The Washington Post’s Emma Brown scratches the surface of some of the difficult issues that arise when a city’s charter schools educate the same percentage of kids as its district schools.
D.C. debates growth of charter schools
Feb 11th, 2013 by Parker Baxter
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- Charter school proposed in Easley - Greenville NewsCharter school proposed in EasleyGreenville NewsThe group in Easley was one of 19 to file an application with the Charter School Advisory Committee to open a new public charter school in the state, said Jay Ragley, spokesman for the state Department of Education. Ragley said the application will be ... […]
- Texas Charter School Waitlist Numbers Fluctuate - Education Week News (blog)Texas Charter School Waitlist Numbers FluctuateEducation Week News (blog)But the AP found that out of eight of the ten charter operators surveyed by the Texas Charter Schools Association, which made up 87,000 of the 101,000 students on the waitlists, only 79,000 students are currently on the waitlist—a difference of about ... […]
- New charter schools to open in Ferndale, Novi, Oxford this fall - Royal Oak Daily TribuneNew charter schools to open in Ferndale, Novi, Oxford this fallRoyal Oak Daily TribuneMost of Oakland County's charter schools are in Pontiac and Southfield, but the three new ones will be in Ferndale, Novi and Oxford. Oakland FlexTech, Novi's first charter school, will replicate FlexTech High School in Brighton, a charter school that ...New Charte […]
- Charter school lawyers ask judge to postpone whistleblower's suit - Philly.com - Philly.comCharter school lawyers ask judge to postpone whistleblower's suit - Philly.comPhilly.comA federal investigation of a Kensington charter school has not made headlines since a TV station showed video of agents carting off boxes of documents in 2009, but the probe is very much alive. Attorneys for Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter ...and more » […]
- Texas Advocacy Group Wields Charter-Policy Power - New York TimesTexas Advocacy Group Wields Charter-Policy PowerNew York TimesA measure broadly expanding the state's charter school system became the primary legislation of the new Senate Education Committee chairman, Dan Patrick, who with the backing of Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, made increasing school ...and more » […]
- Education advocates seek to eliminate charter school cap in MA - WWLP 22NewsEducation advocates seek to eliminate charter school cap in MAWWLP 22NewsSpringfield organizers from education group Stand For Children say charter schools have more control over their curriculums and achieve better student results. Before Sabis International became a charter school in Springfield, it was one of the lowest ... […]
- Partnership aims for hybrid traditional-charter school in Southeast Washington - Washington PostPartnership aims for hybrid traditional-charter school in Southeast WashingtonWashington PostChancellor Kaya Henderson is seeking to merge a long-struggling Southeast Washington elementary school with a high-performing charter school, creating what she describes as a first-of-its-kind partnership between the two types of schools. Malcolm X ... […]
- State Department of Education investigators visit Adelaide L. Sanford Charter ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.comState Department of Education investigators visit Adelaide L. Sanford Charter ...The Star-Ledger - NJ.comInvestigators from the state Department of Education returned to the Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School yesterday, nearly three months after employees wrote to state officials, pleading for them to intervene at the troubled Newark school, two sources ...a […]
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