The Foundation's gift, a donation of property in Snellville, GA, will support the mission of the Georgia Charter School Association, a non-profit organization that works to improve student achievement through the creation of high
quality public charter schools in Georgia.
PUC's mission is to uplift communities through the creation of high
quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.
Our mission is to uplift communities through the creation of high
quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.
The mission of Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC Schools) is to uplift communities through the creation of high
quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.
As Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and later as Senate Speaker Pro Tempore, Jamie was a key leader in efforts to identify and support effective teaching, overhaul Tennessee's K - 12 education funding formula, raise academic standards for Tennessee students, turn around low - performing schools, and expand high -
quality public charter schools in Tennessee.
She believes strongly in the power of
quality public charter schools in this country and has witnessed firsthand the positive impact they can have on teachers, students, and communities.
Not exact matches
Taking Success's argument «to its logical conclusion,» Ms. Elia wrote, «would mean that D.O.E. would be required to provide
charter schools» prekindergarten programs with
public funding without any mechanism to ensure» that they were meeting
quality requirements, and that «
public funds are being spent
in accordance with the requirements.»
The UFT / NYSUT lawsuit, which asks the court to overturn the
Charter School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY - approved charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.
Charter School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY - approved charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.&
School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the
quality of teaching
in SUNY - approved
charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.
charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment
in New York's
public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.&
school districts, other
charter schools or the public schools of other states.
charter schools or the
public schools of other states.»
Unlike Governor Cuomo, who supports privatization
in the form of
charter schools, the Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones advocates a comprehensive «
Quality Education for All» platform grounded
in fully funding and strengthening our
public school system.
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.
If the efforts are successful, then the
quality of traditional
public schools will increase relative to what it would have been
in the absence of competition from
charter schools.
However, many others believe
charters divert resources from traditional
public schools and don't meet up to accountability measures.These opposing views often lead to friction among people who actually have much
in common: a genuine concern for children and the national right to high -
quality public education.
But while we're seeing truly great progress
in supporting the
quality growth of the
public charter school sector, there's still a lot of work to be done here
in Newark.
In 2017, the New Mexico
Public Education Department responded to a legislative proposal to implement a
charter school moratorium by noting, «The families of New Mexico continue to seek alternative,
quality choices for the education of their children.
Our main goal,
in collaboration with the district
schools, is to expand students» access to high -
quality schools, whether they're district
schools or
public charter schools.
Charters are important for stimulating improvement
in all
public schools — and providing even more
quality choices — as research has clearly shown that they do.
The fact that traditional
public schools experienced net gains
in performance, despite a slight decrease
in average student
quality, suggests that our estimates of the effects of
charter -
school competition may understate the true effect of
charters on traditional
public schools.
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.
If
charter schools were primarily established
in response to dissatisfaction with traditional
public schools, they would tend to be located
in areas with low -
quality traditional
public schools where students would tend to make below - average test - score gains.
This pattern provides strong evidence that the smaller gains made by these
charter school students are indeed due to the
quality of the
schools they attend rather than to any unobserved differences between
charter school students and students
in traditional
public schools.
The Broad plan, recast as Great
Public Schools Now, «re-launched»
in June with a changed emphasis on adding high -
quality school seats wherever they are found,
charter or district, a clear shift that resulted from the aggressive pushback against the original plan.
Charter schools are growing
in number, improving
in quality, and beginning to pose genuine competition to
public schools, especially within big cities.
In the piece, headlined «Alternative» Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System, ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell describes how traditional schools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low - quality alternative programs in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduation rate
In the piece, headlined «Alternative» Education: Using
Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System, ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell describes how traditional schools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low - quality alternative programs in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduation
Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System, ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell describes how traditional
schools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low - quality alternative programs in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduation
schools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low -
quality alternative programs
in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduation rate
in order to hide dropouts from the
public and boost test scores and graduation rates.
It seems clear, then, that if the
charter sector hopes to contribute to transformational numbers
in high -
quality public schools, the current CMO approach alone can't get it there.
If we
in the
charter community respond with robust growth of high -
quality schools, we will surely see greater
public understanding from all quarters.
Candidate Beyond Minimally Adequate: Building
Public Support for High -
Quality, Accessible
Charter Schools in South Carolina Tuesday, April 11, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1
Instead of arguing whether
charter schools should be included
in No Child Left Behind, a more fruitful question is how to ensure that state accountability schemes allow enough flexibility for boutique programs within the
public system while not opening up loopholes that low -
quality schools can slip through.
When it came to state data systems,
charter school laws, and teacher policy, winning states like Ohio, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York finished well back in the pack on rankings compiled by the Data Quality Campaign, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and the National Council on Teacher Q
charter school laws, and teacher policy, winning states like Ohio, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York finished well back
in the pack on rankings compiled by the Data
Quality Campaign, the National Alliance for
Public Charter Schools, and the National Council on Teacher Q
Charter Schools, and the National Council on Teacher
Quality.
These
charters are accountable to the District of Columbia
Public Charter School Board (PCSB) for the
quality and results of their pre-K programs — just as they are for grades K — 12 — but they are not subject to the kind of extensive, input - based
quality requirements found
in other pre-K programs.
they point out that
in some states, authorizers operate virtually unchecked, with dire consequences for students, and that the National Alliance for
Public Charter Schools approves the
quality controls of only two states (Hawaii and Louisiana) and the District of Columbia.
[5] At the beginning of the study period
in 2001, there was substantial variation
in quality across
charter schools and, on average,
charter schools in Texas were less effective than traditional
public schools.
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.
This
school year,
charters will serve nearly 38,000 students — 44 percent of all
public - school students in D.C. And these schools, which consistently outperform D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) overall and across all subgroups, offer students a tremendous variety of quality educational opportun
public -
school students
in D.C. And these
schools, which consistently outperform D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) overall and across all subgroups, offer students a tremendous variety of quality educational opportu
schools, which consistently outperform D.C.
Public Schools (DCPS) overall and across all subgroups, offer students a tremendous variety of quality educational opportun
Public Schools (DCPS) overall and across all subgroups, offer students a tremendous variety of quality educational opportu
Schools (DCPS) overall and across all subgroups, offer students a tremendous variety of
quality educational opportunities.
I am the executive director of the DC
Public Charter School Board, and the story of our sector
in the nation's capital is mostly one of continued success, growth, popularity, and
quality improvement.
Greg Richmond is the President and CEO of the National Association of
Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and a leading voice in the nation's debates on public charter school quality, access, and accounta
Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and a leading voice in the nation's debates on public charter school quality, access, and accountab
School Authorizers (NACSA) and a leading voice
in the nation's debates on
public charter school quality, access, and accounta
charter school quality, access, and accountab
school quality, access, and accountability.
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Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough
Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New
Schools — Mar 15, 2012
Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers
in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based
Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from
Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011
Charter Philanthropy
in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011
School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing
Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost
School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the
Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher
Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010
Charter School Research from
Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010
Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing
Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing
Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation
in Education and
Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.
Design a
school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now
school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013
Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing
charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New
charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture
schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles
in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models
in New
Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New
charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now
school study shows the steps to great
schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link
Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — No
Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now
School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now What?
«The proposed increase
in the budget through giving thousands of
charter schools the funding needed to open new
charter schools, and expand and replicate their successful models will go a long way toward providing those students and their families with a much - needed, high -
quality public school education.
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.
In other words, high -
quality pre-K is a much more powerful political issue than
public charter schools.
As students
in DC continue to attend
public charter schools — 44 % of all DC
public school students
in 2014 — judging the
quality of the education programs becomes increasingly important.
About PCSB: The DC
Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingt
Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating
quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
school options through its rigorous review of new
charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingt
charter applications and effective oversight of
charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingt
charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
school performance that is leading the transformation of
public education in Washingto
public education
in Washington, DC.
• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood
schools; hold
charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially
in the early grades; make
public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers
in hard - to - staff
schools; and ensure access to high -
quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.
The state of Texas has been making a concerted effort to raise the
quality of its
public charter schools through sound policy reform, effective implementation, and resources to help practitioners zero
in on improvement.
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 confi
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 confi
schools to ensure all areas of a city have
quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose
schools confi
schools confidently.
Imagine
Schools Mission Statement As a national family of public charter school campuses, Imagine Schools partners with parents and guardians in the education of their children by providing high quality schools that prepare students for lives of leadership, accomplishment, and exemplary cha
Schools Mission Statement As a national family of
public charter school campuses, Imagine
Schools partners with parents and guardians in the education of their children by providing high quality schools that prepare students for lives of leadership, accomplishment, and exemplary cha
Schools partners with parents and guardians
in the education of their children by providing high
quality schools that prepare students for lives of leadership, accomplishment, and exemplary cha
schools that prepare students for lives of leadership, accomplishment, and exemplary character.
While the Administration appreciates that H.R. 471 would provide Federal support for improving
public schools in the District of Columbia (D.C.), including expanding and improving high -
quality D.C.
public charter schools, the Administration opposes the creation or expansion of private
school voucher programs that are authorized by this bill.
The issue of
quality is anchored
in the pact between
charter schools and their authorizers (and by extension, the
public).