Sentences with phrase «rural school districts and charter schools»

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are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and everywhere in between.»

In Arizona — a highly urbanized state with population primarily clustered in the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas — both charter and district schools are concentrated in urban areas, yet as of 2010 there were more than 200 charter schools operating in suburbs, towns, and rural areas.

This mind - set has prompted advocacy groups like the Rural School and Community Trust to seek both small - district subsidies and protection against loss of enrollment to charters.

School districts that already had higher fractions of students enrolled in private schools, even accounting for the urban or rural location of the district, had a greater likelihood of having a charter school open in their district by 2003 — 04 and a greater share of their students enrolled in chaSchool districts that already had higher fractions of students enrolled in private schools, even accounting for the urban or rural location of the district, had a greater likelihood of having a charter school open in their district by 2003 — 04 and a greater share of their students enrolled in chaschool open in their district by 2003 — 04 and a greater share of their students enrolled in charters.

* 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 builrural charter impossible or close to it * Rural charters get substantially less funding than district - run schools and face high costs related to transportation and builRural charters get substantially less funding than district - run schools and face high costs related to transportation and buildings

Various political and economic pressures, constraints, and incentives may combine to induce some communities to convert their traditional school to a charter, but it is likely that the political power rural legislators and politicians enjoy will cement the status quo in most rural districts and hamper actions that promote chartering.

We're now operating in district, charter, and independent schools; in urban and rural schools; in red states and blue states; at schools with a variety of enrollment and staffing levels; and across four US time zones.

are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and...

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).

During our work with district, charter, and private schools — large, small, urban, rural, as well as progressive and traditional — the master scheduling process tends to be more alike than different.

In both urban and rural communities, 64 percent of parents say they are «very satisfied» with their child's charter school, compared to 54 percent of urban parents and 56 percent of rural parents who say they are «very satisfied» with their child's assigned - district school.

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.

The final profile looks at an unlikely collaboration between a district and charter school in rural Idaho.

Hoxby says, citing one of Massachusetts» best - performing and wealthiest suburban school districts to point out a flaw in any attempt to compare charter schools, which are very often located either in inner cities or rural areas, with American public schools in general.

Special Sessions: > Education - Leadership Lightning Talks — Valeria Silva, Dennis Creedon, and Tiffany Anderson > Relationships With Charters Don't Have to Be Contentious — Lewis Ferebee > Evaluations That Make Teachers Feel «Empowered Not Exposed» — Renee Pryor > Taking an Innovative School - Leadership Approach — John Asplund > A Rural Alabama District Invests in Tech.

While not a major force in most rural districts, brick - and - mortar charter schools — far more expensive to operate — can create turmoil in a small district, especially one that sets itself up as a competitor to the community's public schools.

Stronger charter school laws can help meet rural students» needs by allowing communities to innovate in ways that traditional districts can not because of regulatory constraints on hiring, spending, allocation of time, and class offerings.

Still, the schools have been draining funds from rural districts, and have been quickly endorsed by DeVos as the option for rural students who may not have access to private institutions or brick - and - mortar charter schools.

(D.C.) In Utah, first - year federal grant funding of $ 2.2 million was used to create a partnership between seven rural school districts, three charter schools, the Ute Indian Tribe, Utah State University and four local business organizations aimed at helping more low - income and at - risk students graduate from high school prepared for college.

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School districts and their local partners in inner cities and rural communities are overcoming poverty and family breakdown to create high - performing schools, including charters and traditional public schools.

Our network has grown to 150 innovative public schools, district and charter, K - 12, in urban and rural communities across 30 states, and today, we also partner directly with school districts to transform teaching through our open - source EL Education Language Arts curriculum and coaching.

While most teacher residencies began in urban districts, consortia of rural districts and charter school organizations have also created them.

Together these sites represent a mix of small and large, urban and rural, public school districts and public charter schools and each seek to apply blended learning strategies to remedy a specific challenge in their schools.

With a majority of school districts in rural settings and a strong investment in school infrastructure, Colorado schools include over 300 innovation, charter, and online schools.

The 16 winning applications represent 55 different school districts, including rural districts, charter schools, large consortia of districts, and traditional districts.

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As a parent of parochial, public, and Monmouth County charter school students, Amy has added teaching in rural school districts to her experience.

[21] On the other hand, students in rural and suburban charters «do the same or worse» than students in district schools.

Dr. Fink's work has spanned large urban, suburban and rural school districts and charter management organizations across the country.

They include a variety of school and district types — urban, suburban, rural; traditional public and charter — across all grade levels and student populations:

The evidence base includes outcomes for schools with a variety of governance structures in many local contexts, ranging from small charter schools to large and small district - run schools in urban and rural communities.