Sentences with phrase «supporting school districts and charter schools»

Nevada's ESSA plan, for example, includes supporting school districts and charter schools with funds to contract with social workers or other mental health workers to support social emotional learning and treatment services to students and families who are struggling with poverty, behavioral health concerns, or overcoming trauma.

Paige Abramson Hirsch is a teacher turned lawyer turned educational administrator who currently works as a consultant supporting school districts and charter schools with program analysis and compliance.

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But it is designed to demonstrate that Perkins has support in the district even though Smikle is expected to be well - organized and well - funded (especially if the charter school advocates and Smikle's former boss, Mayor Bloomberg, have something to say about it).

And Senate Democrats who hope to flip the district once held by Republican former Sen. Dean Skelos are pointing to the support from groups like the PAC maintained by StudentsFirstNY after the initial charter school aid proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was doubled to $ 54 million in the final budget agreement — a figure that was backed by Senate Republicans.

In addition, Three Parks supports a moratorium on charter school expansion in New York City and opposes the co-location of any charter schools within District 3.

«Do you support measures that increase accountability, transparency and that increase the input of school district parents in the decision to permit and maintain charter schools, as well as measures to reduce the negative fiscal impact on school districts with large numbers of charters?»

At 11:15 a.m., public school parents, Democrats and activists rally outside IDC Leader Jeff Klein's district office to protest the Senate to support charter schools, Soundview Academy, 885 Bolton Ave., the Bronx.

He supports charter schools, school choice within a district, and «money follows the child,» a program in which students who attend magnet or charter schools bring education funding with them instead of sharing it with their old school district.

Nixon's criticism mirrored an op - ed she published last month that slammed Cuomo for his support of charter schools and for proposing to eliminate the so - called Foundation Aid formula for funding public schools, which critics argued would deprive districts of billions of dollars that they are still owed under 2006 court decision that found the state had underfunded public education.

He first challenged an incumbent state assemblyman and then a sitting congressman in a predominantly black district in central Brooklyn, drawing support from unconventional precincts — including charter - school donors and conservative pro-Israel activists — on his way to Washington.

Last year, she took to Twitter to criticize the governor for trying to block de Blasio's universal pre-kindergarten proposals, for supporting charter schools, for not raising the minimum wage, and for not showing up when a fatal gas explosion devastated a city block in her East Harlem district.

Officials from several states criticized the scoring of the contest, which favored states able to gain support from 100 percent of school districts and local teachers» unions for Obama administration objectives like expanding charter schools, reworking teacher evaluation systems and turning around low - performing schools.

Forcina, a former Marine who worked at a software company prior to becoming an attorney, said his top campaign priorities are elder care, writing laws that will aid small businesses in northeast Queens, lowering taxes and supporting the creation of charter schools in his district.

In addition to the responses described above, we find evidence of three other constructive competitive responses: expanding or improving district schools, programs or offerings (6 locations); improving district efficiency (5 locations); and supporting semiautonomous charter - like schools (5 locations).

Some enlightened district superintendents, such as Denver's Tom Boasberg, simply view charters and district schools as threads in the same net of support for their city's children.

HGSE will partner with Cambridge Public Schools, Boston Renaissance Charter School, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, the Richard J. Murphy School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics teaSchool, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, the Richard J. Murphy School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics teaSchool, the Richard J. Murphy School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics teaSchool in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics teaschool mathematics teachers.

Since Illinois passed its charter school law in 1996, Chicago's public school district officials have viewed charters as another path to district improvement, especially for its high schools, and even went so far as to support an increase on the city's charter cap from 15 to 30.

With a mission of «high - performing public schools, inside and out,» EdBuild sought to provide both facilities renovations and academic support to a group of low - performing schools in the District of Columbia, with a vision of eventually taking on a large swath of D.C. schools and creating space that could be used flexibly by both traditional district and charter District of Columbia, with a vision of eventually taking on a large swath of D.C. schools and creating space that could be used flexibly by both traditional district and charter district and charter schools.

Only anecdotal evidence has been offered in support of the claim that charter schools systematically remove students with disabilities, and little rigorous research has considered the underlying causes of the difference between the percentage of charter - school students and district - school students enrolled in special education, the so - called «special education gap.»

«I want to see our urban school districts and large charter networks play an even greater role in effectively narrowing the achievement gap by reimagining schools in order to create and support equitable learning environments.»

As a leader who co-founded a high - performing charter school network and charter support organization, and who now leads Chiefs for Change, an organization of state and district leaders committed to educational excellence, I'm an ardent charter supporter — and I'm arguing for taking a look in the mirror.

Both the District of Columbia's and Denver's charter schools have strong community support, which coupled with demand for high - quality charter schools, continues to spur growth.

This proposal builds on some of the lessons learned from the charter school movement and would allow effective charter networks like Green Dot, KIPP, and North Star to operate as school support organizations on a level playing field with districts, with equal funding and authority.

It argues that while members of the reform community continue to advance district and charter efforts, they should also support initiatives that make high - quality private schools accessible to low - income families.

Since the first law authorizing charter schools was passed in Minnesota in 1991, 39 other states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have all adopted legislation supporting public charters.

State - level differences included the strength of charter laws, statewide demographics, existing school choice policies, number of school districts, and the presence of charter support or opposition groups that operate throughout the state.

Not surprisingly, most Massachusetts school districts, including Boston's, tend to support more Horace Mann charter schools but oppose any increase in the Commonwealth variety, since Horace Mann charters provide host districts with a great deal of discretion and ongoing oversight authority.

This phenomenon is common across the United States, with charters fighting for space in high - cost cities without the legislative and financial supports that district schools enjoy (see «Whose School Buildings Are They, Anyway?»

In 2009, Mayor Menino tacitly supported an increase in the number of «proven» Commonwealth charter schools that could operate in Boston as part of a broader education - reform bill that invested school districts with greater authority to intervene in low - performing schools and permitted districts to establish a few Horace Mann charter schools without the required union sign - off.

If parents are generally more satisfied with charter schools than district public schools, what can they do to ensure that charter schools have the political and financial support to keep growing?

Further complicating the politics of reform, charter - receptive local civic and business groups often also support efforts to improve district - run schools — particularly neighborhood schools.

We also find that the crisis was certainly not due to excessive spending relative to that of surrounding districts (see sidebar titled Philadelphia Support for Education for details on city support, charter school enrollments, district spending, and teacher salSupport for Education for details on city support, charter school enrollments, district spending, and teacher salsupport, charter school enrollments, district spending, and teacher salaries).

As part of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, SDP has been working with districts, charter school networks, state education agencies, and nonprofits since 2008 to transform the way they collect and use data to support their program, management, and policy goals.

Ackerman pointed to the district's support for the growing numbers of students selecting charter schools and to rising test scores by district students on the state's standardized tests.

In 2011, she asked a large consulting firm to study some school districts and charter management organizations that were known for giving robust support to their teachers.

Also, the District of Columbia is alleged to have provided traditional public schools with supplemental funding, support for operational expenses, and in - kind services, such as security from city police, that it has not granted to charters.

The charter school movement turned 25 last year, yet the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools identified only 3 out of 43 states — California, Colorado, Utah — and the District of Columbia as having laws that support access to capital funding and facicharter school movement turned 25 last year, yet the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools identified only 3 out of 43 states — California, Colorado, Utah — and the District of Columbia as having laws that support access to capital funding and faciCharter Schools identified only 3 out of 43 states — California, Colorado, Utah — and the District of Columbia as having laws that support access to capital funding and facilities.

Importantly, the association's charges are supported by a 2013 school - finance study commissioned by D.C. mayor Vincent Gray, which found that «differences in the level of resources allocated to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and public charter schools have been particularly concerning.Schools (DCPS) and public charter schools have been particularly concerning.schools have been particularly concerning.»

In 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest district in the nation, reorganized to provide charter schools a new level of autonomy and flexibility while providing them support and resources to ensure they can effectively serve a wide range of students — even the severely dDistrict, the second largest district in the nation, reorganized to provide charter schools a new level of autonomy and flexibility while providing them support and resources to ensure they can effectively serve a wide range of students — even the severely ddistrict in the nation, reorganized to provide charter schools a new level of autonomy and flexibility while providing them support and resources to ensure they can effectively serve a wide range of students — even the severely disabled.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

Union - supported groups such as New York's New Visions offer solutions that straddle charter and district schools.

When respondents are given the state and national ranking of local district schools, charter support shifts upward to 56 percent and 58 percent, respectively (see Figure 3).

Information about local district rankings increases public support for school choice programs, including charter schools, parent trigger mechanisms, and, especially, school vouchers for all students.

To ensure a supply of schools from which families may choose, states should establish a system for authorizing charter schools that enables the charter sector to expand to meet demand; that provides funding under the same weighted formula that applies to all other publicly supported schools; and that offers charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school funding.

And second, though charters» current locations are partly based on student need, they also reflect political compromises: In many states, suburban Republican lawmakers have been happy to support charters so long as they don't threaten the traditional public schools in their own leafy districts.

Charter schools in Colorado have historically enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the legislature and are embraced by some school districts, most notably the state's largest, Denver Public Sschools in Colorado have historically enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the legislature and are embraced by some school districts, most notably the state's largest, Denver Public SchoolsSchools.

Initially funded at $ 650 million, i3 allowed school districts, charter schools, and non-profit organizations working in partnership with one of those entities to apply for grants to support innovative programs aligned with one of four broadly defined federal priorities (e.g., supporting effective teachers and principals or improving the use of data).

When asked about these options, Americans express greater support for replacing teachers and principals than for converting failed district schools into charter schools.

Sen. Sonia Chang - Diaz, the Senate chair of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Education, says the bill meets the «moral standard» she has tried to follow of equally supporting families in her Boston district with children in both district and charter schools.

School unions, for example, have been cautious in their support, often seeing charters as drawing funds away from resource - starved public school districts and diverting the discussion from how to fix public schools, which continue to serve the vast majority of American stuSchool unions, for example, have been cautious in their support, often seeing charters as drawing funds away from resource - starved public school districts and diverting the discussion from how to fix public schools, which continue to serve the vast majority of American stuschool districts and diverting the discussion from how to fix public schools, which continue to serve the vast majority of American students.