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”

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “charter schools”

 

• General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 18, 2013

  
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  Conspiracy Theory of the Week: DSEA Sells Out Public Schools, Secures Raises for Teachers. If you were wondering why DSEA agreed to support charter schools’  grubby grab of public cash earmarked for public schools, we may now have the answer. Included in the Governor’s budget is “$8.5 million for ‘step ...
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• How To Invest In A Charter School

  
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  The favorite cause of many of the wealthy founders of New York hedge funds: charter schools. The investment opportunity lies in converting commercial properties to “state-of-the-art-schools” and holding long-term leases or lease options. For instance one investment trust group converted warehouses to schools in ...
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• Opinion: Can School Reform Hurt Communities?

  
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  Teaching in New Orleans has turned into something of a missionary pursuit.        
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• Education Legislation Roundup: Some Conversations On Sokolas SB 27 And Jaques HB 165

  
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  On Sokolas SB 27 w/SA 1  - Competing for start-up funds for our gifted students - I think this concept we are stuck on (RTTT, Early Ed.) for competing for education funding is highly vulnerable to subjective ratings and favoritism. What if a wealthy charter writes the grant and the poor one cant persuade the ...
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• Loeb Gives More To Charter Schools To Tweak Teachers Union

  
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  Two months after cancelling an appearance to avoid tough questions from teachers union representatives, Third Points Dan Loeb is responding by opening his checkbook. read more
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• The Fix Is IN

  
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  Kilroy brings up a very interesting point. One hears nothing about Charters for a whole year, then, as if on cue, The News Journal publishes 5 op ed pieces supporting a single piece of charter legislation. However this time, we know they also have in their mailbox (if not immediately deleted) a large number of ...
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• The DOE Exempts Charter Schools From Its Rule On In-House Regents Grading.

  
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  This year the DOE has mandated that all Regents be graded outside the schools and by a central grading group unaffiliated with the school.   While that seems fair since the New York Post did expose that the schools that sent out their Regents grades last year showed a significant reduction in score s.  Now all ...
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• An Education Declaration to Rebuild America

  
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  We believe good schools are essential to democracy and prosperity—and that it is our collective responsibility to educate all children, not just a fortunate few. To rebuild America, we need a vision for 21st-century education based on seven principles. Related Entries June 11, 2013 U.S. Open June 7, 2013 ...
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• I Have A Dream….

  
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  Attributed to Jacques: ” But you naysayers just pick things apart. You say “this is wrong, that is wrong”, but you have no idea of how to write a bill. You just want to tear down, never build, nothing is good enough for you. You don’t even know what you stand for, what you want; all you do is tear other ...
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• Mid-City school groundbreaking first of 10 building projects this summer

  
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  New Orleans $1.8 billion school construction program entered its busiest phase yet Wednesday when the Recovery School District broke ground on a new classroom building in Mid-City. Over the course of the summer, construction is scheduled to start on 10...
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• Quick Hits (6.12.13)

  
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  Welcoming new charter schools. Baltimore City has approved three new charter schools to open in 2014 and 2015. The schools include an all-girls school, a sciences and arts school, and an environmentally themed school. (The Baltimore Sun) A second chance. The superintendent of Newark, NJ. has stopped school ...
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• A different Republican take on Moral Monday: Rep. Jon Hardister

  
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  Rep. Jon Hardister (courtesy photo) Not all Republicans in the NC General Assembly look down their noses at Moral Monday protesters and resort to calling them names: Take a look at Greensboros Rep. Jon Hardister . We interviewed Hardister, a first-term Guilford County representative, for our recent ...
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• Liu stands his ground, Weiner impresses in charter-led forum

  
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  Former congressman and mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner poses with a parent and student from Girls Prep Bronx at a forum led by charter school parents Tuesday night. Many parents gave Weiner a favorable review. Some mayoral candidates who have been critical of charter schools avoided uncomfortable questions by ...
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• Proposed Wauwatosa charter trashes district funding. Simple Lesson on Privatization.

  
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  Here’s an easy to understand example of just how Republicans plan to dismantle the existing public school system slowly, without anybody really noticing: Wauwastosa Now : The Wisconsin Historical Society said this week it supports the proposed use of the Eschweiler buildings by the Forest Exploration Center for ...
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• And Then There Were Nine….

  
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  ……It was supposed to be unanimous.  Why, everyone wants education to be better.  Holding Charter Schools to higher standards was like, wait, holding the 37th best teacher school in the nation (yes, University of Delaware) to higher standards… (It’a make dem kids smarter.)  After all, didn’t the Teaching ...
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• General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds. June 12, 2013

  
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  Let us circle June 11, 2013 on the calendar. It will go down as a day when public schools were dealt yet another blow at the hands of greed and silence. The Governors greedy desire to rise above his station, Ds and Rs alike greedy desire to get their hands on funds they shouldnt have, the press unwillingness to ...
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• Why a Moratorium on Virtual Charters Could Be a Bad Idea

  
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  Online education offers more choices for students and personalizes their learning, something traditional public schools can’t always do. It’s adaptable and flexible to students’ needs. It provides credit recovery options for students who have fallen behind, accelerated options for those breezing ahead of their ...
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• What We Learned

  
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  Everyone is tired, myself included, so briefly here it goes…. A)  We learned we are right.  You say “How?  We lost”.  Yes for now, but we now erase the doubt we might have had that we couldn’t make any difference. We did. We did not lose 21 to 0 as we did in the Senate on SB 51. We gained 6 converts in ...
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• HB 165 Passes House – Time To Contact Your Senators

  
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  Unfortunately, I don’t have time to write a detailed post on what happened tonight.  (Family responsibilities.  Sheesh)  Please read the comment section on this post for details. Now, start contacting senators.  Here’s the list.  Just click on their name for contact info.   Name Leadership Position District ...
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• PTS Charter school inspires students for STEM | Busting Gulen charter schools myths

  
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  Parents4Magnolia >> Charter schools >> STEM Education   Parent Testimonial: My daughter was in a very famous school district in Orange County last two years. A lot of parents choose this city for the school district. That’s why I first moved into this city as well three years ago. I have been ...
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