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Michigan Charter School Wars

… Jalen Rose opened a new charter school in his hometown of Detroit. … limits the number of charter schools that can be approved by … universities, the most common charter school authorizers. Michigan … university-authorized charter schools in Michigan. This attempt … repeat history? Read the "Charter Wars" history here: https: …

In Detroit schools, nothing succeeds like failure

Conventional schools get more money to do worse, while charter schools do better with less

Charter schools outperform conventional public schools in Detroit despite getting … schools in Detroit are charter schools, according to U.S. News … list are: Detroit Merit Charter Academy Warrendale Charter … schools in Detroit are also charter schools. They even ranked higher …

Inaccurate Claims Buoy Attacks On Charter Public Schools

'There is no such thing as a "for-profit" charter school in Michigan'

Comstock Public Schools privatized janitorial services with … of the district, opposed charter public schools in a letter … that criticized some charter schools as being  “for profit.” … other services yet attack charter schools for doing the same thing. … to some media reports, charter schools are “nonprofits,” just …

A Response to the New York Times About Charter Schools in Michigan

The Big Picture on School Choice in Detroit For years, school … shows that school choice — charters, tax credits, vouchers and … Times Article on Michigan Charter Schools An article in the New … view of the state of charter schools in Michigan that is contradicted … “Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost.” A …

For First Time Ever, Fewer Michigan Charter Schools

More than a dozen charters closed for poor academics, but zero district schools

… triggered a rash of claims by charter school critics that the state’s charter school landscape is an unregulated … since the first Michigan charter school opened in 1993-94 that … schools in Michigan went down. School choice advocates attribute … part to the closure of 14 charters over the last three years …

House Bill 5025 does not fix any problems, creates new ones

Measure would let school districts block charter schools and others, from using discarded school buildings

… and owes its existence to school officials in Detroit who tried to prevent a charter school from using one of their … successful and growing charter school in 2017that needed more … schools, especially public charter schools, to serve children in … buildings solely to prevent a charter school from ever using it. A …

Democratic Minority Voters Overwhelmingly Favor School Choice

Don’t downplay party’s racial divide on charter schools

… Democratic Party over charter schools. Her Dec. 30 column for … Berkshire has assailed public school choice in Michigan, ignoring … the Democratic divide over charters, Berkshire blames it on “politics … Obama — himself a notable charter school supporter — gone from … firsthand how a local KIPP charter school enabled one of her 15 …

Detroit Should Charter Its Schools

… hat to do about Detroit's schools? The job of straightening … solutions. What if the Detroit school board were to charter all of Detroit's schools? This would free schools … can do better. When charter schools fail, they can be shut …

School Choice Advocates Cheer Lift of Charter Public School Cap

Bill contains 'extra level of accountability' for school performance

… the number of public charter schools that can be chartered by public universities. The … Thursday by a 22-16 margin. Charter school advocates claim the passage … Proposal A and the creation of school choice in Michigan,” said … the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers. Seventy …

Charter Schools Get Real Short End of Funding Stick

Lawmakers should narrow the funding gap between charter and district schools

… Correcting its omission of key schools and funding sources highlights … districts and the state’s charter schools, where 75% of students … for every three dollars charter schools received per student, … with similar demographics to charters reveals an even starker divide. … criteria. The rest of the charter schools serving populations where …

Northridge Academy Still Growing Strong

Beating odds the beginning for Flint charter school

… Road campus. The public charter school has shown significant … city’s east side, which the school possessed only shortly before … up. Like the building, the school and its 300 students — nearly … water crisis, with them to school. But Northridge Academy is … of support services; the charter is authorized by Ferris State …

Measuring the Value of Charter Schools

… Magazine released a statewide ranking of schools, which took student socioeconomic … for Bridge Magazine that charter public schools are twice as … the rigorous study of Michigan charter schools just published by Stanford … study matched individual public charter school students to their conventional … are choosing to attend public charter schools. These students may choose …

Anti-Choice State Board Rejects Funds from Top-Rated Grant Application

No defense for vote to refuse federal charter school funds

… students through public charter schools. On May 14, four of six … designed to help public charter schools open and grow. Michigan … number of high-quality charter schools serving at-risk populations." … state education department to schools that meet the program's criteria. … taken in by Michigan schools. Charters serve 10% of the students …

Michigan Charter Schools Closing While Failing Conventional Schools Stay Open

Analyst: 'That is how charter schools are held accountable'

… Flint, Center Academy charter school and Northern High School both struggled academically. … distinction between how charter schools authorizers handle struggling … MLive recently as saying charter school authorizers should be … of our bad schools, both charters and traditional schools?" …

Another Charter School Critic Misses the Mark

Accountability? Failed charter schools are closed; no record of same for district schools

… question the value of charter schools in Michigan and point … Bridge repeats a claim by anti-charter interests that Michigan is the “wild west” of charter schools. The column by The Center … they are authorized to open schools. Moreover, our state does … the state’s term for charter schools — have been closed in …

Detroit Charters Send More Graduates to College Than Peers Do

Longer-term outcomes back up test-score advantages for charter schools

Detroit charter schools rightly merit attention for helping … Detroit student who attends a charter high school is more likely to pursue higher … Acade­mies, which represents charter schools in the state, observed … college enrollment were charter schools. The numbers come from …

Michigan Education Digest

Teacher pay, charter public school performance

… is now available. Topics include teacher pay, charter public school performance and school funding.

Michigan Families Flock to Charter Schools During COVID

Nation’s 30th anniversary of first charter law finds bright future

… adopting the nation’s first charter school law. Today more than three … independently governed public schools. Even as the Year of Educational … in many states, public charter schools retain a prominent role … true in our state, where charters are a well-established part … the oldest and strongest charter school laws in the nation. It …

Jalen Rose, Education Entrepreneur

… Michigan basketball standout and Detroit native opened a brand new charter school, the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. Expectations are high, but Rose says he's committed to giving these high school students an opportunity to succeed. For more information, read With Clear …

Michigan Education Digest

Charter school success, MEA politics

… new issue of Michigan Education Digest is now available. Topics include charter public school success, Flint’s self-created overspending crisis and MEA politics.

Charter Schools a Valuable Investment for Taxpayers

Charters prove more cost effective and produce larger ROI

… Center for Public Policy, charter schools are saving taxpayer dollars … other traditional public schools across the state. In Doing More With Less: The Charter School Advantage in Michigan, … investment in Michigan charter schools across 71 cities, as well … funding inequities between charter schools and traditional public …

Mr. Dem House Leader, You're Still Not Entitled to Your Own Facts

No 'unfettered' charter school expansion; no school 'funding cuts'

… court order related to the school retirement system. The decision … expansion of failing charter schools, and now by refusing to … says: The notion that charter schools are popping up "unfettered" … office, there were 247 charter schools in Michigan. In 2012, … lifted an artificial cap on charters and by 2015-16, there were …

The Difference With Charter Schools

In charter schools policy debates like the ones this week in … fundamental distinction between charter public schools and district-run schools often … lost: Every child in every charter school is there only because … the number and type of charter schools. Such restrictions are …

Cherry-Picking Michigan Charter Data Leads to Wrong Conclusions

Based on the best evidence, charter schools are a net benefit

… comes to the record of charter schools, Education Trust-Midwest … of public education: charter schools. It's appropriate to have … discussion about what more charter schools could do to help drive … express frustration that charters haven't raised the bar high … doing worse than other public schools and are “a national embarrassment” …

Michigan Charter School Growth Modest Since Limits Lifted In 2011

Opponents predicted a charter ‘in every neighborhood’

… the number of public charter schools in the state, one commenter … said the act would put “a charter school in every neighborhood.” … was shared by the anti-charter school movement. In October … would “create hundreds of new schools.” But the explosion of new … past five years, some new charters have opened and others have …

Charters Top List Of Detroit’s Best Public High Schools

City’s 3 best were charters

… of the top 17 public high schools in the city of Detroit are charter schools, according to a Mackinac … in the city are public charter schools: Frontier International … selective schools because, unlike charters, they can choose to turn … admission. Under state law, a charter school must accept any student …

How the New York Times Distorts the Performance of Detroit Charters

Best available research shows Detroit charter schools are successful

… Michigan philanthropist and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos … not happy about the pick. Charters, vouchers, tax credits and … generally support public charter schools, much of the critique … available shows that charter schools in Michigan have been … results of Michigan’s charter schools (CapCon has a few examples). …

This Fall Will Be the First Time There are Fewer Charter Schools

'Flood' of charters claim doesn't hold water

… there has been a flood of charter schools in Michigan. The August … said: “Michigan opened the charter school floodgates in 2011 by … some of the worst-performing charters into the poorest cities.” ForTheRecord says: In the 2013-14 school year there were 298 charter schools in Michigan, according …

The Numbers Are In: Detroit Charters Outperform Detroit District Schools

Detroit charter school students also have higher graduation and college attendance rates

… that students in Detroit charter schools attain a higher level … city’s conventional public school district. Detroit charter school students outperformed … shows that on average, charter school students had higher graduation … better than those attending charters in the city. According to …

'Reckless Expansion' of Charter Schools? Not Quite

Just four more Michigan charters in three years

The current school year marks only the second time that there … increase in the number of charter schools in Michigan since the … enacted its law governing charter schools 22 years ago. The Legislature … artificial cap on the number of charters in 2011. A brief surge in charter schools followed, with 298 operating …

Schools-of-Choice Law Broadened

But Charter School Expansion Is Stalled

… among traditional public schools while another bill that would do the same for charter public schools is stalled … total of 225 university-chartered schools by the end of the 2001-02 … authorization for 48 new charter schools to be open for the 1999-00 … number of university-chartered schools to 158, eight over the …

Dem Candidate For Governor Says: Preserve Failed Detroit Schools, Close Charters

District schools unionized, charters not — and teachers unions a major Dem funding source

… Progress has judged the Detroit school district to have the worst … close poor-performing charter schools. Crain’s reported: “In … strong stance against charter schools with low test scores, … district schools. Public charter schools are a major source of … schools. CREDO says Detroit's charters are a model other communities …

Charter Schools Average Smaller Class Sizes

Less top heavy than conventional schools, too

… support expanding the number of charter public schools. That’s the conclusion suggested … limit or eliminate their charter school competition. These anti-charter … accurately reflect how charter schools spend their resources. … school year shows that charter schools had an average of 16.2 …

No Sports At Charters? Good Teams Can’t Undo A Poor School

Charter schools in Detroit short on sports but most outperform on academics

… and frequent critic of charter schools Diane Ravitch wrote in … free-market reforms and charter schools for the problems in Detroit’s public school system. Ravitch doesn’t dispute … Michigan.” ForTheRecord says: Charter school opponents sometimes go … Ravitch’s list of knocks against charters. Instead, in a city where …

Michigan Parents and Voters Strongly Support School Choice

Charter school parents extremely satisfied and voters favor expanding school choice options

… wetzel@mackinac.org MIDLAND — Michigan charter school parents are satisfied … very likely to recommend charter schools to other parents, according … survey of more than 1,400 charter school parents across the state. … considerable support for charter schools: 91 percent of parents … those surveyed gave their school an A or B. In Michigan, one …

Civil Rights Commission Attacks Minority Parents’ Choices

New report wildly misses the mark on charter public schools

… advocating that some lesser-funded schools serving more black and brown … recommendation, it would mean all charter school students get state per-pupil … are considered, the state’s charters, on average, already receive … that both highlighted charter school demographics and drew attention to comments made by charter school parents from our survey …

Don't Trust Ed-Trust on Charter Schools

Group seeks ed reform, but misses mark on charters

… their children in public charter schools. But its case against charter schooling is weak, and the … evidence on the impact charter schools are having in Michigan. … report states that “…charter schools often perform below traditional public schools that serve exactly the same …

Latest Test Scores Show Charter Schools Closing Gap

Charter public schools more likely than conventional districts to enroll low-income students

Public charter schools in Michigan are closing the performance … with conventional district schools in some subjects, according … even though students at charter schools are more likely than their … was 218 for both public charter school and traditional public … indicate that the average charter student scored 232, while …

Detroit Ignores State Law, Turns Down Money to Avoid Selling Abandoned School

Detroit Public Schools Community District enforces deed restriction against charter

The conventional school district in Detroit is, by most measures, … fleeing for years, leaving for schools in other districts or charter schools in the city. To prevent … to sell it to Detroit Prep Charter Academy, a highly rated school. … The district and the charter school are in a legal battle. …

Hamtramck Academy Tops Mackinac Report Card

NHA charter school aims high, beats odds, busts myths

… out to passersby, but the school that operates inside has earned … National Heritage Academy charter school near the heart of Detroit … six through eight. The charter school similarly beat expectations … their improvement. As charter schools that don't serve as a … card, the network of charter schools also rated highly as a …

Arbitrary Cap on Charter Schools Lifted

… on university-authorized charter public schools.  The Mackinac Center has … of parents to choose charter schools since 1988. Below are … introduced the concept of charter schools to Michigan in 1988, one … earliest advocates of the charter school idea was the Midland-based …

School Choice Opponents Recycle Myths as Trump Picks DeVos for Education

No myth: Most children in charters learn more than peers in district schools

… announcement drew the ire of school choice opponents in media, … characterized Michigan charter schools as corrupt and harmful. … options are confined to charter schools, but the performance of … DeVos. “Eight out of 10 charter schools in MI perform below the … that children in Detroit charters gained the equivalent of …

Detroit Free Press, USA Today Publish Letter Dispelling Charter School Myth

Charter schools may not refuse students selectively

… DeGrow corrected the myth that charter schools do not serve students with great … in one of her columns. Because charter schools are public, they may not refuse … selectively. About 10% of Michigan charter students have recognized special … family is less likely to choose a charter school at the beginning of a student’s …

A Case Study in Anti-School Choice Activist Journalism

CQ Magazine’s bizarre sliming of DeVos, charters

… just released a piece on charter schools and Betsy DeVos. There … get the impression that charter schools serve students poorly, steal from district schools and are a waste of tax dollars. … results of the research on charter schools “inconclusive.” In fact, … that unions are upset that charters are largely nonunionized …

New York Times Wrong: Detroit Charter Schools Didn't 'Desert' Kids, the City Did

Mayor and city council banned selling shuttered schools to charters serving neediest children

… reporting on Michigan’s charter schools has raised eyebrows among … that well-heeled anti-charter school interests in Michigan … resources to compete with charter school defenders, including Betsy … mostly traditional public schools, which in Detroit serve the … students in neighborhoods where charters have largely declined to …

Online Charter School Spending Trends

… number of Michigan public school students who can participate in full-time, online charter “cyber schools” is now pending … contractor for this. Like all charter schools, it also has to pay its … common with all other charter schools, MVCA can’t borrow and … that distinguishes all charter schools, including MVCA, is that …

Center Education Policy Expert in Wall Street Journal

Michael Van Beek on the success of Michigan's charter public schools

… Michael Van Beek’s Op-Ed about recent data showing the success of Michigan’s charter public schools appeared in the “Cross Country” column of Saturday’s Wall Street Journa …

Michigan Education Digest

Charter oversight, Saginaw pay cut

… edition of Michigan Education Digest is now available online. Topics include charter public school oversight, enrollment declines and Saginaw teachers’ pay cut.

How Saginaw Prep Turned Around Academically

Charter school shedding 'priority' label

One mid-Michigan charter school striving not to be defined by … low-achievement “Priority school,” more of its students are … buses is provided to keep the school within reach of kids, many … results, it sticks with a school for four straight years. … student poverty than with school quality. That means the state …

Detroit Education Scene: A March To School Choice

Parents of more Detroit kids now saying ‘yes’ to a charter school and ‘no’ to the school district

… two children to a public charter school in the city, something … dramatically in Detroit. Charter schools are now the most popular … studies showing public charter schools in the city achieve superior academic performance compared to schools managed by the Detroit school … public schools in Detroit than charters, according to the National …

Almost 220,000 Michigan Public School Students Rely On School Choice

Charter public schools blamed for problems with traditional public schools, but parents choose charters and other alternatives for their kids

… is enrolled in either a charter school or a school of choice. For the 2011-12 … were enrolled in public charter schools and 99,301 attended a … only point the finger at charter schools. Moody's Investors Service … report Oct. 15 titled, "Charter Schools Pose Growing Risks For …

Detroit Charter School Parents: Don’t Take Away Our Freedom to Choose

'Let them flourish' says parent about charter schools

… whose children attend charter schools and spoke to the Mackinac … proposal to limit public charter schools in the city. The Mackinac … families at their homes and at schools so they could publicly share … has had experience with charter schools first as a father and … centralizing control of Detroit's charter and conventional public schools …

‘The 74’ Repeats Anti-Charter School Rhetoric, Misses On Facts

Researchers praised Detroit charters, website translates that as ‘profiteering’ and no improvement

… dismantling of the state’s charter school system. But in addition … assertions about Michigan’s school system that deserve a much … critics of the state’s charter schools, such as Democrat John … studies on Michigan’s charter schools in 2013 and 2015. CREDO’s … research initiative, point to a charter sector marred by profiteering, …

Charter School-Prison Comparison Misses the Mark

Analyzing recent attacks on school choice

This year’s back-to-school season has brought out more than the usual share of anti-charter hostility — with local critics … John Oliver skewered charter schools with 18 minutes of uninformed … scenario, the explosion of charter schools in the last decade has … he wants to shut down charter schools, which would directly …

Charter School Growth in Michigan is Not the 'Wild, Wild West'

There are 48 more charter schools since cap was lifted in 2011

… voted to repeal a cap on charter public schools, Democrats warned that “allowing … number” of “for-profit” charter schools would put students at … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools finds that while Michigan has the fifth most charter school students in the country …

Time to Stop Beating Up on Charter Schools

… ently, Michigan’s 186 charter schools have come under unfair … a swipe at Michigan’s charter schools, telling the Lansing State … from lacking accountability, charters actually meet one critical … accountability that no other public schools can boast: the ability of … send their child to a charter school. If, for any reason, charter …

More Charter Public School Expansion

… Representatives voted 56-54 to approve Senate Bill 619 Thursday, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential, which will increase the number of cyber charter schools in the state. You can read more about the issue here and here. Also, the ballot proposal to overturn Michigan’s emergency manager law appears …

Superintendents Falsely Claim Charter Schools Shortchange Poor Children

State data shows charters serving higher percentage of low-income students than traditional public schools

… eventy-one Michigan public school superintendents signed a letter … site that claimed that charter schools were serving middle class … eligible students in charter schools than in conventional public school districts. Charter schools had 69.8 percent of students … enrollment of students in charters in Flint and Detroit, it …

Detroit School Boss: Charter Schools Are ‘Disastrous’

While his own district is nation’s worst, charter students do measurably better

… superintendent of Detroit’s school district, recently said that … child to be educated, and charter schools have been “disastrous” … the Lions. But public charter schools are in Detroit, along … against the district. Charter school students in Detroit, it … schools. CREDO said the charter schools in Detroit should serve …

Central Academy Excels on High School Report Card

Ann Arbor charter builds cultural awareness, character

… challenge for an Ann Arbor school, but it in no way constitutes … Michigan’s longest-standing charter schools, follows an intentional … passion and expertise of the school’s long-time leader, Dr. Luay Shalabi, the 2015 Michigan Charter School Administrator of the Year. … training into the public charter space, where he could help …

Cherry-Picking Charter School Research

… arbitrary cap on the number of charter public schools that state universities can … parental choice are arguing that charters do not perform well on average. … this is just one of many charter school studies. Researchers at … the effectiveness of charter schools in improving standardized …

Don’t Milk Charter Schools for Pension Contributions

Michigan’s school administrators are right to complain about … by corralling public charter schools and school contractors … MPSERS. Currently, most charter school employees, because they … technically employed directly by charter school boards, do not participate … gripe about charter schools — charters threaten the monopolized …

Meet Toya Putnam, Charter School Parent

… son to a Detroit-area charter school in Roseville. Though some … urging the state to limit school choice in the City of Detroit, … Shopping around for the best school "wasn't a problem for me," … to attend the Roseville charter school. The move is possible … able to send her son to the school that is best for him. “My …

Charter School Audit Suggests Need for More Education Reform

… auditor general scrutinized charter school procedures of Central Michigan University, charter school opponents hoped for a … undermine support for charter schools. Instead, they got a mixed … education reform, not less. Charter schools were introduced three … competition to Michigan’s public school system. Today, 105 of the …

Wellspring Prep Growing Strong

Diverse Grand Rapids charter readies kids for college

… Wellspring Preparatory High School is tucked just off the beaten … Heritage Academies K-8 charter schools. Just over half are racial … Even as the Grand Rapids charter school’s low-income population … Prep is one of five Michigan charter high schools affiliated through … development. As in many charter schools, instructors tend to be …

Union Official, School Board President Cease Demands for Trustee's Resignation

Full Board Honors Charter School Supporter

… public demands that a Flint school board trustee resign because … support for a proposed charter school for minority students. … meeting. The academy, a charter school designed to serve Flint's … that the support for a charter school neglected Kehoe's responsibility … Education is already in the charter school business," says academy …

Money, Not Governance, Appears Main Focus of New Detroit School Proposal

Governor wants debt relief, charter schools survive

… overspending by Detroit Public Schools was introduced Thursday. The … industry group for public charter schools in the state, reviewed … Detroit the power to close charter schools and restrict the entities … power to restrict and close charters. Charter school advocates feared the consequences …

Governor’s Budget Downgrades Charter Schools

Whitmer’s school aid proposal picks winners and losers

… dollars into the state’s public schools. The predictable approach … districts. Most public charter school teachers are paid as contractors … aid. That excludes many charter schools, which unlike conventional … students who select an online charter school from the promised primary … students enrolled in online charter schools. This gratuitous decision …

Detroit Charter School Students Gaining Months of Extra Education Per Year

But coalition is critical of charters

… t of 20 conventional high schools in Detroit, 18 are failing … Detroit Schoolchildren, charter schools are also part of the problem. The report states, “Charter authorizers and charter school boards should improve … better coordinate all charter schools.” The report also complains …

Huffington Post Blames Charter Schools for Serving Poor Kids

… of new study of Michigan’s charter public schools by Stanford University’s Center … 82 percent of Michigan charter schools had positive average growth … reference one such finding — charter school students averaged making … available and implies that charter schools are likely doing worse …

Huffington Post Gets it Wrong ... Again

Story mischaracterizes study on Michigan charters

… calls Michigan’s public charter school sector “questionable” … comprehensive study of these schools into something negative. Authors … “the study of Michigan’s [charter] schools…is less definitive … says that the typical charter school student in Michigan made … on tracking individual charter school students’ test score growth …

Deficit-Ridden District Almost Demolishes Building Rather Than Take $3.5 Million From Charter

Saginaw school board eventually approves sale of vacant building to charter school

The Saginaw Public School district has been operating with a … an interested party— a charter school — the Saginaw school board … ignore the offer from the charter school. Francis Reh wants to … is not the first time a charter school in Michigan has faced … policies that ban sales to a charter. Although conventional school …

Governor Gives Academically Failed Detroit Schools a Three-Year Pass

Charter schools in Detroit still accountable

… oversight in Michigan’s public schools has been almost entirely focused on charter schools. Yet, consider the academically … before July 1, 2019. Charter schools, however, can still be … would also require failing charter public schools to be closed … traditional schools, Michigan’s charter schools remain committed to the …

Golden Ticket

… line up outside South Arbor Charter Academy in Ypsilanti to take … home for the day. Inside the school, dozens of parents will find … faith!" Each year, this charter school, affiliated with National … openings. So like at many charter schools around the country, a … limits the number of charter schools in the state. This is …

Whitmer budget would slash funding for online charter schools

Whitmer’s 2024 budget proposes a 20% funding cut for Michigan’s online charter schools

… one exception – online charter schools. Whitmer proposes a 20% cut to the schools, which opponents of the plan … Whitmer has singled out charter schools. Whitmer’s 2023 budget … districts, excluded most charter schools. Charter school teachers are often paid …

Hypocritical Outrage Over Conventional Schools Closed Versus Charter Public Schools

Overspending sinks some public schools; 77 charter schools have been closed

… Walter French Academy charter school in Lansing closed after … 2013, Buena Vista Public Schools was dissolved after accumulating … $3 million more than the charter public school and was ordered … accountability" with charter schools when they were launched … However, there have been 77 charter schools that have closed since …

Unionizing Charter Schools Goes Nowhere In Michigan

The failure may explain why Democrats oppose charters

… of teachers at public charter schools across the country, including … report published by a national charter advocacy organization. The number of unionized charter schools across the nation grew … 2009-10). In Michigan, where charter schools are known as public school academies, unionization has …

Failing Charter Public Schools Are Shut Down; Conventional Public Schools Remain Open

'Charter schools have traditionally been the only public schools that have been held accountable for their performance'

There are 51 schools that have been in the bottom 5 percent … years in a row. Of those 51 schools, four were charter public schools and three of … the list remain open. "Charter schools have traditionally been … Academy is still open. That charter school is located in Wilson in …

Michigan Education Digest

Media fails on charter public school reporting

… Education Digest is now online. Topics include charter public school success, Brighton release time and school board elections.

Free Press Misleads on Charter Schools

… arbitrary caps on the number of charter public schools contains a series of misleading, … benchmarks for success” for charter schools, implying that they’re … not to understand how charter schools come into existence by … Rather, they are hired by charter school boards that have already …

Charter Schools Not At Fault For Conventional School Failures

Charter schools open because parents want choices

… could be running many state schools. Ulbrich, a Democrat from … conventional school district systems to charter schools. "Under Proposal A, funding … continue to open more and more charters and cyber charters, we are … politicians do in assuming charter schools get their students like … districts. Van Beek said charter schools operate only after parents …

Detroit Schools Chief Wants Out of Charter School Business

Except, the state’s two best elementary schools are charters authorized by his district

… superintendent for Detroit’s public schools said he will recommend the … district no longer authorize charter schools and focus instead on improving … ForTheRecord says: Two charter schools authorized by Detroit's … time. Most Michigan charter schools are authorized by state … districts do not authorize any charters. Detroit is an exception, …

State Board Prez Fights Parental Choice

A growing push back against charter schools

… performance with an "unregulated" school marketplace where parents … asked about accountability of charter public schools. He said parents … decision makers that charter schools need more oversight. … Press was critical of charter schools. Austin also cited Paul … Education, as saying that if a charter school doesn’t outperform a conventional …

‘No reason to fear a charter school,’ West Bloomfield treasurer told school board

But board voted anyway to tear down Roosevelt Elementary, build new school with millage money

When West Bloomfield School District treasurer Carol Finkelstein … it out of the hands of charter schools. But when Finkelstein … see no reason to fear a charter school,” Finkelstein said at … had reason to believe a charter school would move in. Finkelstein … Academies, advising that charter schools do not go where they are …

Democratic Lawmakers Target Charter Public Schools, School Choice

State Dems introduce twice as many laws to restrict charter schools than to fund roads

… restrictions or an outright ban on charter public schools and the entities that authorize … time when the number of charter schools in the state has expanded … year an additional 17 charter schools opened, while 11 were … ranged from mandating that charter schools file more reports with …

Detroit Public Schools Super Responds To ‘Charter Students Outperform’ Report

Vitti: We serve more special ed students, charters no silver bullet, state hasn’t helped

… that students in Detroit charter schools do better than their peers attending schools operated by the Detroit Public … and be content--district or charter performance. As a district … isolation can be done through charter school expansion. Charter schools are not a sliver bullet …

Vernuccio, Spalding on WILS in Lansing

Discussed MEA attacks on teachers, charter schools

… Education Policy Director Audrey Spalding discussed charter public school student performance and the college readiness of Michigan high school graduates.

Willoughby charts a course for excellence

Morey Charter School the right choice for accomplished junior

… principles upon which Morey Charter School of Shepherd, founded in … principles with which he imbued the school hang on the wall of every classroom as a reminder to the school's 382 students that success … each day for school. The Charter School Office of Central Michigan … to the school. Morey Charter School has proved to be a rewarding …

Michigan Education Digest

Year-round school, Flint overspending, online charter

… of Michigan Education Digest is now online. Topics include a year-round school pilot program in Ypsilanti, Flint’s overspending crisis and enrollment declines in northern Michigan school districts.

Charter students growing up

Parents want high school options

Charter school parents who live in the Grand Rapids area are … both conventional public schools and charter school operators to provide more … they also are lobbying charter school operators to begin serving … preliminary" meetings with charter high school operators about …

Healthy Charter Sector Belies Need for Commission, Extra Regulation

… appointed commission to dictate school enrollment decisions across … including the ability to close charters it deems unsuccessful. In … nationwide trade group for charter schools gave Michigan high marks … the health of its public charter school sector. For the second … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranked Michigan third …

Politics Alive and Well in Public Schools

Brandon board won't sell vacant building to charter group

School boards are sometimes held as shining examples of democracy … and opening a new public charter school there. The school board … wind up going to this new charter school instead. Of course, for … their children in the charter school over schools run by the … official says that the local charter school group is only offering …

Detroit Public Schools' Collapse Preceded Charter School Expansion

Lehman: Restricting charters to save failed DPS 'a moral question'

… he James & Grace Lee Boggs School is a charter school in Detroit that opened … statewide cap on the number of charters was repealed by the Legislature … tests than their nearby charter school peers. While only 6 percent … between district and charter schools in Detroit. The Nation's …

DeVos is Right About Michigan Charter Schools

… interview was about guns in schools and school choice, but a key … used to suggest that charter schools don’t do a good job and … rigorous research shows charter schools are raising the bar in … analysis, the state’s charter schools — which get less public … each dollar spent. Detroit charters annually spend less than …

Guiding Quality Growth in the Charter Sector

Workshop sessions focus on developing successful new schools

… easy to get a new public charter school off the ground. Charters help students learn more … options. Yet the number of charter schools plateaued five years ago … charter sector by focusing on schools that exist only as ideas today. … Pleasant-based National Charter Schools Institute is partnering …

Charter Public Schools Give Detroit Schoolchildren Hope

Stanford University study finds charter pupils gain an extra three months of learning

… years ago, Detroit Public Schools students scored the lowest … in school a year when in charter public schools compared to … about half of the Detroit charter schools perform significantly … that high performing charter schools are encouraged to expand … Education found that Michigan charter schools serve more students from …

Charter School Group Warns State Superintendent

A decision to suspend charter authorizers not within the law

… the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers sent a letter … his authority to suspend charter public school authorizers without first … Administrative Procedures Act. Charter school advocates said they are … sometime this week to suspend charter school authorizers from opening …

Science Teacher Thrives in Transition to Charter School

Manoogian’s flexibility unleashes electric car program for students

… and recent Michigan public school teachers’ experiences with … Michigan teacher has found a charter school advantage. Steve Scott … School, a Southfield public charter school with a special emphasis … greater ability to enroll in a charter or across district lines. … of Michigan’s oldest charter schools. The school is managed …

Contrary to Report, Charter Schools Get Less Money Per Pupil Than Conventional Schools

Media runs with faulty claim that charter public schools at fault for conventional schools financial problems

Michigan charter public schools have "generous" state funding … Moody's description that charter school funding is "generous," … in deficit in 2013. "Charter schools face the threat of closure … Post picked up on the "charter schools hurting public school …

Charters Increase Special-Ed Enrollment

… criticism lobbed against charter public schools is that they don’t serve enough … students whose parents chose charter schools had special education … rate of growth in overall charter school enrollments. In contrast, … 2001 (210,000). Since charter school enrollment is entirely …