Sentences with phrase «than traditional schools»

Several studies confirm that charter school students do better than their traditional school peers.

And, given state law allows private schools far greater latitude than traditional schools in choosing standardized tests, it's difficult to make fair comparisons.

They also often serve fewer students than traditional schools.

Since 2010, many research studies have found that students in charter schools do better in school than their traditional school peers.

Children who attend charter schools are more likely to graduate from high school than their traditional school peers.

Our teams work longer hours, go above and beyond the job description, and are frequently paid less than their traditional school counterparts.

But in a sector of public education with far less oversight than traditional school districts, it's easy to see how a teacher could find herself fired and out of options.

Both fully online (virtual) schools and blended learning schools included in the report tended to fare worse than traditional schools on state assessments of quality.

When financing is offered, charters will often pay far higher interest rates than traditional schools as well as any number of related fees.

If they didn't post better standardized test scores than traditional schools, they could be closed.

The program's enrollment numbers are significantly different than the traditional school population, where African - American students make up about 25 percent of enrollment and white students account for almost 49 percent.

Maybe some students achieve more through online courses rather than traditional schools.

They continue to deliver a higher percentage of college - ready graduates than their traditional school counterparts.

The schools receive less money than traditional schools but do not have to follow most state regulations and are able to explore a variety of approaches to learning.

Some charter schools get better graduation rates and test score results than traditional schools, but others don't, and the charter sectors in some states are ridden with scandal.

Lots of additional regulations, more than traditional school regulations.

While the experimental public schools showed slightly higher levels of academic growth than traditional schools overall, the number of students performing at grade level was lower than the state average.

So, it is very clear, charter schools are definitely smaller than their traditional school counterparts.

It is much more like a modern business office than a traditional school.

Third, the finding that charter schools have more «administrators» than traditional schools ignores the fact that most charters are very small schools.

Because the dynamic is at the course level as well as the school level, it has the potential to be far more disruptive to the status quo than traditional school choice.

Moreover, if charter schools go downhill they can usually be closed more easily than traditional schools.

Some may offer a lighter load and others may challenge students with even more work than traditional schools.

Online charter schools are subject to fewer restrictions than traditional schools.

However, because we have a higher student to teacher ratio than traditional schools, students continue to be «held» in the learning lab until their math and literacy classes open up.

Supporters say the schools, which are granted greater flexibility in curriculum than traditional schools, are a means to boosting performance in areas with chronically struggling public schools.

I would like to argue, though, that not only is it no more effective, but it is actually much less effective than traditional schooling.

Clearly, they take on more risk than a traditional school.

In some cases, they are not accessible enough or are not performing better than the traditional schools.

Since 2010, many independent research studies have found that students in charter schools do better in school than their traditional school peers.

A recent study found that the majority of charter schools perform no better or worse than traditional schools.

What makes our school different than a traditional school?

They continue to deliver a higher percentage of college - ready graduates than their traditional school counterparts, regardless of family income.

When determining whether going to school online is easier than traditional schooling, it generally depends on the individual student.

Since 2010, all but one independent research study has found that students in charter schools do better in school than their traditional school peers.

Is it true that charter schools are smaller than traditional schools?

In fact, like most charter schools, even those in public - private partnerships, receive on average 30 % less per pupil than their traditional school peers whose management has no accountability or incentive to improve student outcomes.

If the focus and curriculum are appealing to you, or you like the idea of a school that has more autonomy than a traditional school in the system, you might prefer a charter.

While individual schools like those profiled in last year's hit documentaries and the Raleigh Charter School have been praised for their successes, some scholars have found that charter schools as a whole don't necessarily provide a better education than the traditional school system, and sometimes provide a worse education.

Charters also have longer school years — almost 11 months — and longer days than traditional schools.

The most recent of those studies, by the Center for Research on Educational Outcomes at Stanford University, found that charter schools do a better job than traditional schools at teaching low income students, minority students, and students who are still learning English.

Charters had much more operational freedom than traditional schools because they weren't smothered by the micromanaging rules and regulations of the bureaucracy and union contract.

Educating students in poverty requires considerably more time than the traditional school calendar offers.

It's 2018 now, yet we're still dealing with court desegregation orders from the»50s and»60s; with charter school advocates who proudly accept that they're more segregated than their traditional school peers; and with a judicial nominee who wouldn't say if she agreed with 1954 Brown decision.

Sage Homeschooling is an informative read if you are considering something different than the traditional school setting and easily breaks down the options you have and how to get started.

Focus on Education - CCSP delivers a rigorous curriculum that is aligned with New Jersey Student Learning Standards and includes a longer school day and school year than traditional schools.

Charters are publicly funded schools that have more freedom than traditional schools to vary their learning approaches.

The Center for Research on Educational Outcomes at Stanford University found that charter schools do a better job teaching low - income students, minority students, and students who are still learning English than traditional schools.