Recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers is one of the toughest challenges for rural schools and for
rural charter schools in particular.
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...
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.
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.....
States should
enable rural charter schools to access unutilized and underutilized public assets, including school buildings, municipal facilities, and land.
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.
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.
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.
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«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.
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 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.
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...
«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.
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.