charter schools

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that have a "charter" or contract with the school district to meet certain performance requirements, but they are intentionally designed to operate independent of the school district. The idea is to provide a publicly funded alternative to traditional education in "government schools."

There's lots of information on the web, as charter schools are part of the education reform movement. Two popular sources of information and discussion promoting the idea of charter schools are the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and US Charter Schools.

There are organizations that help organize and launch charter schools, and there are even some virtual charter schools.

Charter schools have been shown to be very successful in many areas, but since they're government funded, they're subject to the whims of politics.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “charter schools”

• in Film
  The Lottery Looks at Public Education and Charter Schools (DVD)
  Any child can succeed if given the opportunity to learn. Should ZIP codes determine destiny?
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “charter schools”

 

• The Texas Tribune: Raise Your Hand Texas Wields Power on Charter Schools

  
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  Raise Your Hand Texas has become a seasoned lobbying force on education issues, and its No. 1 legislative priority is fighting private-school vouchers.        
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• Grandma Luke to retire from Samuel Green charter school at age 84

  
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  Said the schools principal, I want to be like her when I grow up.
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• Louisiana Court Rules Against School Choice, But Educational Opportunity Moves Forward

  
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  Andre Jenny Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom After a series of school choice victories across the nation, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a disappointing ruling this Tuesday when it upheld a lower court’s ruling invalidating the state’s school voucher program. With a 6-1 vote, the higher court declared ...
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• Magnolia’s extra tutoring | Busting Gulen charter schools myths

  
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  Parents4Magnolia >> Gulen charter schools >> Testimonials   Parent Testimonial: At first, my son was quite hesitant about attending Magnolia Science Academy when I had told him that he was not going to continue 6th grade at his old school. He was sad at first and asked “why?”. “You will be ...
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• Finding the Positives in Colorado’s Latest 3rd Grade Reading TCAP Results

  
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  It’s that time of year again. I get to share some news and thoughts with you about the latest release of Colorado’s 3rd grade reading test results. We’re talking the “preliminary and unofficial” results from TCAP, the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, formerly known as CSAP. As last year’s debate ...
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• Sermon On The Mount

  
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  Bottom line in all cases I think everyone here would agree, is that we do what is best for the children . In certain cases  in which you may find yourself in,  a charter school scenario seems better to achieve that, than that situation’s public school alternative. I guess the opposing point to your argument,  ...
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• Chicago Charter Schools demand equality

  
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  Latina Lista: News from the Latino perspective Latina Lista: News from the Latino perspective - News from the Latino perspective . Chicago Charter Schools demand equality by Marisa Treviño By Brian Extra News CHICAGO — On May 8, 5000 teachers, students, administrators, and parents gathered in ...
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• The week in education: charters, vouchers, prayers…oh my!

  
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  Pre-K The week started off with somewhat good news: on its third reading, the bill that would limit access to the state’s award winning pre-K programs for at-risk students passed with slightly better terms than expected. Lawmakers modified HB 935 … Read More...
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• Why We Should All Be Against Raising Teacher’s Standards

  
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  I’d never thought I’d write that.  How could anyone in their right mind be against raising teacher’s standards… After all it is our kids we are talking about who will suffer…. Exactly,  Passing SB 51 with S/A 1 Amendment attached, will cause our kids to suffer. That’s how I can write that. Otherwise ...
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• Trans-K and charters: is there an option?

  
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  May 9, 2013: Although the state Dept. of Education requires every public school that offers kindergarten to offer transitional kindergarten, charter schools continue to consider the legislation an option. Nevertheless, as early ed reporter Lillian Mongeau noted in EdSource this week, more charters are planning on ...
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• I’m thankful for the dedicated Magnolia Science Academy staff | Busting Gulen charter schools myths

  
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  Parents4Magnolia >> Gulen charter schools >> Testimonials   Parent Testimonial: We were all honored when our son selected for the Lego Robotics club as well as the invitations to the Math club. Study Table has been good for him too as he gets focused time to work on the homework that challenges ...
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• Charter Commission - Second Meeting, Part Two

  
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  Charter Commission discussion The biggest bone of contention at this point is the lottery system for approved charter school applications. Now my initial read (and others as well) was that if the Board of Education received more than 8 approved charter applications from all authorizers, then they would go into a ...
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• Trying to make some noise

  
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  So I am trying to draw some attention to the fact that they are proposing an increase to the number of charter schools in MA. Below is my email to my State Senator and the Chair of the Joint Education Committee: Dear Senator Chang-Diaz: My name is Googie Baba. I am a resident of Jamaica Plain and your constituent. I ...
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• Washington State Charter Commission - Meeting Two

  
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  The second Charter Commission meeting took place on April 30th at the Bellevue Art Museum where Commission member Larry Wright is the Executive Director.  (Im going to review the meeting  in two threads as it was a long meeting.)  Here are the two presentations from speakers.  One was Robin Lake from CRPE (I ...
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• One for the teachers suffering from Novocrap

  
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  Kia Ora So, Novopay is here to stay. I have to be honest that I feel really sorry for all of the teachers and other teaching staff who have been adversely affected by this train wreck of a pay... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• S.B. 337 eliminates key requirements for education

  
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  RALEIGH, NC— As North Carolinians join today to reflect on the hard work and dedication put forth by our teachers, Republicans in Raleigh are celebrating National Teacher Day with their much-anticipated crusade to privatize public education in North Carolina. Their Trojan Horse, S.B. 337, will come to the floor ...
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• In new ad campaign, city’s charter sector aims to explain itself

  
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  On each side of the split screen,  a girl with long hair and a puffy white coat walks to school, where she works on a writing assignment, raises her hand to answer a question, watches the clock, and walks past a bulletin board plastered with student work. Then the divider disappears and the two girls leave the ...
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• Mapping billionaires and charter schools

  
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  While much of the activism for charter schools occurs at the local and state levels, the money funding the movement is unquestionably national.
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• NHCIS - Charter school news and updates

  
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  Greetings charter school supporters!   Its National Charter School Week and we have a number of charter school updates for you.   Governor visits Manchester Charter School   Senate Finance examines HB2   Legislators visit Academy for Science and Design in Nashua   Please show your support for public ...
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• MSA incites great results | Busting Gulen charter schools myths

  
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  Parents4Magnolia >> Gulen charter schools >> Testimonials Parent Testimonial: It’s sad how a few people out there are trying to defame Magnolia Science Academy with lies and invented “Gulen charter schools” term. In order to support our school, I want to share my thoughts about MSA, where my ...
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