Sentences with phrase «rural charter»

Recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers is one of the toughest challenges for rural schools and for rural charter schools in particular.

While most charter schools are forced to divert operating funds to cover the cost of facilities, the problem is more acute for rural charters.

Though I've been working on charter issues for more than a decade now, I went into this project knowing relatively little about rural charters.

In the report «A New Frontier: Utilizing Charter Schooling to Strengthen Rural Education,» Smarick examines the state policies that can hinder or foster the growth of rural charter schools.

In fact, one of the two rejected schools, which would have been located in the beautiful upstate town of Truxton, would have been the first agriculture - based rural charter school in New York State and their propo...

There are numerous examples of successful rural charters, from KIPP's cluster in the Mississippi Delta to the Upper Carmen Charter School in Idaho.

The remote, rural charter elementary school sits on the edge of the Navajo Nation.

Their summary of the sector's academic outcomes, which draws heavily on a series of studies by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, is likewise relatively uncontroversial: there is a positive achievement effect for poor, nonwhite, urban students, but suburban and rural charters come up short, as do online charters, about which the authors duly report negative findings.

States should develop policies that acknowledge the challenge of opening and operating rural charter schools but also allow charter operators, school districts, and state officials to consider where and when charter schools might be a useful reform strategy.

States too often cut with an axe, limit or prevent rural charter schools outright, where a scalpel is needed.

States should enable rural charter schools to access unutilized and underutilized public assets, including school buildings, municipal facilities, and land.

State policymakers should provide rural charters with the flexibility to innovate with digital learning and engage with them in developing policies informed by practice.

And Bellwether Education Partners has released a new report by Andy Smarick on state policies that affect rural charter schools.

Coahoma County will be home to the first rural charter school in the state.

Challenges faced by rural charter schools — including barriers in human capital, transportation, and facilities.

But, if Idaho's recent rural charter school growth is an indicator, changes to the makeup of school choice are also happening across the country's small and rural communities.

Get real advice and insight on lessons learned from high - performing rural charter schools, the unintended consequences of going digital, and how to provide and receive staff feedback

Joey Garrison reported on the two rural charter proposals and also on a slate of new charters proposed and approved for Nashville.

They found a new frontier — for rural charter schools — based on «the fantastic work done by charter management organizations» and «human capital organizations» like The New Teacher Project.....

The text is replete with interesting facts, such as the number of rural charters in the nation (785), the percentage of charter schools that belong to national networks (40 percent), and a comparison of annual teacher turnover (18.4 percent in charters, 15.7 percent in district schools).

In fact, one of the two rejected schools, which would have been located in the beautiful upstate town of Truxton, would have been the first agriculture - based rural charter school in New York State and their proposal bears no resemblance to what we have become accustomed to seeing in the world of New York charters.

«There are numerous examples of rural charter schools that have given families greater choice, produced outstanding student results, and reinvigorated the communities they serve,» said Smarick.

* Some state charter laws have provisions that make starting a rural charter impossible or close to it * Rural charters get substantially less funding than district - run schools and face high costs related to transportation and buildings

There are a mere 785 rural charter schools, and only 111 of them are in the most remote rural areas.

This differentiates it from many others across the country that are less established, more fragile, and include suburban and rural charter schools, so we can not and do not claim that our findings are generalizable beyond the nation's capital.

Charter schools operating in urban and suburban areas are considerably less likely to paticipate in state plans than rural charter schools, although the gap is not statistically significant in California.

Rural charter schools do not have equitable access to funding, transportation, and facilities.

In a report released by Bellwether Education Partners, Andy Smarick examines the state policies that can hinder or foster the growth of rural charter schools and argues for a new approach to charter schooling in rural America — one that's prudent and respectful of the unique characteristics of rural communities but more open to charter growth than in the past.

Some rural charter schools target well - defined niche markets; for example, the Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy in the Upper Peninsula focuses its curriculum on Native American students.

Rural charter schools are often seen as a threat to the scant resources available...

CSDC will leverage the award into a new $ 10 million loan fund that will have an emphasis on subordinate debt and leasehold improvement financing that will, in turn, further leverage approximately $ 83.5 million in new private sector financing for urban and rural charter schools serving predominately low - income student populations.

«Our organizations are dedicated to closing the financing gap so that educators can close the achievement the gap, and we'll now be able to serve a previously underserved segment of the education reform movement — rural charter schools,» said BH's Mark Medema.

Another addition to the House budget proposal worth noting: $ 300,000 for a rural charter accelerator program that would be operated by Parents for Educational Freedom NC (PEFNC), one of the largest proponents of charter schools and school vouchers in North Carolina.

Groups like the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho have begun the conversation with research around dual enrolment, college readiness, technology, and demographics in rural charter schools.

In contrast to nationwide declining rural student populations, Idaho's rural charter school enrollment is growing — increasing 19 percent between the 2013 - 14 to 2014 - 15 school years.

Lawmakers tried to insert funds for the rural charter accelerator program last year, but the provision did not make it into the final budget.