Sentences with phrase «than charters elsewhere»

But those in New York City did better on both than charters elsewhere in the state.

Not exact matches

There are more than 100 charter spots left elsewhere in the state.

As we have argued elsewhere, this tipping strategy has proved much more difficult than expected, as charters end up competing with one another for talent and facilities so that charter growth in key cities is slowing, not accelerating.

Are they aware that charters in Detroit, Indianapolis, and elsewhere already receive at least 40 percent less funding than traditional district schools?

Students who go to Boston's charter schools learn reading and math better and faster than students elsewhere.

Interestingly, these new schools, supported by grants from philanthropist Bill Gates (see Colvin, «The New Philanthropists»), have attracted considerably more controversy than the charter schools, in large part because they played a role in overcrowding and friction at high schools that were not small elsewhere in the city.

The move will force Grosse Pointe to compete with other districts for the families it serves, especially those dissatisfied with the district's offerings and more than willing to go elsewhere; it could even spur the expansion of school options — especially charters and online providers — within the communities the district serves.

Federal Way Superintendent Tom Murphy, whose School Board passed a resolution in favor of charter - school legislation, said anyone applying to start a charter - school would have to show that their schools elsewhere had performed better than traditional public schools.

They also argued the rankings set a low bar for academic quality by comparing charter schools with local public districts, many of which are struggling urban schools, rather than with top - performing schools elsewhere.

Its «campus» address is a PO Box; its offices are co-located in a partner charter school; its faculty are unnamed and not required to hold degrees comparable to teacher educators elsewhere; and its nationwide curriculum has been critiqued for emphasizing methods that are reductive and control - oriented, rather than research - based and conducive to critical thinking.

As reported in the New York Times, the Washington Post, 60 minutes, the New Yorker, the New Republic and elsewhere, by successfully maximizing state charter school laws around the country, there are at least 135 schools, operating in 26 states and enrolling more than 45,000 students that are associated or affiliated, in one way or another, with the controversial Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen.

But it's increasingly clear to many educators and officials, in Louisiana and elsewhere, that Race to the Top represents more than a one - time competition; that, directly or indirectly, the program's focus on charter schools, relentless use of data, and common standards reflect the Obama administration's education priorities.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, argued that New York City's charter schools aren't representative of the nation's, because the state caps charter schools and agencies vet them thoroughly before authorizing them, assuring they are of higher quality than elsewhere.