Posts tagged with "charter-schools"
Indiana Named Education Reform Idol 2011 |
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by Sarah Cargill August 11, 2011 Fordham Institute names Indiana America’s Education Reform Idol 2011 at its event this morning that compared contestants Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin to see which state made the most legislative gains this year. More » |
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NACSA Releases Viewpoint On Authorizing Online Learning |
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by Sarah Cargill August 10, 2011 The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) released today “Authorizing Online Learning,” a Viewpoint article by iNACOL President and CEO Susan Patrick and Chair Tom Vander Ark that targets key questions around authorization, enrollment and funding of online learning. More » |
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Alan Blankstein Addresses 200 Public Education Thought Leaders |
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by Sarah Cargill July 29, 2011 Author Alan Blankstein addressed more than 200 public education thought leaders in New York at the annual Leadership Conference of the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) and the Public Education Association (PEA) today about high-debate issues surrounding public, private and charter schools. More » |
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Solutions to Charter Bottlenecks |
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by Tom Vander Ark July 17, 2011 The number of charter schools continues to expand nationally by about 500 school per year, but growth rates have been dampened by school district push back and the fiscal crisis. More » |
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More urban school districts adopt portfolio reform strategy |
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by edReformer Staff June 29, 2011 Building a portfolio of options–new and improved schools–is the only viable strategy for vital urban education. It’s a great strategy for leveraging community resources and targeting specific needs/geographies. More » |
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Charter Schools Model the Future |
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by Tom Vander Ark June 27, 2011 Charter schools are useful models of performance contracting, nonprofit school governance, and soon many will feature well designed blended learning programs. More » |
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Digital Learning Now for Charters |
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by Tom Vander Ark June 21, 2011 With less funding than traditional schools, charters have more incentive to find solutions that can boost achievement and reduce operating costs. More » |
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Charter Supporter Gather in Atlanta (of all places) |
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by Tom Vander Ark June 20, 2011 Georgia is an ironic place to be holding the national charter school conference given the recent state supreme court ruling that the Georgia Charter Schools Commission was unconstitutional. More » |
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Chiefs to Watch |
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by Tom Vander Ark January 6, 2011 State chiefs to watch in the new year More » |
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Can Teachers Run Schools? |
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by Tom Vander Ark January 2, 2011 Edvisions pilots innovations in school governance, pedagogy, staffing, teacher evaluation, and student progress More » |
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Mistakenly Defending the Status Quo |
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by Tom Vander Ark December 27, 2010 Boycott Cuban writing, at least Larry Cuban’s. His hatchet job on small schools, charters, and online learning is in keeping with it’s home on Valerie Strauss’ blog. More » |
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Charters & Districts must work together |
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by Tom Vander Ark December 16, 2010 Great OpEd by James Merriman, NY Charter Center, and Bob Hughes, New Visions, on how districts and charter must work together to create coherent and effective portfolio of options for families. More » |
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Parents Pull the Trigger in Compton and Nationwide |
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by Tom Vander Ark December 8, 2010 Parents voted—a majority of them now exercise choice. It’s time for state policies to reflect parent demand and educational opportunity—it’s time to make educational choice the norm not the exception. More » |
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Jeb Bush Can Teach New Governors a Thing or Two |
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by Tom Vander Ark December 1, 2010 Duncan closed Excellence in Action. He’s not likely to get the ESEA reauthorization he wants and will need to rely on leadership by new governors—many of them schooled by Jeb Bush. More » |
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Gov Christie: Failure is Not an Option |
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by edReformer Staff November 30, 2010 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a powerful education speech at Excellence in Action in DC tonight. More » |
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What Do Virtual Schools Cost? |
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by Tom Vander Ark November 28, 2010 Teachers make the difference. Virtual schools & courses can offer some cost savings, but they should receive full funding for a robust academic program with a full complement of trained teachers. More » |
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Does Heroic Leadership Work? |
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by Tom Vander Ark November 26, 2010 Heroic leadership isn’t sustainable, but getting to a high functioning decentralized system takes a hurricane or a hero. More » |
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Rocketship Tour Notes |
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by edReformer Staff November 25, 2010 Judith McGrath took a City Prep site visit tour. Here are her notes from that visit. More » |
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