Sentences with phrase «stronger charter laws»

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.

Where strong charter laws exist, as in Arizona and a few cities, considerable peer - reviewed research (not cited by the AFT) finds that districts do in fact respond to competition by working to improve.

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.

«We tend to try to get as much into the law as we can, and while some decisions make sense left to regulation, I think if they have a chance to pass a strong charter law that's better,» he said.

Our goals for this week were to galvanize charter school educators and administrators against teachers» union pressures for strikes and walkouts, dispel false claims to set the record straight in the media, reenergize parents and students, and bring urgency to legislators to pass strong charter laws and fund the ones already passed.

«Strong charter laws feature independent, multiple authorizers, few limits on expansion, equitable funding, and high levels of school autonomy,» said Alison Consoletti Zgainer, CER Executive Vice President and the report's lead editor.

With the nation's strongest charter law, the nationally unique Innovation Network School law, and multiple school incubation pathways, we believe Indianapolis to be the best city in the country to open new schools.

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That's why we put forward with six names, Local Law 12 - 2, which obviously worked because we got the other side of the aisle voting for it, too,» said Mills, who maintains the Charter Revision contains other positive changes, including a stronger Ethics Board, and full pay for County employees in the military who get called up for active duty.

Private school choice programs, such as vouchers, tax - credit scholarships, and education savings accounts, can provide a private school «balance» to strong charter school laws.

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.

Strong unions are more successful than weaker ones in opposing liberal charter legislation, but once a charter law is adopted, it seems that parents see charters as an avenue for reform in districts where unions have a strong hold on traditional public scStrong unions are more successful than weaker ones in opposing liberal charter legislation, but once a charter law is adopted, it seems that parents see charters as an avenue for reform in districts where unions have a strong hold on traditional public scstrong hold on traditional public schools.

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 schools.

For instance, there is suggestive evidence that charter schools perform better in contexts where accountability is high (that is, where strong authorizing laws shut down poorly performing schools) than where it is weak or nonexistent.

You would want to put in place a strong authorizer, ample funding, and a charter - friendly law and work to build a great charter sector like those in place in cities like Boston, New Orleans, and the District of Columbia.

Georgia also has one of the strongest charter - school laws in the nation, including no cap.

Among the pluses: Florida's excellent accountability system for schools; a longitudinal database containing student data from pre-K through age 20; a strong charter - school law; special - education vouchers; and a tax - credit program for corporate donations to private - school scholarship programs.

Massachusetts has strong standards and high NAEP test results, but a weak charter - school law with multiple levels of restrictions.

The center has rated Georgia's amended charter school law as «strong,» rather than «weak,» as was reported.

A strong charter school law makes it possible for parents to choose between the system and something else.

According to the Center for Education Reform, the District of Columbia has the nation's strongest charter school law.

Florida, ranked first, has a multitude of opportunities for parents including a scholarship program in which over 130,000 students participate, and a relatively strong charter school law.

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

«The August 21 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver examined the critical importance of strong charter school authorizers and 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.

At the same time, there are some strong laws out there that, for whatever reason, are not generating high quality charter schools, so we should look for opportunities to weigh in accordingly.

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.

In addition to publishing the model law to promote strong charter school laws, NAPCS also uses the model law as a rubric for grading existing laws.

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 late 2015, Ohio lawmakers finally took action and pushed through a strong charter school accountability law.

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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Mississippi has once again been recognized for having one of the strongest charter school laws in the country.

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.

If you have expertise in education, business, law, human resources, marketing, fundraising, or other specialized fields — or if you have strong community and business ties in a particular community, your service can be invaluable to current or future charter public schools.

Stronger charter school laws can help meet rural students» needs by allowing communities to innovate in ways that traditional districts can not because of regulatory constraints on hiring, spending, allocation of time, and class offerings.

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.

The next chapter on education reform Deval L. Patrick, the governor of Massachusetts, wants strong charter school laws.

is considered moderately strong legislation in the charter world, but in this instance, the law aggressively protects charter schools from anti-charter school boards and school leaders.

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This week's finding pinned the latest lawbreaking on Strong Economy for Growth, which violated several campaign finance laws when campaigning for the 2016 ballot question to expand charter schools.

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A strong Kentucky charter school law clearly meets constitutional requirements, top legal experts finds.

Voucher advocates say that Indiana has the strongest charter and voucher accountability laws in the nation.

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).

More than 20 years after the charter school law was passed in Connecticut, we still have a long way to go towards a stronger public charter school law that really best serves our kids.

It is time to stop opening new charter schools until stronger laws are passed to ensure transparency and accountability for charters and the companies that manage them.

By Rhee's definition, Louisiana is best in the nation because it has the strongest anti-teacher, anti-union and charter school laws and Louisiana does the best job diverting public funds to charter schools and other privatization efforts.