Sentences with phrase «school oversight»

Also discussed is the importance of effective charter school oversight in order to prevent closure except in cases of academic or financial failure.

It covers charter school oversight which includes financial management, academic advancement, and education programs.

A primary goal of our review process is to provide a local assessment of community school oversight and quality.

Tuesday, the House Education Committee approved a new version of Senate Bill 337, which previously would have created a new charter school oversight board separate from the State Board of Education.

«It is a huge victory for charter school oversight in Ohio.

Late Monday afternoon, LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer announced an updated, much - softened charter school oversight proposal.

The Attorney General's office should conduct a review of all charter schools in Illinois to identify inadequate school oversight by boards of directors or executives and publicize the findings; and

The report, «On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability,» analyzes current charter school oversight policies from state's across the nation.

The Attorney General's office should conduct a review of all charter schools in Pennsylvania to identify potential fraud or inadequate school oversight by boards of directors or executives and publicize the findings.

«The recommendations that the education secretary has committed to taking forward today do not include any new measures for strengthening school oversight.

Perkins will hold a second hearing on charter - school oversight next month.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew makes the case for stronger charter school oversight now that U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos — a strong charter supporter — has been confirmed.

Edwards, a former principal in New York City and a former Boston College professor, previously served on the board of Citywide Educational Coalition, Boston's leading school oversight organization.

To minimize the burden on schools, CMU paid for the tests using a portion of the 3 percent school oversight fee that funds its authorizing operations.

For the CSO to conduct school oversight on top of its other system - level activities would pull it in too many directions; this would tax its resources and potentially create mixed motives.

Kline's charter - school oversight measure passed the House with bipartisan support.

The report's call for greater charter school oversight coincides by chance with the charter regulator's issuance of an «intent to revoke» the charter of StarShine Academy, which is alleged to have «committed or engaged in gross incompetence or systematic mismanagement of the school's finances and financial records.»

It had also demonstrated poor and deteriorating financials for years but could not be closed due to Arizona's current legislatively - mandated charter school oversight rules.

Nearly a year in the works, this bill contains needed charter school oversight provisions that will strengthen accountability for both sponsors and schools, as well as increase operator transparency

Even though school vouchers that were intended to derail integration efforts never came to fruition, the Pearsall Plan still had a lasting effect on private school oversight.

«There are hundreds and thousands of kids and teachers that will benefit from our model,» Nathan Currie, superintendent at N.C. Connections Academy, told a committee of influential state lawmakers Tuesday, one day after making a similar pitch to a state charter school oversight panel.

Pennsylvania inadequately staffs its charter - school oversight agencies.

With regulatory irregularities associated with charter school oversight well known, just how have these grant monies been spent?

SPRINGFIELD — Working with leaders of the education community to modernize school oversight, state Rep. Frank Mautino is sponsoring legislation to include actively - working educators on the Illinois State Board of Education.

The charter school oversight motion will be introduced tomorrow but won't be voted on until, at the earliest, October 9, according to the LA Times.

We take seriously the issues raised by Last Week Tonight, and we will continue our work to strengthen charter school oversight in areas that are falling short.»

Earlier in the week, Zimmer had announced that he would not be offering his charter school oversight proposal (see previous post here).

The report, «On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability,» analyzes current charter school oversight policies from states across the nation.

Separate oversight board nixed; weakened teacher standards retained Tuesday, the House Education Committee approved a new version of Senate Bill 337, which previously would have created a new charter school oversight board separate from the State Board of...

Few official bodies in California, and perhaps none in Los Angeles, will openly discuss the need for charter school oversight for fear of the powerful California Charter Schools Association lobby (Gubernatorial candidate and California State Treasurer John Chiang is a rare exception).

What if — true to the principle of subsidiarity on which Catholic schools were built — dioceses reinvented the role they play in school oversight?

Lastly, voters will be able to show their support for maintaining the rigorous charter school oversight and approval process that has helped make Massachusetts» charters the best in the nation, while at the same time ensuring that public charter school growth happens slowly and strategically.

The stage has been set for an apparent showdown between charter school operators and the Los Angeles Unified School District office charged with charter school oversight, when the LAUSD school board votes on an unprecedented 14 recommendations for charter petition denials at Tuesday's special board meeting.

Following her early years as a teacher, she transitioned to administration and then charter school oversight.

The stage has been set for a Tuesday showdown between charter school operators and the Los Angeles Unified School District office charged with charter school oversight.

The House has passed a bill on charter school oversight, and Kline has also put forward bills that increase funding flexibility and slash half of all federal education programs.

Enlists expertise and competent leadership for all areas essential to charter school oversight - including, but not limited to, education leadership; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; special education, English learners, and other diverse learning needs; performance management and accountability; law; finance; facilities; and nonprofit governance and management - through staff, contractual relationships, and / or intra - or inter-agency collaborations.

Following his remarks, he penned an opinion piece urging the NAACP to rescind the moratorium and work with NACSA and others to improve charter school oversight.

CCSA's response to an LA Times editorial claiming that charter school oversight is insufficient

Previously, he interned at Public Citizens for Children and Youth, where he focused on charter school oversight, high school quality, and a fair school funding formula for Pennsylvania.

Charter school oversight and accountability must improve now to ensure that this growth is fiscally and educationally responsible.

The Public Accounts Committee report, entitled School Oversight and Intervention, said the Department for Education (DfE) took a «light touch» approach to school oversight.

Last week, new State Board of Education Chairman Bill Cobey was not shy about sharing with his fellow board members his disapproval of SB 337, which would create a new charter school oversight board and set policy for charter schools.

Our proposal would not be limited to charter - school oversight.

Here are three short takeaways for charter school authorizers: Charter schools — specifically charter school oversight... Read More

LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer's proposal to overhaul charter school oversight and, more controversially, to place a moratorium on new charter schools, has been postponed until the November 13 board meeting, according to the just - posted agenda for the meeting this Tuesday, October 9.

Could fragile peace between political rivals ultimately lead to changes in California's charter school oversight?