Sentences with phrase «quality charter school options»

Sheth Family Foundation Gift Helps Expand High Quality Charter School Options Atlanta, GA — An unanticipated gift to the Georgia Charter Schools...

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The research indicates that, in spite of the controversy they generated in New York at the time, replacing large failing high schools, developing smaller schools in their place, and providing quality charter school options for families, have proved to be greatly beneficial strategies for hundreds of thousands of New York students, with implications for the nation.

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Upper West Success Academy, part of the Success Charter Network group of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide high - quality public education options in an overcrowded district.

Inter-district magnet schools in Connecticut provide a current example outside the scope of traditional school districts as to the way charters might draw students across district boundary lines to create high - quality, integrated schooling options.

If traditional public schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment for young adolescents to prepare for college preparatory high schools or high - quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development of charter schools, magnet schools, and other choice strategies that do.

Well - functioning school choice requires a federal role in gathering and disseminating high - quality data on school performance; ensures that civil rights laws are enforced; distributes funds based on enrollment of high - need students in particular schools; and supports a growing supply of school options through an expanded, equitably funded charter sector and through the unfettered growth of digital learning via application of the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause.

As charter schools across the country struggle to keep up with demand, a new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

Detroit parents still have very few high - quality options, despite a number of different reform interventions, including putting a state - appointed emergency manager in charge of the district, pulling the lowest - performing schools into a statewide turnaround district, and allowing a significant number of charter schools to operate.

A new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

Finally, Adam Peshek proposes a way to tackle some of the obstacles to charter - school growth through the Opportunity Zone program (part of the 2017 tax reform package)-- and hopefully create more high - quality public school options for children along the way.

We believe that high quality public charter schools should provide options for parents, but should not replace or destabilize traditional public schools.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Particularly in urban communities that have few, if any, high - quality public school options, the demand for charters can be significantly higher than there are seats available.

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With such demand, it is up to our elected officials to remove the facilities and funding barriers that exist to ensure that every child has the option to attend a high - quality public charter school.

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On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confiSchools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools confidently.

«Charter schools can play an important role in school reform by offering high - quality public school options,» he said.

In a community that needs more quality school options, Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School is working hard to keep students engaged and excited to school options, Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School is working hard to keep students engaged and excited to School is working hard to keep students engaged and excited to learn.

Since 1997, public charter schools have been a high - quality option for thousands of Connecticut students and families.

«California's charter school movement demonstrates a commitment to providing scholars and their families high - quality educational options, flexible and innovative academic approaches and meaningful results,» said J.J. Lewis, CCS President & CEO.

Harmony Science Academy - Austin is a PreK - 8th public charter school providing a high - quality education option for students in the surrounding areas.

The Times Union has noted that KIPP Tech Valley charter school is a quality middle school option in Albany, and charter elementary schools have outperformed the Albany district schools on state exams.

NACSA congratulates the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board (MCSAB or Board) on the completion of another rigorous application process, resulting in two additional quality school options for students and families in North... ReaSchool Authorizer Board (MCSAB or Board) on the completion of another rigorous application process, resulting in two additional quality school options for students and families in North... Reaschool options for students and families in North... Read More

Students in Connecticut need more quality options, and Tracy Kelley in Danbury calls on the state to release a request for proposals for charter schools.

Our work isn't done until every parent in Mississippi has a range of high - quality education options and the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

States and districts can improve the odds that charter schools will provide high - quality options to all students by:

After the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's charter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their children.

Jackson is moving in the right direction, as residents now have a few open enrollment options among traditional public schools, the state's first two charter schools, two additional charter schools opening next year, and at least one low - cost high quality private school option, The Redeemer's Sschool option, The Redeemer's SchoolSchool.

In the months ahead, we plan to work side by side with our partners in Mississippi to defend the state's strong charter public school law and ensure that the state's low - income students have access to a growing number of high - quality public school options.»

«The approval of Brass City Charter School and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of ConnecSchool and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of Connecschool options to the families of Connecticut.

With even more data on our side confirming that charter schools are working for New York's students, and particularly those most in need of high - quality educational options, it's high time for state legislators and officials to recognize this success, too.

Connecticut officials are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by families who want more high - quality school options such as charter and magnet schools.

Fortunately, options exist to ensure that high - quality public charter schools can secure financing to meet the needs of their students.

Numerous Organizations Decry Charter School Lawsuit July 13, 2016 by Brett Kittredge After the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's charter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their cCharter School Lawsuit July 13, 2016 by Brett Kittredge After the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's charter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their chSchool Lawsuit July 13, 2016 by Brett Kittredge After the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's charter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their ccharter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their chschool law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their children

In an article by Kate Zernike, the NYT explores the divide over charter schools through conversations on race, wealth and access to options with representatives from DFER, NAACP, Movement for Black Lives and Education Post's very own Chris Stewart who comments on his personal mission to find a quality school for his son.

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He showed us videos of charter schools with eighty openings and five hundred applicants — which drove home just how badly quality school options were needed.

Slowing the growth of charter schools won't solve the problems, though; it will only trap students in failing schools by taking away viable, affordable options for high - quality education.

Despite this growth, there is still an overwhelming unmet parental demand for quality school options in California, with approximately 158,000 students on charter public school waiting lists.

This District Charter Collaborative Compact (DCCC) provides an opportunity to recruit and select operators equipped to meet the district's identified gaps in service and to more strategically deliver high - quality school options.

This philosophy guides her work as the Superintendent of the Great Oaks Foundation, a charter management organization that launches schools in communities that lack quality school options.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

This «third way» governance strategy can break through contentious district - charter divides and could help improve struggling schools or increase the number of high - quality neighborhood options.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

I work for an organization, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, which promotes high - quality options for students who need them most.

Public charter schools across the country were started with the promise of being alternative, quality options for parents to choose for their children.

In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the public's desire for more high quality public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for charter school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent choice.