The school began three years ago
with a different authorizer, the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a different authorizing district.
Not exact matches
Smith, who used to be president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools and is now a senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School
Authorizers, provides and fair and accurate description of our book's thesis: that we should return to Albert Shanker's original vision of charter schools as institutions that provide flexibility to experiment
with new approaches, that enhance the role of teachers in running schools, and that integrate students of
different racial and economic backgrounds.
The coalition's argument was that education in Detroit lacked stability
with 119,658 students attending schools run by 14
different entities: districts and school
authorizers.
A highly decentralized school district
with 12
different charter
authorizers has raised the cost of transportation as each charter school assumes responsibility for its transportation needs.
With a dozen
different authorizers opening and closing schools in Detroit, Chan says this creates unpredictable enrollment and limits the expansion potential for highest - rated operators.