Sentences with phrase «other charter schools around»

Jess Clark reports on concerns that issues with faulty diplomas could happen at other charter schools around the state.

But other parents have no way to know that; application forms at that school - and scores of other charter schools around the country - still indicate that a Social Security number is required.

Not exact matches

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

The state committed to adopting the Common Core standards, tying teacher evaluations to test scores, turning around or closing low - performing schools and increasing the number of charter schools, among other things.

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).

A legal action fund to promote sector - wide interests in the Bay Area and to engage in lawsuits around Prop 39 and other barriers to growth could benefit all charter schools, especially the small schools that don't have the resources to engage in protracted legal battles.

In other words, chartering is a continuous improvement process for a system of schools: When you build a strategy around closing bad schools, enabling great ones to grow and enabling promising new schools to start, you shift the quality distribution to the right year after year.

Charter Schools: publicly funded, privately managed schools that operate semi-autonomously, meaning they're free from some rules applicable to other public schools (such as around teacher hiring, budgets, and other operaSchools: publicly funded, privately managed schools that operate semi-autonomously, meaning they're free from some rules applicable to other public schools (such as around teacher hiring, budgets, and other operaschools that operate semi-autonomously, meaning they're free from some rules applicable to other public schools (such as around teacher hiring, budgets, and other operaschools (such as around teacher hiring, budgets, and other operations).

Despite the increasingly impressive performance of many charter schools nationally and some stunning charter - driven turnarounds at Sacramento High in California and other sites, the Prudent Expansionists doubt that charter folks know any more than traditional educators do about turning around failing schools en masse.

The administration has yet to release a proposal for how the federal government might foster more school choice in states and localities around the country, although its initial budget proposal included additional funding for charters and other forms of public school choice, as well as funding for a new private school choice program.

If these steps do not turn around the schools and improve student achievement in two years, Clinton's plan would require states to take additional corrective actions, such as permitting students to attend other public schools, or reconstituting the school by evaluating the staff and making any necessary staff changes, or closing the school and reopening it as a charter with an entirely new staff.

As the 1990s progressed, however, and the state standards movement gained strength, the ambiguity around accountability — for charters but also for other public schools — started to recede.

As I see it, discussion of Success should revolve around one big question: Why do Success's academic results seem so outsized, even compared to some of the nation's other, most - accomplished charter schools?

For example, we have kids coming out of Camden traditional schools and moving to renaissance schools (district - charter hybrids) or charters, and the other way around.

Much of the expansion of school choice in other countries has centered around charter - style schools, which are called by various names in other countries.

An estimated 150 teachers, school administrators, parents and others from around the state came to the conference at the University of Washington Tacoma to learn about charters, which are public schools that permit significant decisions to be made at a school level, rather than by a school district or state officials.

We knew other charter schools that had bounced around from site to site because they lost leases or were only working on one - year agreements.

I haven't had much experience with other charter schools in New Orleans, but since I've started attending Bard Early College, a half day program that allows high school juniors and seniors to take college - level courses, I have been around kids who come from different charter schools.

A number of other charter school and education reform front groups, including Educators 4 Excellence, Excel Bridgeport and Achieve Hartford were active around the state but claim that they did not communicate with the governor or legislators and therefore do not need to reveal how they spent their money.

In the coming months, the fate of these three charter schools and the plans for other charters around the state will be litigated in the courtroom.

The findings in this study are based on an analysis of demographic, economic, and other characteristics of 109 neighborhoods around each DCPS in - boundary school and their relation to patterns of enrollment at in - boundary schools, out - of - boundary schools, and public charter schools.

Some see Wilkinsburg's plight as evidence of a broken school funding system that shortchanges children from poor families, while others see it as an argument for investing in charter schools instead of trying to turn around dysfunctional school systems.

Rubin, who walked around in front of the justices more than the other two lawyers presenting, talks about how charter schools that are not governed by the statutes do not perform better than some of the schools that are, and he tries to explain why some predominantly minority districts have low - performing teachers.

That's right, «Waiting for Superman» was not nominated for a best documentary Oscar despite the $ 2 million spent by Bill Gates to promote the movie, and the efforts of NBC, Huffington Post, and other media outlets to create an aura of inevitability around this weepy charter school propaganda piece.

Charter schools, on the other hand, are typically free to operate outside the state parameters, but traditional districts also enjoy latitude around many issues bearing on teachers» absence behavior.

Zimmer said charter schools should follow the same guidelines around solicitation as all other vendors.

In a statement, MNPS said it appreciates the passion around the issue of East Nashville schools and that no final decisions have been made about charter conversions or other options.

In the Oval Office, with the teachers and others standing around him, Trump spoke about the teachers and engaged with a few of them (see video above), and briefly singled out the 2017 National Teacher of the Year, Sydney Chaffee, from Codman Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester, Mass..

By partnering with other charter schools and highly regarded service providers in a regional special education consortium, charter schools will strengthen their expertise around special education and develop the infrastructure to offer a full range of program options.

Trump's nomination for Education Secretary is Betsy DeVos, who has spent millions to advance charter schools and other forms of «school choice» around the country.

Our question has been: if Mastery and other charters were chosen as Renaissance replacements in order to «turn around» public schools, why would any conditions be necessary?

In addition to the two new schools KIPP New Orleans plans to add to its portfolio of seven in the city, the charter - school network has been cleared for an additional high school in New Orleans plus seven other schools here or in Baton Rouge — part of a trend of charters expanding from New Orleans around Louisiana, reports Jessica Williams of The Lens.

Sela, and other Hebrew - language charter schools around the country, may plant the seeds of a new American Hebrew culture.

This year, more than two dozen paid lobbyists are running around the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building working to divert more money to charter schools, while supporting the Common Core SBAC testing scam and other «education reform» agenda items.

New Profit, Inc. also «invests» in a variety of other corporate education reform industry companies and front groups including Educators 4 Excellence, a New York based anti-union advocacy group that recently opened offices in Connecticut; the Kipp Charter School Chain, a company that runs well over 100 charter schools around the nation; the «Achievement Network» and «Turnaround for Children,» two other corporate education reform organizCharter School Chain, a company that runs well over 100 charter schools around the nation; the «Achievement Network» and «Turnaround for Children,» two other corporate education reform organizcharter schools around the nation; the «Achievement Network» and «Turnaround for Children,» two other corporate education reform organizations.

JB: They're pretty familiar: the same groups that have sued to stop private school choice, and even charter schools around the country: teachers» unions, the school board association in Arizona, superintendents» associations, and other education associations.

Parents choose charter public schools, not the other way around.

Some advocates are hoping that if Duggan can bring district and charter school leaders together around supporting families for the Detroit Children's Success Initiative, that could lead to other kinds of collaborations, such as efforts to recruit and train educators to teach in Detroit.

And for the past year, Governor Charlie Baker has failed to gain legislative approval to create «innovation zones» in which a select group of schools within a district would gain charter - school - like flexibility to extend school days and get around other teacher contract provisions.

Other charter school operators I think were sensitive to the fact that they have an established school now and to have other schools proliferate around them makes it more difficult for them as Other charter school operators I think were sensitive to the fact that they have an established school now and to have other schools proliferate around them makes it more difficult for them as other schools proliferate around them makes it more difficult for them as well.

On the issue of public education he said, «We're turning around struggling schools by growing our Commissioner's Network, with funding for 17 more schools... We're continuing to broaden the range of educational opportunities by maintaining our support for magnet schools, agricultural - science schools, and other high - quality options, including funding for additional state charter schools.»

Charter schools that are in a strong, strategic turn around process to increase student success must have an Executive Director who works the operational and financial lanes of the schools yet understands it's not their job to solely do the work of others.

However if you do feel the urge to move, you can venture out to dive the colorful reefs around the island with one of the many Dive Schools, snorkel atop the crystal blue waters, charter a boat to fish / explore other islands, hire a bicycle and delve into village life.