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The decade between 1999 and 2009 saw a dramatic expansion in CMO schools, with increases of approximately 20 percent per year, a higher growth rate than seen by independent charter schools, according to a recent study by Mathematica Policy Research.

The Four Corners states have seen rapid charter growth and even more - rapid growth in demand since the turn of this century.

But while we're seeing truly great progress in supporting the quality growth of the public charter school sector, there's still a lot of work to be done here in Newark.

It is exciting to see such strong growth of the public charter sector in Newark, and such fantastic support from all fronts.

«The average growth rate of Boston charter students in math and reading is the largest CREDO has seen in any city or state thus far,» the authors write.

However, the pace of new charter school openings and enrollment growth in the Bay Area has slowed in recent years (see Figure 2).

This fall, we saw parents and grandparents organized by Memphis Lift take buses from Memphis to Cincinnati to implore the NAACP not to pass a resolution designed to chill charter school growth.

Over the course of the application process for the second network of mayoral academies, we saw a downside of having a charter growth effort identified with mayors.

Since then, NewSchools has helped launch and grow many more CMOs, mostly in California, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Working alongside NewSchools have been national funders like the Walton Family Foundation, the Fisher Fund, the Robertson Foundation, the Dell Foundation, the Broad Foundation, and the Charter School Growth Fund (see «The $ 500 Million Question,» forum, Winter 2011).

In particular, the study examines ratings derived from criteria favored by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) to see if they are predictive of test score growth or enrollment growth.

To the greatest extent possible, growth should be driven by replicating successful local charters and recruiting high - performing operators from other areas (see Figure 2).

Comparable gains have yet to appear throughout American K — 12 education, but to see how it might happen, let us reflect on the slow growth of choice and competition via vouchers and charters that has taken place over the past quarter of a century.

«We are already seeing the effects of this agenda with the break - up of traditional school systems such as the growth in Charter Schools in the US, the Free Schools in Sweden, Academies in the UK, more recently Partnership Schools in New Zealand, and of course the Australian Government's IPS agenda.

Until I see results that show that SIG worked, I won't change my prior belief that SIG funds would have been better spent on high - quality charter growth.

If we in the charter community respond with robust growth of high - quality schools, we will surely see greater public understanding from all quarters.

They concluded, «the average growth rate of Boston charter students in math and reading is the largest CREDO has seen in any city or state thus far.»

The message from Executive Director Scott Pearson and board Chairman John «Skip» McKoy was met with relief by advocates of neighborhood schools and disbelief from some who want to see more aggressive charter school growth in one of the most closely watched school reform efforts in the nation.

I work with a lot of states that may see a decrease in charter growth due to expiring federal grants.

The study noted that urban areas like Boston, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, and Nashville «appear to provide their students with strong enough annual growth in both math and reading that continuous enrollment in an average charter school can erase the typical deficit seen among students in their region.»

When funding follows students, the impact of competition is greater in areas where school - age population growth is slow or declining, as any loss of students to charter schools or nearby districts is immediately seen on the bottom line.

A report by the Little Hoover Commission recommended that charter schools should be authorized and overseen by an independent body, particularly due to the incredible growth charter schools have seen over the past few years, as well as the inconsistency in the authorizing and renewal process charters go through at the local level.

Over 150 parents, teachers and community members showed up at the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers offices on Tuesday night to see a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash, the documentary about the growth of the charter industry in the U.S. Pittsburgh has a growing charter sector, with about 11 % of students attending charter schools.

According to Dr. Monroe, one of the reasons charters have been so successful for the last 20 years is because they reflect the values and growth parents want to see in their children.

California will see an explosion in the growth of charter schools this school year, as more than a dozen plan to open their doors in the Northern Region in the coming days and weeks.

Across that period, charter schools statewide consistently provided greater academic growth than their district peers: on average, charter students over the course of the study saw the equivalent of 34 additional days in reading and 63 in math each year.

TCSA is eager to see growth and renovations like EPLA's throughout public charter schools across the state.

Anyone who has been paying attention to the growth of the charter school industry could see this coming from a long way off.

«And the growth they've seen on achievement tests is consistent with some of the highest - performing charter school networks out there, and that's who we're competing against,» he added.

ICEF's work coincides with the enormous growth that the California Charter Schools Association has seen in recent years, particularly in the South L.A. region and the area directly surrounding USC.

Illinois has seen that growth even though state law limits how many charter schools can operate here.

Charters were not alone in seeing growth, as both the district and the state also saw improvement over last year.

If the exponential growth of charter schools over the past 14 years continues unabated, 90 % of students would be in charter schools by 2034 (see graph below).

«We're delighted to see the continued, steady growth in charter school enrollment in the District,» Brian W. Jones, chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board, said in a stacharter school enrollment in the District,» Brian W. Jones, chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board, said in a staCharter School Board, said in a statement.

But critics see charters as part of the movement to privatize public education, and the growth of charter schools has drained many traditional public school systems.

Independent charters saw growth on the tests over last year, which was the first year the Common - Core aligned California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) was given.

As seen with the tremendous growth of charter schools within urban communities and even in films such as The Lottery, these families will support school reform with their feet and with their voices.

Confronted with falling birth rates and demographic shifts, rising tuition, the growth of charter schools, and other challenges, parochial schools are seeing their enrollments plummet.

The NAPCS report found that growth in LA Unified is in line with a recent report from the California Charter Schools Association, which found that LA Unified saw 33 new charters open this fall, the largest increase in the state.

Last year saw the highest growth rate in the history of California's charter school movement, with a 17 percent jump in the number of new charter campuses over the year before.

Since California approved the Charter School Act in 1992, the charter school movement has seen rapid Charter School Act in 1992, the charter school movement has seen rapid charter school movement has seen rapid growth.

Paradoxically, the Austin Independent School District has not been participating in that growth; it sees a loss of enrollment year after year as parents sign up students in alternative charter schools or private schools.

As a result, as reported by respected non-partisan education reform groups like Education Trust Midwest: Michigan is seeing a fast growth in charters and new schools that deliver poor education.

As a result, we see the rapid growth of high - performing nonprofit charter school operators such as Success Academy, along with high public approval of charter schools.

California's charter school movement has seen rapid growth since its inception.

Regardless of location, the continued growth of charter schools ultimately depends on whether families see them as a viable option, an issue that might have as much to do with branding and public relations as it does with quality.

«We are gratified to see educators and administrators, regardless of who they work for, coming together to support the growth, development and success of all our children,» said Luther Mercer, Memphis Advocacy Director for the Tennessee Charter School Center.

Since the state lifted its charter school cap in 2011, Charlotte has seen rapid growth in new and existing charter schools, as well as a handful of failures.

The authors picked six districts that have seen rapid enrollment growth among charter students: Buncombe, Cabarrus, Durham, Iredell - Statesville, Orange and Union counties.

«But the charter - only SELPAs are a way to ensure that charters will see continued growth and expansion of services to students with disabilities.»