Posts tagged with "charters"
Chicago Parents Demand Ed Variety, More Charters |
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by edReformer Staff November 18, 2010 Parents in Chicago rally for more charters, more choice, and different selection processes for their kids. More » |
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Oprah Gives $6mil to Charters |
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by Daily News September 21, 2010 Oprah used her education reform week opening day special to donate $6 million to six different charter school networks. More » |
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Charter Schools Roundup |
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by Daily News September 2, 2010 Charter school woes in Alabama, encouragement for Obama’s education reform, aid money directly to charters More » |
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Charter Schools News Roundup |
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by Daily News August 31, 2010 Here is a selection of charter schools news stories from August 31, 2010. More » |
From GOOD Magazine: A Charter Revolution |
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by edReformer Staff August 27, 2010 GOOD Magazine has an interesting infographic about charter schools. It’s worth taking a look. More » |
Sarah Miller and Beth Anderson: Phoenix Charter Academy II |
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by Chad Sansing August 26, 2010 We are running Chad Sansing’s interview with the heads of Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, MA in three parts. Here is part two. Click to read and to see the link for part one from earlier this week. More » |
Georgia Families Secure Virtual School Win |
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by Daily News August 20, 2010 Georgia Families for Virtual Public Education has notched a win for kids with special needs and families who are desperately looking for virtual education for their students. The Georgia Charter Schools Commission is revisiting the funding model that has kept funding for virtual programs extremely low over the past few years. More » |
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Cashing the Edujobs Checks to Close Budget Gaps |
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by Education Equality Project August 19, 2010 Several media reports from several states show that money from the federal edujobs bill may not go directly to education, but will be used to fill vast budget gaps brought on by recession. More » |
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Andrew Broy: Creating Public Options for Students |
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by edReformer Staff August 18, 2010 “I think the focus needs to be on high-quality school options and not merely about “choice” for the sake of choice. We need to move beyond the tired school choice debates of years past and take a more agnostic position on school organization,” says Andrew Broy, President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools. We interview him about messaging, community advocacy and choice in America’s schools. More » |
Bret Schundler to End Authorizer Monopoly? |
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by Education Equality Project August 17, 2010 State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler said he’s willing to give up the state’s monopoly on authorizing and regulating charter schools and that he supports the broad outlines of a Democratic-sponsored bill that would allow Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education to also approve applications and oversee charter schools, according to NJ.com. More » |
Friday the 13th: Case of the Charter Funding Curse? |
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by Daily News August 13, 2010 Maybe it’s because it’s Friday the 13th, but it seems the news establishment today thought it was the day to report that charter schools lack money. Well, it’s the economy, stupid. More » |
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Georgia Families Demand Ed Funds Parity |
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by edReformer Staff August 6, 2010 Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education released a letter calling on Ga Commission to reconsider decision to fund virtual public school students at one-third of the allotment of public ed students. More » |
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Where Goeth Paul Vallas? |
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by edReformer Staff August 1, 2010 Paul Vallas is leaving New Orleans where five years ago he began restoring an education system destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. What’s next for the Superintendent of New Orleans Recovery School District. Haiti, to rebuild in the wake of the earthquake there. More » |
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David Keeps Beating Goliath |
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by edReformer Staff July 21, 2010 They say the devil went down to Georgia. But so too did David, who wanted to fight the Georgia anti-charter Goliath. Edspresso picks up on a story and the outcomes are impressive. More » |
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Georgia Charter Commission Back to the Funding Table |
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by edReformer Staff July 19, 2010 After earlier stories revealed discrepancies in funding models for virtual schools, a breaking story on edReformer leads to reviews of two Georgia Charter School Commission decisions about funding for virtual schools in that state. More » |
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Needing Undergrad School Leaders |
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by Catharine Bellinger July 14, 2010 Executive Director of Students for Education Reform (SFER) Catharine Bellinger writes edReformer to explain the value that undergrads at universities are giving to education reform. More » |
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Ron Packard’s Ed Future |
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by edReformer Staff July 6, 2010 This one is an oldie but goodie from when I arrived unannounced at K12′s offices in Virginia and secured 35 seconds with K12 CEO Ron Packard. I ask him about the future of online learning. More » |
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Students Know |
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by edReformer Staff July 2, 2010 A collection of notes taken during a student panel about personalized learning. What do students think about using virtual education to More » |
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Don’t Derail Ed Reform |
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by edReformer Staff July 1, 2010 Education Equality Project’s Director, Ellen Winn, puts out an urgent and nationally important plea to reform-minded individuals and people concerned about America’s education future. Prevent Rep. David Obey from taking away US$800 mln from Race to the Top, The Teacher Incentive Fund, and the Charter Schools Program. More » |
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Employment in the Pipeline |
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by edReformer Staff June 29, 2010 Sitting in a panel at the #NCSC National Charter Schools Conference. It’s clear that schools working with businesses want to give back to communities, because the future is better living through better career choices. More » |
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