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Equal or Fair? A Study of Revenues and Expenditures in American Charter Schools
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Commentsby Gary Miron, Jessica Urschel Advocates and opponents wrangle continuously over whether charter schools receive too little or too much...
Legislative Momentum Stalls for ‘Parent Trigger’ Proposals
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe momentum behind “parent-trigger” proposals, one of the hottest ideas for overhauling struggling schools, has slowed in statehouses amid political opposition and vexing questions about how those bold plans should be implemented at the local level.
Charters Charting a Course in Excellence
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsCharter-school kids continued to outperform their traditional public-school classmates in three of the four categories tested in social studies and science, new data obtained by The Post show.
Uncharted Territory: Texas Charter Schools
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsTexas charter schools are publicly funded, but anyone with a license can run a school, pretty much as they please. That freedom has produced some remarkably good schools and some lamentably bad ones.
National Charter School and Enrollment Statistics 2010
Posted on February 18, 2011 | No CommentsCharter school movement is growing fast. Recent numbers from National Charter School and Enrollment Statistics confirms this. October 2010 The...
Just the FAQs – Charter Schools
Posted on February 15, 2011 | 1 CommentFrequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding charter schools and what they mean for students, educators, schools and communities.
New Report Showing How Successful Charters Are “Free To Lead” and Innovate
Posted on October 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a report showing how public charter schools can produce outstanding results when they have the freedom to hire highly qualified teaching teams, build innovative professional development programs and adjust curriculum or class structure to boost student achievement.
Charter Schools Thriving in California
Posted on September 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsCharter schools are getting more attention these days, more money from entrepreneurs and support from the Obama administration. And according to analysis by California Watch, a nonprofit independent investigative reporting group, despite hard economic times, charter schools are thriving.
Award Winning Charter School
Posted on September 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsAward-winning charter school in Dallas-Fort Worth area that made a big difference. This Texas charter school won numerous math and science competitions and achieved exemplary status.
New Orleans Charter Schools – Rebirth of a City
Posted on September 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhat would New Orleans look like if it were home to the nation's top urban public school system? Executive Producer Matt Wisdom and Digital Filmmaker Tim Ryan hope to help convey that vision in a new short Internet documentary about recent successes within New Orleans public charter schools. In addition to an insiders look into what makes public Charter schools successful, the short film addresses the impact current public school reform will have on the future of New Orleans.
The Lottery
Posted on September 19, 2010 | 1 CommentIn a country where 58% of African American 4th graders are functionally illiterate, The Lottery uncovers the failures of the traditional public school system and reveals that hundreds of thousands of parents attempt to flee the system every year. The Lottery follows four of these families from Harlem and the Bronx who have entered their children in a charter school lottery. Out of thousands of hopefuls, only a small minority will win the chance of a better future.
The State of the U.S. Education
Posted on September 19, 2010 | 1 CommentAmong 30 developed countries, US ranks 25th in Math, 21st in Science (PISA Study 2006). PISA is organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of industrialized countries.
Waiting for Superman
Posted on September 18, 2010 | 3 CommentsOscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.
About Public Charter Schools
Posted on September 17, 2010 | 1 CommentAmong 30 developed countries, US ranks 25th in Math, 21st in Science. What Are Charter Schools Public Charter Schools are...