Sentences with phrase «said independent charter schools»

García said independent charter schools «are part of the portfolio» of the district and «part of the energy to get to the best rate of graduation.»

Opponents say independent charter schools drain sorely needed tax dollars from traditional public schools.

Not exact matches

A shadowy Independent Expenditure group run by a «charitable» charter school advocate organization is said to be aiding Cabrera.

Steve Zimmerman, who leads a coalition of independent charter schools in New York City, said Loeb's remark «certainly isn't going to help the charter movement, which is already being tarnished by association with the current administration.»

Mr. de Blasio also intends to punish well - endowed co-located charters like Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy schools by charging rent, which the city's Independent Budget Office says could raise $ 92 million.

Earlier in the day, Senate Independent Democratic Leader Jeff Klein, following a closed door meeting with Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders, said he hoped for a «grand bargain» that would include the mayoral control extension, the sales tax continuation and some provisions to help charter schools.

Still, Danni's mother and some other St. Louis parents say they feel their children have gained more than they've lost with their transfers from Catholic schools to the St. Louis Charter School — one of the five independent...

«All good district schools, all good public charter schools, all good independent schools, all good parochial schools do the same things,» says Peiser, who is intensely competitive and refreshingly ecumenical.

«Starting HoLa was way harder than any of us expected,» said Barbara Martinez, a founder of the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, or HoLa, an independent charter school in Hoboken, New Charter School, or HoLa, an independent charter school in Hoboken, New JSchool, or HoLa, an independent charter school in Hoboken, New charter school in Hoboken, New Jschool in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Charter schools, small, independent schools run with public money, were voted into law by the state Legislature in April, and the law says that people may begin to apply for charters Thursday.

The leaders said they prefer to work with lawmakers on a compromise that would allow for at least a handful of charters — public and free but independent schools that use unconventional techniques.

«The report relies primarily on misinformation from the California Teachers Association (CTA)-- the union currently engaged in a coordinated and well - funded distortion campaign to unionize the eleven independent California Virtual Academies charter schools,» said Abston.

The bill also says the contract for an independent charter school considered to be persistently low - performing in the next - to - last year of its contract may not be renewed.

«When people think of charters, they do not think of us,» said Steve Zimmerman, an organizer of the conference and founder of two independent charter schools.

But both said the ties end there and that the new school will be wholly independent of Village Charter.

The public school system has mostly failed to provide those urban minority communities with the same quality of educational opportunities as their white peers, and in the early 90s policy leaders of both parties said enough was enough and began to support the charter school concept: public schools that would be independent from school district bureaucracies, free to innovate and more accountable for results.

Vos said the ability to convert public schools to independent charter schools makes the bill «tougher on the choice schools and charter schools than it is on public schools,» but said the measure's goal is to ensure all schools receiving taxpayer dollars are treated the same way.

Milwaukee NAACP President Fred Royal says the state will create a fourth school district joining MPS, independent charter schools and private voucher schools.

«Our initial focus will be working with proven educational leaders to develop charter public schools that offer strong instructional programs for students,» said Susan Mas, education advocate and independent consultant working with the partnership.

Secretary DeVos is right when she says that American state schools appear to have grown accustomed to being in receive mode, waiting for orders from on high as to what they are to do next; while independent schools continue to enjoy their autonomy and capacity for innovation, which was once a rationale for the charter sector as well, but that sector has lost its vitality since philanthropists suborned leading educational entrepreneurs into specializing in test prep, so impatient did they become to see the effects of their spending reflected in national test score reports, an improvement that has not been forthcoming.

Humphries said in an interview that Evers was too focused on objecting to the expansion of private voucher and independent charter schools and not focused enough on raising student achievement and closing the gap in academic achievement between white and black students.

DPI said in the letter that a preliminary, but reliable look at the way schools measure up under the new formula shows no school districts are now eligible for a new program lawmakers also created during the last budget cycle that would give county executives the power to turn such schools in their county into private voucher schools or independent charter schools.

A report released today by the Centre for Independent Studies says Australia should establish charter schools.

«The creation of a new charter school advisory board independent of the State Board of Education invites a lawsuit that could be tied up in court for years,» said Cobey.

Students at Perspectives Charter Schools» three Chicago campuses have participated for the last four years in a peace movement that includes classes designed to develop independent thinkers and ethical leaders, a radio show, and peace talks in which students are welcomed to openly grieve or share stories about loved ones lost to gun violence, said Diana Shulla - Cose, founder and president of the charter Charter Schools» three Chicago campuses have participated for the last four years in a peace movement that includes classes designed to develop independent thinkers and ethical leaders, a radio show, and peace talks in which students are welcomed to openly grieve or share stories about loved ones lost to gun violence, said Diana Shulla - Cose, founder and president of the charter charter school.

Former State Assembly House Majority Leader Paul Stam, who represented Apex until 2016, has said his» «dream» is that every public school will someday be a charter school,» according to Bob Geary of The Indy, an independent news outlet that covers the central region of the state.

Nonetheless, in a statement provided to The American Prospect, Vanessa Descalzi, a spokesperson for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, says that the organizers of the Independent Charter Schools Symposium have their full support.

The reclassification rate for independent charter schools was 15.5 percent in 2015 - 16 and has dropped to 14.6 percent for the school year that just ended, LA Unified said in April.

Independent charter supporters say it's because their schools aren't focused on growth, scale, and replication — priorities among mainstream education reformers.

«We fully anticipate by fall 2016,» Romero said, «there will be an independent public charter school at Palm Lane.»

Asked about the role of independent public charter schools in K - 12 education in Georgia, Governor Deal said, «Innovation, flexibility and accountability are fundamental building blocks to driving student achievement in K - 12 education, and charter schools are catalysts for improvement and reform within a system that has long been burdened by bureaucracy and inflexibility due to top - down control.»

Steve Zimmerman, founder of the Coalition of Community Charter Schools, an organization representing New York City's independent charters and the conference's other co-sponsor, says he started his group in response to what he saw as too much focus on standardized testing — a trend he believes stifles innovation, collaboration, and charters» original promise.

The new group of independent schools «will be a welcomed voice» in the charter movement, she says, while adding that «advocating for independent, community - based schools is in the National Alliance's DNA.»

«Strong charter laws feature independent, multiple authorizers, few limits on expansion, equitable funding, and high levels of school autonomy,» said Alison Consoletti Zgainer, CER Executive Vice President and the report's lead editor.

Charter schools were intended to be more independent than traditional schools, Frank said — in some cases, grass - roots projects led by parents.

Jindal's veto took into consideration that the public schools that choose to opt out of the system are likely to be independent charters, like the Algiers group, saying that such a bill would hurt charter schools» autonomy.

He said the concept works, but the state needs to ensure that contracts with independent operators allow enough time to show progress and the Community Schools Office takes steps to ensure locals aren't pushed out of contention by large charter - school lines.

CEA also has serious concerns, he says, about the proposal to allow priority school districts to create charter schools with independent governing bodies and contractors, said Waxenberg.

In its fourth reason for rejecting the 20th Street petition, LA Unified said the parents didn't state whether they wanted to have a solution within the district or create an independent charter school.

The charter school division spends $ 2.9 million more than the available funding on monitoring and helping independent charters, and routine audits can cost an average of $ 70,000, the report says.

«This independent report shows once and for all that the rhetoric from special interests is completely wrong — public charter school students are underfunded and deprived of the resources they deserve,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, the group's C.E.O.

Steve Zimmerman, the co-founder of the Coalition of Community Charter Schools, a blanket organization for local independent charters, agreed to speak publicly against DeVos and said he believes his peers in the charter world are staying quiet because of funding coCharter Schools, a blanket organization for local independent charters, agreed to speak publicly against DeVos and said he believes his peers in the charter world are staying quiet because of funding cocharter world are staying quiet because of funding concerns.

That said, I think it is orchestrated from the Gates side — they have the reputation of being an educational foundation making a big difference in the world — but on this issue they are right there with the Wal - Mart (Walton» s) pumping money into charter schools — so they release what appears to be an independent study — reporters think — hey here is something I can use to show an independent assessment — and the report doesn't say — by the we are the 2nd or 3rd biggest funder of charter schools.

Independent charter schools, while funded by state taxpayers, operate outside most traditional public school rules in a way that supporters say make them more effective and perhaps better able to address long - standing challenges, such as raising test scores for low - income and minority students.

While the GPSN plan differs from last summer's charter - focused plan, the success of independent charter schools in LA laid the foundation for the latest evolution of education reform in the city, several board members said.

School board president Mónica García said she was surprised to see that more than one - fourth of the independent charters, 61 schools, are located in her District 2 of East Los Angeles and downtown.

Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state's largest teachers union, said expanding vouchers and avenues for independent charter schools while cutting public education is all part of a Republican attempt «to privatize what has been a very successful and very stable public education system in Wisconsin.»

«Unfortunately, this budget proposal clearly prioritizes private school vouchers, the authorization of independent charters and politics over real support for public schools and our students,» Madison School District Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham said in a statschool vouchers, the authorization of independent charters and politics over real support for public schools and our students,» Madison School District Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham said in a statSchool District Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham said in a statement.

He said a side effect of this proposal, if passed, could be an incentive for private voucher schools to turn into independent charter schools because the per - student funding is more than the per - student funding for voucher schools, which is about $ 7,200 for students in elementary and middle schools.

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