Sentences with phrase «reason charters»

However, one reason charter schools do better is that they are attracting many of the brightest students in their city.

However, race is not the sole reason charters and vouchers were created in the early 1990s — all students were part of the equation.

They cite the example of the Cato School of Reason Charter School in California, which, despite its libertarian name, collected millions of tax dollars by registering students who actually attended private schools in the area.

It's one reason charters in Newark, despite the fact that they greatly outperform Newark neighborhood schools, remain the target of effective whispering campaigns that charters are the leading edge of a movement to reclaim Newark for white folks.

Mulgrew added that though he may have appeared to be negotiating with then - Mayor Mike Bloomberg in good faith about teachers evaluations (one reason charters work is because they sack bad teachers), his real aim was to «gum up the works.»

Seventy - three percent strongly supported «giving schools the ability to make changes without having to cut through administrative and bureaucratic red tape,» one of the main reasons charters were created in the first place.

Other prevalent reasons charter schools were closed include financial deficiencies (41.7 percent), mismanagement (24 percent), district - related issues and facilities problems.

But Broad's LA Times has to be viewed with suspicion and distrust for the same reason that charter proponents would not use the teacher union newsletter as their source of news about schools.

In his capacity as CEO of the Jumoke Academy it was Sharpe who once told a legislative panel that reason the charter school had virtually no special education students was because they had a special program that went into their kindergarten classes and cured the students of their special education needs.

According to Dr. Monroe, one of the reasons charters have been so successful for the last 20 years is because they reflect the values and growth parents want to see in their children.

The reason some charters are touted are because they are some of the most successful high poverty yet high performing models in the country.

«That's one of the reasons charters were started in the first place, to give teachers a larger say in the operations of schools.»

The fact that charter teachers sign «at will» contracts and can be fired for no reason was not mentioned as a reason those charter teachers did not join unions.

The reason charters are so resisted is because the union doesn't like this.

One reason the charter - backed candidates won last week, he said, was because of the very low turnout in the off - year election, combined with huge contributions to independent expenditure committees.

However, the NEA fails to acknowledge the reason charter schools exist is because a number of local boards of education have failed to provide a quality and meaningful education for their own students.

Nationally, education officials said one reason charter schools are struggling is because of the large numbers of low - performing students who turn to them as alternatives to traditional schools.

For these reasons the charter has been introduced.