Not exact matches
Once again the uneasy relationship between the
city administration and
charter school advocates was on display last week as dueling positions were taken with
regards to how to interpret the latest round of state test results.
The only data available on the
City of Milwaukee website specifically
regarding charter schools is a phone number where one can get an application to become a
charter school.
But the expansion also sparks questions about whether it makes sense for the board to continue approving new
charters — which now enroll nearly half the
city's students — without
regard for their location or their impact on the traditional public
school system.
His unprecedented autonomy allowed him to engage in bold experiments
regarding the governance and operation of the
city's
schools, expanding choice at all levels of the system by closing failing
schools and opening
charter schools, decentralizing authority, and creating a new accountability system to drive innovation.
Raymond has steered the group to be a well -
regarded source of impartial insight into the performance and workings of
charter schools,
city reform strategies and national reform programs.
New York State's 2017 - 18 budget includes two significant legislative changes affecting
charter schools in New York
City regarding changes to the per pupil funding formula and an increase in rental assistance.
With
regard to facilities,
cities and states can be more creative in finding ways to meet the capital needs of
charter schools.
Last Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer published what was intended to be a feel - good story about a family that chose an inner -
city neighborhood
school rather than a well -
regarded charter school and wound up happy with their experience.