Sentences with phrase «stories about charter schools»

They try to generate negative stories about charter schools, exploiting a rare anecdote about one unhappy parent or even creating their own reports slamming their competition.

Save this link to read our Daily Clips of top news stories about charter schools and education issues in California.

Each and every day we can scroll timelines, visit social media sites or peruse the internet and find a myriad of stories about charter schools.

It was a powerful tool for making sure people heard the real stories about charter schools.

And given the problems faced in the charter schools sector — including news stories about charter school operators that have woefully managed their financial operations (and ultimately, the taxpayer dollars with which they are trusted), and the religiously - bigoted, xenophobic suspicions about the Cosmos Foundation charter schools — voucher supporters must step up their own efforts to defend school choice.

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But for All Families Shanna Mall, principle of the Winterberry Charter School in Anchorage, AK and Interim President of the Alliance shares an inside and personal story about the birth of Public Waldorf Education in the SPRING 2015 edition of CONFLUENCE.

Massey also shared a story about a Staten Island woman whose daughter attended a charter school in Harlem but when pressed, neither the candidate nor his aides could recall her name.

The story noted that 50 charter schools had closed over that time period, and that this rate was about twice the national average.

One intriguing question is whether stories that mention race tend to be more or less positive about charter schools than stories that do not.

Alexander Russo wrote a long feature story about the phenomenon of diverse charter schools in the Winter 2013 issue of Ed Next.

First, none of these news stories has been about public charter schools.

Negative headlines about DCPS may be drowning out the story of the success of public charter schools in D.C.

I feel the need to write this because I fear that the bad news about DCPS is drowning out what continues to be a remarkable story of charter school success in our nation's capital.

We have shared many stories about charters doing great summer work to keep kids engaged and learning before the new school year.

Here are edited excerpts from our Story Suite conversation with two leaders learning about the potential to authorize charter schools in Alabama: Eleanor Dawkins and Melissa Snowden, both members of the Montgomery County... Read More

In a story Feb. 24 about charter schools, The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of the director of the Center for Education Reform at the Washington Policy Center.

What amazing story do you want to share about your charter school?

Russakoff tells inspiring stories about some teachers and students doing remarkable work in impossible circumstances, and the much - ballyhooed KIPP charter schools actually seem to be living up to their reputation in Newark.

During NCSW, CCS will present stories on their social media accounts from teachers, staff, scholars and their families about their experiences as members of a charter school.

The federation, which features a story on its website about the Conservatory Lab teachers who founded the union, has also tried enlisting the union teachers to mobilize other charter schools to start unions.

For more information about CSDC or Ember Reichgott Junge and her book Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story please visit www.csdc.org or www.ZeroChanceOfPassage.com.

Clarifying that this is not about the religious or ethnic identity of the charter operators, but about transparency, the PAA release summarizes a number of recent troubling press stories about Gulen schools, including this:

Jeffries said this work includes promoting both district and charter schools in places like Denver, and fighting against «bad actors» in the charter sector — a move that would seem essential today, given the growing stories about

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«All I'm asking for is that you give the «Schools We Can Believe In» rally a true voice about what we were actually there for,» writes Aurora Finley, a 10th grade charter school student, in response to an ABC7 news story.

The Silicon Valley Business Journal, for instance, featured a story about the San Jose City Council approving an MOU to build a facility for a new charter school to be operated under Rocketship Education.

Late last year, I published a series of stories about a secret, NEA - backed group that was trying to establish a moratorium on charter schools in Louisiana.

Also, the Contra Costa Times wrote a story about the very first charter school in Pittsburgh, which is set to open next month.

And you must see this moving story about Jakyra Brown, a 6th grade student at Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School.

This week also brought a startling story about another key part of the Right's education agenda, the rapid and still too unaccountable expansion of charter schools, which in many cases have developed into profit centers for shady operators instead of the «laboratories of education innovation» that we were promised.

Update: This story has been changed to reflect the fact that KPCC's coverage of the race included a substantial number of stories about issues unrelated to outside funding and charter schools, including budget issues.

The story that resulted — «Nation's Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Test Scores Reveal» — is wrong on just about every point that matters.

The investigative juggernaut came out with a story headlined «Failing Charter Schools Have a Reincarnation Plan,» about failing charter schools converting to privates in search of voucher and tax credit rCharter Schools Have a Reincarnation Plan,» about failing charter schools converting to privates in search of voucher and tax credit rSchools Have a Reincarnation Plan,» about failing charter schools converting to privates in search of voucher and tax credit rcharter schools converting to privates in search of voucher and tax credit rschools converting to privates in search of voucher and tax credit revenue.

Many charter schools are beginning their school year, and several stories in the media have written about their new facilities.

Their story about charters and special - needs students is simple: Charter schools don't...

Today, there is a different story to tell about Harlem, and it is thanks to a school - choice movement that has given rise to dozens of high - performing charter schools.

More parents deserve access to quality charter public schools that can enhance and challenge a child's educational experience. Visit www.publiccharters.org/openthedoors to read more stories about how charter schools change lives, and tell Congress to increase support for charter schools.

It was when Clinton spoke about charter schools to the NEA that boos could be heard, according to this story by my Washington Post colleague Emma Brown:

Reporter Greg Toppo's controversial USA Today story about college persistence rates for charter schools is just the latest example of an unfortunate but popular trend lately: approaching an important and complicated education issue through the lens of the charter school sector without first carefully placing the issue in useful context.

Now, next time you hear the Malloy administration talk about charter school accountability, you'll know a bit more of the back story.

Somewhat overshadowed by the growing controversy over Mayor - elect Rahm's schools pick, this Tribune story shows the intention of the privatizers not to listen to the research about charters or to the reasonable concerns of interim CPS CEO Terry Mazany, who said about his decision to postpone consideration of new charter contracts at his first board meeting last January: «We simply do not have any budget flexibility to allocate dollars that will not lead directly to improved educational outcomes for all of our students.»

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What would be so helpful is for you to focus in on your own personal stories or concerns about charter schools, written up in a paragraph, and either e-mailed or faxed to your House representative.

While in Washington, D.C. for the SOS March, we learned that the Noble Charter Network in Chicago has been held up as a model to provide a justification for expanding all charter schools nationwide, but we know that congressmen were not told the real story about Noble sCharter Network in Chicago has been held up as a model to provide a justification for expanding all charter schools nationwide, but we know that congressmen were not told the real story about Noble scharter schools nationwide, but we know that congressmen were not told the real story about Noble schools.

The New York Times» Sam Dillon has written an interesting story about 20 troubled Houston public schools — nine secondary schools and 11 elementary schools — currently experimenting with rigorous charter school style changes.

The story of the two schools highlights the fissures in a national debate about what to do with charters that don't perform well.

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.

I don't know about whether there is anything unlawful going on and harmful is a subjective concept at times like these but the Hartford Courant story does provide us with an opportunity to take a moment to review what we do know about the charter school and education reform effort.

Since launching the essay contest during National School Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories with us about who their heroeSchool Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories with us about who their heroeschool students have shared their stories with us about who their heroes are.