Sentences with phrase «state takeover district»

Incredibly, grants are headed to Georgia to open 20 new charter schools under the Opportunity School District — the proposed state takeover district — even a public vote on the plan is still weeks away.

ATLANTA On Thursday, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and the Southern Education Foundation released a new report criticizing the proposed state takeover district in Georgia and urging the state to instead turn to evidence - based reform strategies such as sustainable community schools.

Supporters of state takeover districts nationwide consistently make the mistake of seizing low - performing schools without having a clear end game or exit strategy for schools that recover or fail under state stewardship

State takeover districts have created a breeding ground for fraud and mismanagement at the public's expense.

Not exact matches

Although state legislation authorizing mayoral control of the Buffalo Public Schools still lacks a Republican sponsor in the GOP - dominated Senate, that hasn't stopped city power brokers from quietly plotting what a takeover of the troubled district would look like.

Just when some schools thought they had cleared the threat of a takeover, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state could withhold funding for struggling schools if he and the legislature can not agree on which ones should be taken away from the local school district.

The 37th Senate district may be key to a Democratic takeover of the state Senate this spring, with Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer at the center of the push for the Westchester County district.

State officials also are requiring the District to come up with a backup plan to phase out East High School in case Education Commissioner John King doesn't approve the takeover plan by the University of Rochester.

Atlantic City The Atlantic City casino district is slated for a state takeover, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to announce tomorrow afternoon...

Jaffee said she didn't expect her conference to agree to Cuomo's proposal for a state takeover of such schools or districts.

Cuomo's Five - Year Financial Plan keeps revenue sharing with local governments flat at a time when scores of local governments and school districts are headed for insolvency and a takeover by state Control Boards.

With the threat of a state takeover looming, Philadelphia district leaders have adopted a $ 1.5 billion 1998 - 99 budget that ensures — despite earlier forecasts — that city schools will remain open the entire school year.

And under what circumstances should districts be subject to state takeover?

State interventions to improve struggling local school districts have a mixed record, but in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a state takeover seems to be turning things arState interventions to improve struggling local school districts have a mixed record, but in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a state takeover seems to be turning things arstate takeover seems to be turning things around.

They need real governance change in the form of state takeover, outsourcing of their schools (perhaps to a «recovery» district), and maybe even closing the district.

Over decades, there have been countless state takeovers of districts across the nation, and they've all failed to bring about the dramatic improvement needed.

Why is the ASD a redefinition of the district and not just another district - takeover effort by a state department of education?

The Arkansas Department of Education is working with 25 school districts to improve academic or financial problems that, if not solved, could lead to a state takeover.

Instead of takeovers, closures, and other dire options mentioned in press coverage of the law, most states and school districts have chosen less aggressive interventions.

But state courts have been just as deferential to state laws allowing the takeover of local districts by state appointees.

Of the five states with laws authorizing state intervention in ailing public school districts, only New Jersey thus far has moved to the brink of a full takeover.

School districts in Washington that show consistently poor performance should be subject to state takeover, monetary penalties, or other consequences, concludes a state panel established to devise a system of accountability for the state's schools.

States respond to district failure through new management arrangements: mayoral takeover, state takeover, receivership, «re-governance,» etc..

A study published in 2005 by the Education Commission of the States (ECS) on state takeovers of schools and districts noted that the takeovers «have yet to produce dramatic consistent increases in student performance,» and that the impact on learning «falls short of expectations.»

In the case of mayoral and state takeovers, the district can remain the dominant actor — meaning that when control is returned to a locally elected board, that board exerts influence over the entire system again.

Second, a «state takeover» typically puts the district under the control of the state department of education; the local board loses power, and the superintendent is chosen by the state.

«We have policy enshrined in Massachusetts law that specifies that when a district repeatedly fails to meet benchmarks, it cedes more and more control to the state, culminating in level 5, which is the takeover.

Can a state's takeover of an entire school district improve student achievement?

in Pennsylvania that have created Achievement School District laws, as well as NJ, MA, and IN where there are direct state takeovers.

While the state - run Recovery School District created in 2003 has its share of critics, credible external evaluation suggest that test scores and graduation rates have indeed improved under the districtwide takeover by charter schools.

They are now part of a novel district - state initiative that was developed to use the same autonomies of a state takeover to rethink the operation of long - struggling schools.

Skim headlines from the press coverage of school districts undergoing state takeover and turnaround and you will find significant signs of public frustration.

«Disruption» may be in vogue in business schools, but disrupting — rather than fixing — struggling schools has come to mean mass firings, school closures, and district or state takeovers.

Lawrence provides a rare case of a leadership approach that resulted in notably impressive academic gains for students without generating the kind of negative response that typically accompanies state takeover and district turnaround efforts.

Here we describe how and why district - charter engagement happens, as well as its implications, by examining Cleveland, a city where the threat of a state takeover and the need to pass a new tax levy led the mayor and the district he oversaw to reach out to high - performing charters as part of his reform plan.

The state's final comprehensive study of the district leading up to takeover found that it had been «at best flagrantly delinquent or at worst deceptive in discharging its responsibilities to its students.»

With the threat of state takeover looming, the Houston school district says it will not turn over control of 10 struggling schools to outside organizations.

Sanctions that tend to be correlated with placing students with disabilities in more restrictive settings include: the total number of sanctions in a state, states with any sanctions at the building or district level, state takeover of a district and replacement of individual principals or teachers.

A few years ago, the school district was doing so badly on state - mandated tests that it was eligible for takeover by the state.

But it also adds new rules to the state takeovers of those two districts.

And now Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling for a state takeover of CPS and suggesting the district file for bankruptcy.

Rauner and Republican leaders in the General Assembly have called for laws that would permit CPS to declare bankruptcy and allow a state takeover of the district, a proposal opposed by Democratic leaders who control the House and Senate.

Those frustrations were visible at a recent State Board of Education meeting, as turnaround operators offered blunt assessments of the current state of affairs in IPS schools, while district officials unsuccessfully argued state officials» funding formula for the takeovers is inequitState Board of Education meeting, as turnaround operators offered blunt assessments of the current state of affairs in IPS schools, while district officials unsuccessfully argued state officials» funding formula for the takeovers is inequitstate of affairs in IPS schools, while district officials unsuccessfully argued state officials» funding formula for the takeovers is inequitstate officials» funding formula for the takeovers is inequitable.

Dogan Elementary is one of 10 schools in the Houston district whose academic struggles may trigger a state takeover of the district

The state's largest school district remains a Hilltop client as it deals with a crisis in funding and a possible takeover by the state.

The letter prompted state superintendent Tony Bennett to raise the possibility of cutting the district's funding if the takeover at Manual did not go smoothly.

The battle between traditional schools and charters has been particularly sharp in the Houston ISD, the state's largest district, which is threatened with a state takeover unless it turns over 10 underperforming schools to a charter operator.

Hundreds of business leaders, politicians, parents, students, educators, and advocates turned out for the first legislative hearing on Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to expand the number of charter school seats in school districts with the lowest MCAS scores as well as another proposal that would allow for a state takeover of failing schools.

To avoid forced campus closures or a state takeover, the district proposed using the provisions of another law that would give it a two - year reprieve by ceding control over the 10 schools to an outside organization.

Following the illegal state takeover of Bridgeport's schools, Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor invited his friend Paul Vallas to head that district.