Sentences with phrase «other charter schools in»

Our process is entirely separate from the district's process and that of other charter schools in the city.

ConnCAN and 50CAN coincidently also serves on the Board of Directors of the NewSchools Venture Fund, while the TFA Board includes such notables as one of Connecticut's other billionaires, Stephen Mandel, who not only donated more than $ 50 million to Teach for America and serves as the Treasurer of the TFA Board but is also a major donor to Achievement First Inc., ConnCAN and Excel Bridgeport, the pro-charter lobby group that has been working with Mayor Bill Finch to divert Bridgeport's public funds to Achievement First, Inc. — Bridgeport and other charter schools in that city.

Is it a conflict of interest for the COO of a charter school company to sit on the State Board of Education where she will vote on a variety of measures that will directly help Jumoke and other charter schools in the state?

As a result of the success of this program, other charter schools in the Los Angeles community requested that PUC share the program by placing and supervising interns on their campuses also.

In 2013, 19 charter schools closed in the State of Ohio, joining 150 other charter schools in Ohio that had already been shut down since 2005.

Lusher Charter School and several other charter schools in the city are continuing to negotiate with the Orleans Parish School Board over their governing agreement for the coming year, officials said Tuesday.

Rocketship Education has seen declines in its pupil outcomes, both overall, and by numerically significant subgroup (LatinoHispanic), in its other charter schools in Santa Clara County.

It formally eliminates the requirement for the Florida Department of Education to compare the student performance data of charter schools within a school district with public schools and with the other charter schools in Florida as well as posting of such information on each charter school's internet website.

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.

When Liz went to work at The Edward Brooke Charter School, I studied the school and other charter schools in Boston and found high - achieving schools outperforming wealthy suburban towns with kids graduating at high rates and headed on a path of educational success.

What happened at Discovey Creemos could happen at other charter schools in Arizona due to lax state law.

California charter schools that are run by charter - management organizations, or CMOs, outperform other charter schools in the state, concludes a report by the Mountain View, Calif. - based EdSource, a California education research organization.

Other charter schools in New York are overseen by the Board of Regents, New York City's Department of Education and the Buffalo school board.

Harlem Success Academy is «protested more than any other charter school in this city — and there are some bad charter schools.

Not exact matches

«Next year, we want to expand to work with both charters and traditional district schools in other urban regions.»

Private schools, charter schools, voucher programs and other school choice options have been championed by reform - minded conservatives such as Jeb Bush for years now, partly because of their success for countless children of color living in poor communities with even poorer - performing public schools.

That is one reason why in education, for instance, vouchers are to be preferred to charter schools and other devices that invite extensive government regulation and co-optation.

The Cummings family story ends (or continues) with the family taking a direction that may bring the worlds of homeschool and real school together: an online charter school where some classes would be «self - directed» and others would «meet in a virtual classroom on a regular schedule.»

While some evangelical supporters of homeschooling, private school, and charter school options are celebrating a school choice advocate's appointment to this all - important role (and a graduate of the evangelical liberal arts school, Calvin College, at that), other conservative Christian public school parents and advocates are disheartened by DeVos's limited personal history with our nation's public schools (she has mentored in public schools but not attended, taught, or sent children to public schools).

>> The North Coast Section will finally land a second large school in a CIF State Bowl final — While Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley, Freedom - Oakley, Clayton Valley Charter or any other school is unlikely to take down De La Salle in the NCS Open Division, whoever gets a shot at the regional bowl will break through to join the Spartans at Sac State.

She has homeschooled her own children as well as others, was a founder of a private Waldorf School (Sanderling School in Carlsbad, CA) and now strives through the Charter movement to bring Waldorf education to all children at Journey School where she has worked for the past 14 years.

And I think that, you know, he's also said that he's in support of charter schools and other kinds of things that we believe.

The charter school student must meet the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and performance that are required of other students in extracurricular activities.

NYSUT was opposed to the tax credit, but the labor union had its hands full on other key issues, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to once again overhaul teacher evaluations, weaken teacher tenure laws and strengthen charter schools in addition to the perennial push for more school aid.

It is, among other things, charter school lobby day in Albany, and the state Legislature is in session.

He's also pushing other reforms, including a bump in the number of charter schools allowed in the state.

While DeFrancisco's sentiments about the pay commission are common among legislators, there are others who recognize the reality of legislative horse - trading and remember that the last salary hike, in 1998, was traded for the authorization of charter schools sought by then - governor George Pataki, a Republican.

Eighteen other charter school operators have rejected Moskowitz's planned protest and come out in support of de Blasio's plan for universal pre-K, saying «Tuesday is not a day to be divided.»

But Mr. de Blasio insisted today that his aims would not be distracted by the charter push from Ms. Moskowitz, who yesterday learned that Mr. de Blasio's administration had halted three of her charter schools from co-locating in other buildings.

In particular, the budget means that New York City charters will never see a rise in per - pupil funding that matches the jump for other schools from the 2014 UFT contracIn particular, the budget means that New York City charters will never see a rise in per - pupil funding that matches the jump for other schools from the 2014 UFT contracin per - pupil funding that matches the jump for other schools from the 2014 UFT contract.

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.

Space for two other new Success Academy charter elementary schools — scheduled to co-locate in high school buildings in lower Manhattan and Queens — were also yanked by the mayor.

Honestly, when you put a charter school promoter in charge of $ 4 billion in federal funds, what else would you expect other than advocacy for privatization?

The board is also responsible for vetting and approving most charter school applications, and its rejection of a round of new schools in the city this year earned her ire from the other side of the aisle.

Other Democrats took shots at the education portion of the bill, which shifted the regional tallies for charter schools between upstate and New York City, and offered up $ 250 million for private schools in prior - year reimbursements.

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.

«Further, they would have the effect of leading potential educators through an essentially fake certification process,» the suit continued, «one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools, or the public schools of other states.»

The new laws prevent de Blasio from charging rent to charters as he had said he would, require the city to find space for charters in D.O.E. buildings or to fund those schools up to $ 40 million for space in private buildings, and implement other safeguards for charters after an intensive charter lobbying effort in Albany.

Five other Success Academy charter schools were approved for placement in public school buildings.

The U.F.T. held three «emergency» meetings with its members and parents on Thursday, ran a full - page anti-Cuomo advertisement in the Daily News, and released an extensive report claiming, among other things, that charter schools don't enroll enough high - needs students compared to their district school counterparts.

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The 13 other charter school organizations that offered prekindergarten in the last school year all signed the city's contract.

She spoke with host Gary Axelbank about her abstention in the vote on mayoral control, the concept of mayoral control, charter schools, how the system mgiht be run to maximum effiency, lessons learned from her tenure as president at Hostos CC, and numerous other topics.

But though 80 percent of the charters in her home state perform worse than traditional public schools, DeVos — a billionaire whose family has also opposed workers» rights, gay marriage and has contributed heavily to a variety of other right - wing causes — has led the way in resisting any attempts to regulate or improve Michigan charter performance.

Asked how unions could take advantage of gaps in the law while criticizing others for exploiting LLC loophole, Korn said, «Twelve hedge fund billionaires gave more than 187,500 teachers in the 2014 elections,» referring to charter school supporters that gave heavily to an outside group backing Senate Republicans.

Opponents of the plan say the charter schools could siphon hundreds of seats away from the other schools in the building.

Others suggested an expansion in the number of state - authorized charter schools — which Skelos and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo favor — also could be discussed.

The governor had been a mild supporter of charter schools throughout his tenure as governor until he made «saving» charters from Bill de Blasio a key issue in recent months, as the mayor made promises to charge some charter networks rent and put other restrictions on the city's charters.

Others see the co-located charter schools as a possible boon, as long as the public schools are not hurt in the process.