Sentences with phrase «strong state charter law»

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But in states and school districts with strong unions and charter laws of similar strength, more families have sought out alternatives for their children in charter schools.

The state provides families with school choice through a statewide system of open enrollment and a charter school law rated as moderately strong by the Center for Education Reform.

We also found that states with growing income inequality during the 1980s were more likely to pass laws and to pass stronger charter laws during the 1990s.

The restructuring options prescribed by law include strong measures, such as turning failing schools into charter schools or allowing the state to take them over.

State law allows charter authorizers to retain 3 percent of the state funding for the schools they sponsor, creating a strong disincentive for closing schState law allows charter authorizers to retain 3 percent of the state funding for the schools they sponsor, creating a strong disincentive for closing schstate funding for the schools they sponsor, creating a strong disincentive for closing schools.

Of the 13 strongest charter laws, 12 were passed between 1991 and 1999, and it is these 12 states alone that account for over 56 % of existing charter schools.

The state affords parents a number of broad opportunities to make choices, including, one of the nation's strongest charter - school laws.

The state has a charter school law rated moderately strong by the Center for Education Reform, and it has a limited system of open enrollment.

The root causes of this debacle are a badly drafted (so - called «strong») state charter law that enables just about anyone who wants a charter to get one, and the absence of any community - wide mechanism to ensure that there is a at least one good school for every child.

Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino — both Democrats with histories of strong labor support — are proposing new state laws that would give them broader power to overhaul troubled schools, open more charter schools and revamp collective - bargaining agreements.

It is clear that in just two years, the state law is meeting those goals and creating an environment for a strong and healthy charter school sector in Mississippi.

In the months ahead, we plan to work side by side with our partners in Mississippi to defend the state's strong charter public school law and ensure that the state's low - income students have access to a growing number of high - quality public school options.»

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Recent amendments to the bill are consistent with state and federal law and the intent of the California Charter Schools Act, and ensure a stronger articulation of these critical protections for students, while avoiding excessive and burdensome new mandates on charter sCharter Schools Act, and ensure a stronger articulation of these critical protections for students, while avoiding excessive and burdensome new mandates on charter scharter schools.

It is clear that in just three years, the state law is meeting the original goals and creating an environment for a strong and healthy charter school sector in Mississippi.

Of the 42 states and the District of Columbia that have charter school laws, only one - third earned above - average scores for implementing a strong policy environment according to the 16th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education Reform states and the District of Columbia that have charter school laws, only one - third earned above - average scores for implementing a strong policy environment according to the 16th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education Reformcharter school laws, only one - third earned above - average scores for implementing a strong policy environment according to the 16th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education Reform (Claws, only one - third earned above - average scores for implementing a strong policy environment according to the 16th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education ReformCharter School Laws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education Reform (CLaws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education Reform States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released today by The Center for Education Reform (CER).

The Centennial state has some of the «best» school choice, charter and teacher effectiveness laws along with a strong set of rigorous standards and assessments (though some need to be fixed).