Question by Agent Smith: Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds? Best answer: Answer by Ron BingAnd everywhere else too. – report several years old but still applicable. – Although New York City is $ 3.5 billion in debt, with its education budget [...]
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Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds?
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Thu, 03 May 2012 14:15:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/collaboration-for-education-the-nc-alliance-for-public-charter-schools-and-the-howard-n-lee-institute-announce-a-strategic-partnership/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/collaboration-for-education-the-nc-alliance-for-public-charter-schools-and-the-howard-n-lee-institute-announce-a-strategic-partnership/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:45:06 +0000 kvaliquett http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3718 The NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Howard N. Lee Institute are announcing a strategic partnership aimed at advocating and implementing educational initiatives for public school students. The partnership [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:11:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/collaboration-for-education-the-nc-alliance-for-public-charter-schools-and-the-howard-n-lee-institute-announce-a-strategic-partnership/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/collaboration-for-education-the-nc-alliance-for-public-charter-schools-and-the-howard-n-lee-institute-announce-a-strategic-partnership/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:45:06 +0000 kvaliquett http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3718 The NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Howard N. Lee Institute are announcing a strategic partnership aimed at advocating and implementing educational initiatives for public school students. The partnership [...]
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Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds?
Question by Agent Smith: Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds? Best answer: Answer by Ron BingAnd everywhere else too. – report several years old but still applicable. – Although New York City is $ 3.5 billion in debt, with its education budget [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:39:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/state-capitol-update-mccrory-pledges-to-stream-line-charter-approval-process/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/state-capitol-update-mccrory-pledges-to-stream-line-charter-approval-process/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:00:58 +0000 Baker Mitchell http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3679 In a speech last Wednesday, Pat McCrory, Republican gubernatorial candidate, summarized improvements that he would make to the state’s educational system. His first priority will be to give families [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:56:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/state-capitol-update-mccrory-pledges-to-stream-line-charter-approval-process/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/state-capitol-update-mccrory-pledges-to-stream-line-charter-approval-process/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:00:58 +0000 Baker Mitchell http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3679 In a speech last Wednesday, Pat McCrory, Republican gubernatorial candidate, summarized improvements that he would make to the state’s educational system. His first priority will be to give families [...]
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Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds?
Question by Agent Smith: Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds? Best answer: Answer by Ron BingAnd everywhere else too. – report several years old but still applicable. – Although New York City is $ 3.5 billion in debt, with its education budget [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:35:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/02/save-the-trees-the-charter-school-application-is-now-available-online-dont-miss-the-alliance-training-march-16/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/02/save-the-trees-the-charter-school-application-is-now-available-online-dont-miss-the-alliance-training-march-16/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:33:09 +0000 Baker Mitchell http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3630 Thanks to Paul Norcross who headed the NC Public School Advisory Council subcommittee on Automation, the new online charter school application is available beginning March 1 at https://schools.nc.gov/charterapp . Paul and [...]
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Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds?
Question by Agent Smith: Will we see more Chicago Public Schools “Gay Charters” now that there is a massive increase in education funds? Best answer: Answer by Ron BingAnd everywhere else too. – report several years old but still applicable. – Although New York City is $ 3.5 billion in debt, with its education budget [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:35:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/02/save-the-trees-the-charter-school-application-is-now-available-online-dont-miss-the-alliance-training-march-16/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/02/save-the-trees-the-charter-school-application-is-now-available-online-dont-miss-the-alliance-training-march-16/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:33:09 +0000 Baker Mitchell http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3630 Thanks to Paul Norcross who headed the NC Public School Advisory Council subcommittee on Automation, the new online charter school application is available beginning March 1 at https://schools.nc.gov/charterapp . Paul and [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:59:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/durham-commissioners-grill-charter-leaders/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/durham-commissioners-grill-charter-leaders/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:59:58 +0000 kvaliquett http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3696 Durham, NC – Area charter schools were called before the Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) recently for an “education session” on charter schools for BOCC members. Prior to the meeting, [...]
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http://www.nccharters.org Advancing Quality Education Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:59:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/durham-commissioners-grill-charter-leaders/ http://www.nccharters.org/2012/04/durham-commissioners-grill-charter-leaders/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:59:58 +0000 kvaliquett http://www.nccharters.org/?p=3696 Durham, NC – Area charter schools were called before the Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) recently for an “education session” on charter schools for BOCC members. Prior to the meeting, [...]
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N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis to serve as keynote speaker at N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual conference
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis will serve as the keynote speaker at the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ third annual charter school conference, which is set for July 22-24 at the Concord Convention Center in Cabarrus County. Speaker Tillis will address attendees at the dinner on Monday, July 23. For more [...]
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N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis to serve as keynote speaker at N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual conference
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis will serve as the keynote speaker at the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ third annual charter school conference, which is set for July 22-24 at the Concord Convention Center in Cabarrus County. Speaker Tillis will address attendees at the dinner on Monday, July 23. For more [...]
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N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis to serve as keynote speaker at N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual conference
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis will serve as the keynote speaker at the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ third annual charter school conference, which is set for July 22-24 at the Concord Convention Center in Cabarrus County. Speaker Tillis will address attendees at the dinner on Monday, July 23. For more [...]
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N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis to serve as keynote speaker at N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual conference
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis will serve as the keynote speaker at the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ third annual charter school conference, which is set for July 22-24 at the Concord Convention Center in Cabarrus County. Speaker Tillis will address attendees at the dinner on Monday, July 23. For more [...]
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Former N.C. State Auditor Les Merritt joins board of directors of the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools
RALEIGH, N.C. – Former N.C. State Auditor Les Merritt, a Zebulon CPA, has joined the board of directors of the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Merritt will serve as the organization’s treasurer. “Les Merritt has supported the public charter school movement in North Carolina from day one,” says Paul Norcross, chairman of the [...]
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N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools holds series of successful regional meetings throughout state
Last week the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools held six successful regional meetings over the course of three days at locations throughout the state. The regional meetings, which attracted approximately 100 people representing both existing public charter schools and prospective new charter schools, came on the heels of the Alliance’s announcement that it has [...]
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N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools adds directors, regional offices; New structure strengthens organization’s ability to serve member schools throughout North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools unanimously elected two new directors and made a number of structural changes at the December meeting of its board of directors. The new directors are Baker Mitchell, a founder of two charter schools who will serve as secretary, and Dave Faunce, a CPA and also [...]
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Re: IDEA Public Schools Community Meeting
Jennifer Limas, TCSA Director of Grassroots Advocacy Neighborhoods are defined by their communities. Attending a community meeting in Metz Recreation center earlier this week affirmed—as a long time Austin resident, what I already knew—the residents of East Austin are passionate and committed to their neighborhoods. The community has shown a strong presence at numerous town [...]
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2 million public charter schoolers!
MIAMI — The number of students attending charter schools has soared to more than 2 million as states pass laws lifting caps and encouraging their expansion, according to figures released Wednesday. The growth represents the largest increase in enrollment over a single year since charter schools were founded nearly two decades ago. In all, more [...]
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Mathematica Policy Research and the University of Washington’s Center for Reinventing Public Education report
Charter Council met today and will reconvene Dec. 13th. Older “news”: All bills below have passed the House are are eligible HB 823- Constitutional Amendment on SBE Governance of K-12This bill will be taken up July 13, 2011 when the legislature reconvenes. The Alliance Board has not taken a formal position but our staff and [...]
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Public Charter Schools Receive National Recognition for Academic Gains and Closing the Achievement Gap
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the North Carolina Alliance for Public Schools Congratulates the 2011 National Blue Ribbon Charter Schools Washington, D.C. — Fifteen public charter schools were among 305 schools recognized as the 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education for demonstrating academic gains and success in [...]
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Is More Money The Answer To The Crisis in Public Education?
One of the dirty little secrets in public education is that spending more money on public education will not significantly improve school performance as measured by state assessments. The Annual Performance Index (API) is based on district test scores and other academic measures. For example, Palo Alto Unified spends $ 13,376 per student compared to only $ 8,200 per student in [...]
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Harmony Public Schools Responds to The New York Times
A disappointing article on charter schools in this week’s New York Times attempts to place the schools I founded, Harmony Public Schools, in a context that is not accurate. For those of us in the charter school movement mischaracterizations about our schools are all too common, and attacks on the innovative way we approach education [...]
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Charter schools should need public approval
Charter schools should need public approval We’ve long said that the debate over charter schools in New Jersey should be divided into two distinct categories: Those charters that clearly are needed to provide choices in poor, urban districts, and those that are little more than luxuries serving a specialized subsection of students in successful suburban [...]
Charter Schools and Public Ones Align in Valley
In the Rio Grande Valley, the charter school network and a public school district are working together to create a training center for teachers and principals. NYT > Charter Schools Charter School Terms:charter schools in rio grande valley