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Administrators and staff from school districts and charter schools who are interested in streamlining the end - to - end student enrollment experience, resulting in increased efficiency, a better family experience, and greater enrollment insights.

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Paige Abramson Hirsch is a teacher turned lawyer turned educational administrator who currently works as a consultant supporting school districts and charter schools with program analysis and compliance.

And Senate Democrats who hope to flip the district once held by Republican former Sen. Dean Skelos are pointing to the support from groups like the PAC maintained by StudentsFirstNY after the initial charter school aid proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was doubled to $ 54 million in the final budget agreement — a figure that was backed by Senate Republicans.

«Bill Perkins is a guy who went to elite private schools and he represents a districts where most people can't afford elite private schools and charter schools are their opportunity to get their kids a great education,» Bloomberg told WOR's John Gambling.

Richard Buery, a New York City deputy mayor who tried to build bridges between the district and charter schools, will leave to take a senior post this month at KIPP, a national charter - school network.

He supports charter schools, school choice within a district, and «money follows the child,» a program in which students who attend magnet or charter schools bring education funding with them instead of sharing it with their old school district.

With the 2016 legislative session just getting underway, parent advocates who live in low - income communities across New York City and have children who attend both district and charter schools wanted to make sure their voices were heard.

Charter school supporters, like Loeb and the Post editorial board, often argue that Democrats who oppose charter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district sCharter school supporters, like Loeb and the Post editorial board, often argue that Democrats who oppose charter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district scharter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district schools.

Pirozzolo, who lives on Staten Island and was president of the borough's community education council (largely parent advisory groups organized through a process run by the city Department of Education), said parents should be able to choose between district and charter schools, and that both have faults.

Foley's education plan includes policies such as school choice within a district and «money follows the child» - a program where students who attend magnet or charter schools bring the education funding with them instead of sharing it with their old school district.

Forcina, a former Marine who worked at a software company prior to becoming an attorney, said his top campaign priorities are elder care, writing laws that will aid small businesses in northeast Queens, lowering taxes and supporting the creation of charter schools in his district.

Moskowitz has proved a polarizing figure not only within City Hall and the city's district schools, but also among some charter leaders who privately resent her total political dominance over the city's charter sector.

The researchers compared two groups of high school students from low - income neighborhoods in Los Angeles — 521 students who were offered admission to high - performing public charter schools through the district lottery, and 409 who were not.

As a leader who co-founded a high - performing charter school network and charter support organization, and who now leads Chiefs for Change, an organization of state and district leaders committed to educational excellence, I'm an ardent charter supporter — and I'm arguing for taking a look in the mirror.

It is difficult to pin down the relative quality of charter and district schools with confidence without studies that use admissions lotteries to compare the achievement of students who win charter - school admission to those who don't.

In order to maximize the number of responses to questions concerning charter and private schools, respondents were classified as charter - school parents if they currently had a child in a charter school, even if they had other children who attended other school types; as private - school parents if they currently had a child in a private school but not in a charter school; or as district - school parents if they had a child in a district school but not in either the charter or private sector.

Though Proposition 39 compels districts to provide facilities for students within their boundaries who attend charter schools, districts can make the policy inconvenient for charter operators by offering short - term leases and multiple, separate spaces for a single school.

A couple of weeks after the report was released, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who has resisted expanding charter schools in favor of proposed «readiness schools,» reversed course and proposed raising the cap on how much a school district could spend on charter schools, from 9 to 12 percent.

Meanwhile, for those who tend to agree with Immanuel Kant that social and emotional learning are best when based on abstractions and not bound up with the vagaries of faith, there are public district and charter schools.

The demographic and political characteristics of a state and character of the state law authorizing charter schools undoubtedly matter in some way for the fate of charter schools in a state, but most decisions about charter school formation and attendance are made within school districts — by founders who decide to start a new school, by authorizers who empower them to do so, and, ultimately, by parents who decide to enroll their students.

Our analysis compares the performance of students who win the lottery and attend one of the G&T magnet programs to those who lose the lottery and either attend a neighborhood G&T program in the district, a magnet school based on a different specialty, or a charter school.

This paradox is most vivid when comparing students who attend «no excuses» charter schools and those who attend open - enrollment district schools.

And fourth, it appears to be taking my colleague Heather Staker's advice to heart by working closely with its charter school boards and district partnerships to better align its outreach and enrollment to the students who are best suited for success in full - time virtual schooAnd fourth, it appears to be taking my colleague Heather Staker's advice to heart by working closely with its charter school boards and district partnerships to better align its outreach and enrollment to the students who are best suited for success in full - time virtual schooand district partnerships to better align its outreach and enrollment to the students who are best suited for success in full - time virtual schooand enrollment to the students who are best suited for success in full - time virtual schools.

«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.

The CREDO analysis also shows that Michigan's low - income students, who comprise the vast majority of charter students in Detroit, make modest achievement gains (less than a month of additional learning in math each year) compared to district schools, as do black and Hispanic students.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

Here's hoping that Success skeptics will open themselves to the possibility that the network is actually getting some things right, and that Success supporters will consider how the rapidly expanding network can do everything possible to attract and retain the kids who most need its help and share best practices with other schools, charter and district.

More typically, charter schools have refined and disseminated existing practices that district schools were reluctant to use — a nice service for parents who may not care whether a program is «innovative» as long as it works for their children.

A charter school operator may be around for three to five years, but these are buildings that must last for a century, notes Ramsey Green, who, as the Recovery School District's chief operating officer, is in charge of creating campuses for both RSD and OPSB schools, charters and direct - run school operator may be around for three to five years, but these are buildings that must last for a century, notes Ramsey Green, who, as the Recovery School District's chief operating officer, is in charge of creating campuses for both RSD and OPSB schools, charters and direct - run School District's chief operating officer, is in charge of creating campuses for both RSD and OPSB schools, charters and direct - run alike.

Contracting enables a school district to introduce new and improved choices for families who might be thinking of switching to a charter or private school - and to do so quickly.

For instance, numerous surveys have found that students and parents who transferred from district schools to charter schools thought the charters were safer, friendlier, and more effective, often by margins of more than 50 percent (see Figure 1).

Smith, who has taught for more than a decade in both D.C.'s public charter and traditional district schools, immediately saw the benefit for students, but says she was most captivated by the opportunity to elevate teaching practice and the profession as a whole.

The analysts then focused on charter and district students who landed in higher - quality schools after closure, and there they found even larger cumulative learning gains.

There are charter leaders who flout the rules on enrollment and financial management and there are school district leaders who engage in truly egregious financial and HR practices.

The students lucky enough to win the lottery and be admitted to a charter school subsequently scored higher on math and reading tests than did those who lost the lottery and remained in district schools.

Lesli A. Maxwell is an assistant managing editor for Education Week who oversees coverage of school district news and leadership, English - language learners, charter schools and school choice issues, and school climate, discipline, and nonacademic factors that affect students.

Educating instructional leaders who will have the capacity, skills, and knowledge to create and sustain K - 12 charter, district, and pilot schools that foster the learning and well - being of all children.

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.

It was she who — when the board voted to change the Title I guidelines — speculated that those schools would convert to charters and pull away from the district.

As the leader of an entire district of charter schools in Lake Wales, I wanted the NAACP's education task force to hear from someone who has worked for nearly three decades in both traditional public schools and in charter schools, which are also public.

By contrast, the difference in the percentage of charter - school and assigned - district - school parents who say they are very satisfied is only 4 percentage points in suburban areas.

Because the parents who are drawn to charters are presumed to be more engaged and more focused on their children's education, many worry about the loss of positive peer influences and parental social capital for the students remaining in district schools.

«They said the mix is right now, but the mix can not be right, because there are still thousands of kids who are in schools that are not working,» said Andy Smarick, a charter advocate and partner at Bellwether Education Partners in the District.

Accountability groups shall mean, for each public school, school district and charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010 school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115 STAT.

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Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nowschool that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nocharter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nocharter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - 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No school district, BOCES or charter school, or an employee thereof, shall take, request or cause a retaliatory action against any such person who, acting reasonably and in good faith, either makes such a report or initiates, testifies, participates or assists in such formal or informal proceedings.

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And there are plenty of well - intentioned civic leaders, philanthropists, and education reformers who view charters as a sideshow, one that deflects energy and resources away from the majority of needy children who remain in district - operated schooAnd there are plenty of well - intentioned civic leaders, philanthropists, and education reformers who view charters as a sideshow, one that deflects energy and resources away from the majority of needy children who remain in district - operated schooand education reformers who view charters as a sideshow, one that deflects energy and resources away from the majority of needy children who remain in district - operated schooand resources away from the majority of needy children who remain in district - operated schools.

Then there's the overwhelming majority of district school boards and superintendents who want no part of charters or won't collaborate with them, often refusing to authorize them, and pressing lawmakers to limit them.

In math, charter school entry increases performance among all subgroups of students at district schools except Hispanic students and students classified as LEP, who experience no effects; Asian students only experience a significant positive effect in math in district schools located within a half - mile radius.