Articles: Charter Schools

District-Charter Collaborations on the Rise

Feature

Historic tensions are softening, allowing cooperation to take root, so long as funding doesn't become a distraction.

Ed Finkel

District Administration, September 2011

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"Hybrid" Schools Model Gets $1 Million Boost

News Update

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has awarded $1 million to Rocketship Education, a small nonprofit elementary charter school operator based in San Jose, Calif.

Kurt Eisele-Dyrli

District Administration, Jan 2011

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funding

hybrid models

online learning

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Black Children Still Left Behind

Feature

Educators seek new strategies to address persistent achievement gaps and discrimination against African-American students.

Ed Finkel

District Administration, Nov 2010

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HISD's Major Turnaround Effort with Apollo 20 Project

News Update

HISD applies innovative methods from successful charter schools and applies them to its 20 lowest performing schools.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, Oct 2010

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21st-century learning

data driven decision

funding

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Voucher Programs Losing Steam in School Choice Debate

Inside The Law

Tuition voucher program support has been withering under the Obama administration as it phases out the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, Sep 2010

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graduation rate

vouchers

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The Hype Behind Charter Schools

Professional Opinion

Do we know enough about charter schools to justify a significant expansion in this educational model?

Michael A. Resnick

District Administration, Jul 2010

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funding

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SPECIAL REPORT: States of Debate: A New Dawn in the Sunshine State

Feature

Over the last 15 years, Florida has become a battleground for school reform. The second of a three-state series.

Ron Schachter

District Administration, Jun 2010

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NCLB

teacher evaluation

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English Language Learner Charter Schools

Feature

A rise in the Hispanic population in the United States has brought more charter schools focusing just on ELLs—some with great success

Alan Dessoff

District Administration, Feb 2010

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assessments

data driven decision

ESL

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Nelson Smith: Charter Schools’ Chief Advocate

Conversations

The president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools discusses the state of the charter school movement today and the challenges that lie ahead.

Don Parker-Burgard

District Administration, Sep 2009