A group of families are suing the city to prevent the closure of their Harlem charter school, the Daily News has learned. Source: Families sue city to prevent Harlem charter school closure - NY Daily News
Nashville charter school parents demand respect
'We are coming together to say that the attacks against our schools must stop.' Source: Nashville charter school parents demand respect
Is NACSA the cause of a national charter school slowdown?
By Nelson Smith, NACSA senior advisor and M. Karega Rausch, NACSA vice president of research and evaluation Charter school growth is slowing down. A lot of folks are conjecturing about the reasons … read the report here. Source: Charter School Growth: Down But Not Out - NACSA
Former U.S. Secretary of Education, John King, disparages private for-profit charter school operators
April 10: Former US Secretary of Education John King is critical of for-profit education management organizations (EMOs), suggesting that these charter school operators are more interested in profit than in serving students. He made this disparaging comment during a panel discussion on school accountability at the American Enterprise Institute (see minute 1:22:45 in the embedded … Continue reading Former U.S. Secretary of Education, John King, disparages private for-profit charter school operators
Newark’s public schools are slated to return to local control: the demise of its thriving charter sector a likely end result
After more than two decades of state supervision, Newark’s public schools are slated to return to local control. When the state hands the keys back to the city, local leaders will inherit a district that’s in a fundamentally different position than it was in 1995, the year the state took over. Back in 1995, Newark … Continue reading Newark’s public schools are slated to return to local control: the demise of its thriving charter sector a likely end result
Lies in the The Washington Post about high-performing charter schools in Arizona
BASIS responds to the lies. One of the best illustrations of the “non-public” nature of charters is the much heralded BASIS charter schools that began in Arizona, a state with extremely lax charter laws. A close look at BASIS provides insight into how charter schools can cherry-pick students, despite open enrollment laws. It also shows … Continue reading Lies in the The Washington Post about high-performing charter schools in Arizona
ILLINOIS’ CHARTER SCHOOL PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ADVOCATES PROTEST REP. GUZZARDI’S CHARTER SCHOOL MORATORIUM
CHICAGO— Dozens of charter public school parents, educators, and advocates rallied together today to protest HB 3567, State Representative Will Guzzardi’s bill that would place a moratorium on any new charter public schools in Chicago and dozens of other high-need communities, denying thousands of children access to quality public schools. Seventy percent of CPS families … Continue reading ILLINOIS’ CHARTER SCHOOL PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ADVOCATES PROTEST REP. GUZZARDI’S CHARTER SCHOOL MORATORIUM
Missouri Charter school expansion inches closer
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill in March that would allow charter schools to be established in any school district where at least one school earns a score of below 60 percent on its Annual Performance Report from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at least twice in a three year … Continue reading Missouri Charter school expansion inches closer
Finding the Right Fit for Charters and Special-Needs Students
Within the foxholes of New Jersey’s charter school wars, the target de jour is special education, specifically the accusation by school-choice opponents that alternative public schools intentionally discriminate against children with special needs. In posh Princeton, the charter school there just received approval to expand its enrollment by 76 students, and a primary line of … Continue reading Finding the Right Fit for Charters and Special-Needs Students
Georgia Senate approves legislation for charter schools
House Bill 430 calls on state education agencies to establish charter school authorizing standards, and mandates hearings for charter schools that are trying to obtain unused school buildings. The legislation by Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville, also ensures that charter schools get a proportional share of certain federal school funding, and it establishes a $100,000 grant fund … Continue reading Georgia Senate approves legislation for charter schools
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