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Equal or Fair? A Study of Revenues and Expenditures in American Charter Schools
by Gary Miron, Jessica Urschel Advocates and opponents wrangle continuously over whether charter schools receive too little or too much funding. This study of available national data provides a comprehensive and detailed review of charter school finance and uncovers patterns in both income and expenditures. Charter schools managed by education management organizations (EMOs) receive particular [...]
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Charter schools fulfill educational mission for communities
In a recent Morning Call article, “School chiefs blast charters,” superintendents from several local school districts complained of the archaic funding processes used by the state for charter schools and a lack of quality charter schools within the region. While there are some charters that may use their limited resources less efficiently than traditional systems, [...]
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Number of Public Charter School Students in U.S. Surpasses Two Million
Washington, DC – The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) announced today that the number of students attending public charter schools across the nation has surpassed two million. Over 500 new public charter schools opened their doors in the 2011-12 school year, an estimated increase of 200,000 students. This year marks the largest single–year increase ever recorded in terms of the number of additional students attending charters.
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New Zealand Adopts Charter School Concept
New Zealand adopted charter school idea Charter schools won’t change schooling Thw formation of a new Government under MMP is a time of horse trading and when the small parties have their best opportunity to influence Government policies. Often, this can feel like the “tail wagging the dog”, but the strength of National’s electoral position [...]
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Charter schools in Colorado near head of the class in enrollment
By Yesenia Robles The Denver Post Nearly 20 years after the country’s first public charter school opened, charter schools in Colorado are enrolling more students than ever. This year, charter schools nationwide logged their largest enrollment increase, with a population of more than 2 million students — including about 82,206 in Colorado — according to [...]
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Plan to lift cap on charter schools stalls in Michigan House
By Chelsea Hagger Momentum for a proposal to allow more university-sponsored charter schools in Michigan appears to have slowed in the state Legislature. Some lawmakers and schools lobbyists said that’s because the measure does not require charter schools to prove their success. Democratic state Representative Lisa Brown said the measure should include a requirement that [...]
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Harmony Science Academy Receives $5M Federal Grant
LCSA: This grant has come at a time when the attacks on HarmonyPublic Schools were in their peak. People attacking Harmony Public Schools and some other top-notch charter schools are doing this together with their own newly-coined jargon: Gulen Charter Schools. Instead of launching separate attacks on all successful charter schools, they combine their sorties [...]
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Enrollment up 4 percent in DC public schools, with charter schools driving the increase
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Enrollment is up in District of Columbia public schools, with public charter schools driving the increase. Unaudited data released Monday by Education officials show overall enrollment is up 4 percent this school year, to 78,200 students in the district. Mayor Vincent Gray says the numbers show the district has “turned [...]
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Charter Schools are Four Times as Likely as Non-charters To Be In The Top 5 Percent
California charter schools are significantly contributing to closing the performance gap between low-income and affluent communities, according to a report from the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA). The inaugural Portrait of the Movement report reviews the academic performance of charter schools across the state, details their strengths and weaknesses, and provides a framework of minimum [...]
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Islamophobia Network Targets Top Performing American Schools
Michael Shank, US Vice President Institute for Economics and Peace This September, I was interviewed by a communications firm on the topic of Islamophobia. The firm is planning a campaign to counteract Islamophobia in America and was conducting interviews with Washington policymakers who have addressed this topic. The interview came on the heels of a [...]
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Appeals court rules in Rutherford charter school funding case
Updated on Oct 25, 2011 Ruling could affect Asheville City Schools ASHEVILLE — In a legal battle over charter school funding, a North Carolina court ruled Tuesday that school systems can place certain restricted funds into a special account, and they don’t have to share that money with charter schools. But the court ruled that [...]
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Gulen-Inspired Schools Promote Learning and Service
Gulen-Inspired Schools Promote Learning and Service
by Dr. Jon Pahl and Dr. John Raines
The recent article “U.S. Charter-School Network Draws Federal Attention” by Martha Woodall and Claudio Gatti can shed light on the existence of schools around the globe founded and led by individuals inspired by Muslim public intellectual Fethullah Gülen. Unfortunately, the article also accepts unfounded allegations, if not smears, of Gülen and the informal Hizmet (service) movement. Our own research, based on years of familiarity with the writings of Gülen, and associations with Turkish businessmen, scientists, and civic
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Oprah-Backed Charter School Denying Disabled Collides With Law
PHOTO: Lawrence Melrose, 16, and his great uncle, Shelton Joseph, in their New Orleans home. Photographer: John Hechinger.) Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — When talk-show host Oprah Winfrey handed a $1 million check last September to the principal of New Orleans Charter Science and Math Academy, 200 students watched the broadcast from a church and celebrated [...]
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Find Detailed Information About Any Charter School
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools provides a very user friendly dashboard where you can access detailed statistical information about each charter school in U.S. http://www.publiccharters.org/dashboard/select/year/2011
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A New Fictitious Phenomenon: Gulen Charter Schools
By Dr. Kurt: In the last two years, a new trend has been started by some mysterious bloggers later joined by a few self-identified scholars with PhDs. They came up with a brand-new term, a totally new coinage, for the charter school world: Gulen Charter Schools.
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