Rep. Bryan presented Senate Bill 95 which, if passed, would place pilot schools in a state-run district. Many public school advocates believe ASDs have proven inefficient and they waste tax dollars.
Posts in category Charter Schools
Evolution of Charter School Sector
Helen F. Ladd, Charles T. Clotfelter, John B. Holbein – Duke University
A defining characteristic of charter schools is that they introduce a strong market element into public education. In this …
Public Accountability for Charter Sch...
Standards and Policy Recommendations for Effective Oversight
The Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR) presents standards and policy recommendations to ensure that public charter schools are transparent and accountable.
One recommendation is …
Florida League of Women Voters study ...
The Florida League of Women Voters issued a report that’s highly critical of the state’s charter school program. The report found that Florida charters have a 20% closure rate due …
Forbes: Charter School Gravy Train Ru...
Charter schools are a big and booming business–so much so that the Capital Roundtable hosted a day-long conference back in July : Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education Companies. Writing for Forbes …
A New Round of Segregation Plays Out ...
“The Civil Rights Project at the University of California Los Angeles, which has documented charter school segregation for years, has found that in several western and southern states white students …
Duncan Criticizes Charter Schools for...
On July 2, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke at the National Charter Schools Conference, held in Washington D.C. Duncan noted the disparate rates of suspensions between traditional public schools and charters.
“In …
Washington State Groups File Lawsuit ...
If you think North Carolina is alone in fighting the good fight against an explosion of unregulated charter schools, you would be wrong. Unfortunately, traditional public schools in many states …
Charter School Overhaul Making Progre...
Charter school overhaul is making progess in Delaware–after bankruptcies.
Delaware’s House Bill 165 is designed to improve charter school accountability, raises the standards for new charter schools and appropriates new state …
Legislators’ ‘Fixes’ for Public Educa...
From the Wilmington Star News:
“For a group of politicians who claim they want to strengthen our public schools, the Honorables have a strange way of going about it. In their …
