albert Shanker of the American Federation of Teachers.

Despite being home to some of the best charter schools in the country, Boston has lost many of its most entrepreneurial and successful charter leaders to other states because of persistent opposition to charter schools.

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

A national leader in education reform — and recent winner of the Broad Prize for best public charter school network in the country — Success Academy has long been committed to advancing education reform nationally by sharing its content and approach, and inviting others across the country to access and adapt what we teach and how we teach it.

The Secretary specifically invites advice and recommendations from State and local education administrators, parents, teachers and teacher organizations, principals, other school leaders (including charter school leaders), paraprofessionals, members of local boards of education, civil rights and other organizations representing the interests of students (including historically underserved students), representatives of the business community, and other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of title I programs.

Join other parents and community members for an evening of learning how education leaders created excellent public charter schools in Los Angeles and how more can be done to bring more hope through public education.

Gov. - elect Jay Inslee and other leaders should get started creating innovative, high - quality charter schools

This campaign gives parents, leaders, and others the chance to share why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools across the country.

This campaign gives parents, leaders, and others the chance to share the story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools across the country.

«Rather, public school leaders should look to their successful programs — charters, magnet, and neighborhood schools alike — and apply the lessons learned to other schools so that the choices parents and students have will all be good ones.»

Over 25 charter LEAs and DCPS have weighed in, and I have spoken directly with teachers, school leaders, parents, students, advocates, lawyers, researchers, and other experts about the language in the bill.

One panel will consist of charter school leaders from across the state, while the other will have current charter school parents and students.

Nashville Charter School Leaders join other leaders across the country to fight against their own intLeaders join other leaders across the country to fight against their own intleaders across the country to fight against their own interests.

Although the expansion of the charter schools in other districts, including Philadelphia, has led some district leaders to raise concerns, Mr. Hopson is optimistic.

A resource to charter leaders to effectively engage Legislators and other local officials in charter school issues: includes useful information on how you can get involved, as well as the life cycle of a bill, the budget process, and the protocols for scheduling a meeting with your elected officials.

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Poised to influence educational policy, practice and performance across the country, the Institute provides and connects charter school authorizers, governing boards, school leaders, founders and other stakeholders who are serious about ensuring all students are prepared for success in college, work and life with the programs, tools, services, counsel and support they need.

In April, the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS) convened a gathering of CEOs of charter management organizations, special education directors, funders and other leaders to focus on this chaCharter Schools (NCSECS) convened a gathering of CEOs of charter management organizations, special education directors, funders and other leaders to focus on this chacharter management organizations, special education directors, funders and other leaders to focus on this challenge.

Additionally, several of the large charter school networks, including Uncommon Schools, KIPP, Achievement First and Success have opened their doors and shared many aspects of their successful programs with district and other charter leaders.

The school had been held up by current charter law that prohibits such targeted enrollment, but Lesniak and other Democratic leaders had recently pressed and seem poised to change the law.

Other regional school district leaders were not as certain as Redinger about applying for a charter school.

We hope our new report will help inform other progressives — both leaders making important policy decisions and the public at large — with a better understanding of who supports public charter schools and why.

Applicants included current principals and educators, leaders of charter school networks and other professionals who have the expertise to run a successful organization.

It's often noted that the original vision for charter schools, championed by legendary teachers union leader Al Shanker and others, was that they'd be «laboratories of innovation» whose lessons could inform the broader system.

Our charter school working capital financing enables school leaders the flexibility and stability for everyday expenses including payroll, hiring, facilities enhancements, technology, books, and other operating expenses.

In a report drawn from a convening of school district superintendents, charter leaders, school finance experts, and other education experts in Houston earlier this year, CRPE recommends that urban districts and charter schools collaborate to solve the problems associated with declining enrollment so that all students can have access to a high - quality education.

As the City Council holds a hearing this afternoon on three resolutions aimed to cap and slow the co-location of public schools, district and charter school leaders who share facilities are speaking up about their experience co-locating with other public schools; collaboration, community building and putting kids first are recurring themes among all of them, demonstrating that educators know to check politics at the door.

Thus, as the economist Friedrich von Hayek (1975) put it in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, governments (and one might say the same of philanthropists, leaders of charter school management organizations, technology entrepreneurs, and others) should behave not like craftsmen but like gardeners — «not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork, but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment.»

At a Friday morning press conference held by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and others at a charter school in the Anacostia neighborhood of D.C., lawmakers didn't talk about the Student Success Act and didn't hold scheduled press availability.

Speaking to Los Angeles - area charter school leaders, parents, teachers and others, the candidates addressed a number of issues affecting the charter school community, including support for LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, support for the expansion of charter schools, and facilities and funding equity for charter schools.