… city of Detroit, both public charter schools excel at beating the … statewide. A third nearby charter school, Hamtramck Academy, … learning, but the Hamtramck charters’ responses highlight the … from losing ground. “The charter school environment is certainly … experts, serving the urban charter school for eight to 10 years. …
… Public Schools has named a charter school company CEO to head the district’s own charter operations, The Detroit News … Learning, will head the DPS charter school office, which is expanding … over selected schools to charter managers, according to The … Urban Learning runs seven charter schools in the city, The News …
The news site Chalkbeat Detroit recently characterized a charter school called the Timbuktu Academy as a “struggling Detroit school.” The school was in the news because it is changing its name to the Barack Obama Leadership Academy. All 436 of Timbuktu Academy’s 2018-19 students were designated as …
… examines a recent report on charter schools which includes factual … “Improving Oversight of Michigan Charter Schools and Their Authorizers," … oversight” of Michigan’s public charter schools. Remarkably, the report … write more rules to govern charter schools. In the process, … assumes creating new laws for charter schools and handing state …
… athletic participation from students who are home schooled or who attend charter or nonpublic schools. That, according to Bedford, would be a big mistake. "My whole beef is that kids who are home schooled, who go to charter schools or private schools have made the choice to go there," he said. …
Two of Michigan’s long-established public charter schools are seeking to set effective examples of how … closed down. These schools are showing how the charter structure has enabled flexible and effective responses … online with students weekly, allowing the urban charter school to connect with 90% of its pupils. Similarly, …
… study that finds for-profit charter operators get worse results … in a series of studies on charter school performance. Earlier studies found that attending a charter school in Michigan and in … math and reading. Many more charters outperformed neighboring … researchers wanted to see how well charter schools perform that are part …
When critics of school choice say that charter schools aren't much better than traditional Detroit Public Schools, here's what they aren't telling you: … University's The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) reports on charter schools in Detroit in 2013 and 2015.
… legalizing the creation of public charter schools. Michigan was the eighth state to adopt a charter law — Minnesota pioneered … results achieved by Michigan charter schools have been consistently … state's lower-funded public charter schools get 32 percent more … where each dollar spent by a charter school is more than twice …
Allen Academy, a charter school in the city of Detroit, will … opened in 2003. A Michigan charter school shutting down because … oversight that permits failing charter schools to stay open. For … the operators of Detroit’s charter schools almost never close … students.” There were 27 charter schools within the city of …
… students enrolled in online charter schools. And it creates an … education opportunities. Online charter schools offer critical services … after the pandemic, online charter schools provide a lifeline … critical services. Online charter schools allow thousands of … individualized support. Online charter schools give students from …
… education approved a favorable charter school report Tuesday, but … that its method of comparing charter performance with traditional … concludes that students in charter public schools generally outperform … MEAP scores from all 232 charter schools with average MEAP … school districts where most charter schools are located. Those …
… top-rated and economically and racially diverse charter school in the city. Its growth means it needs … officials in Detroit had worked to block public charter schools. They pushed legislation at the Michigan … activity was aimed at hindering or even preventing charter school choice outside the confines of the Detroit …
… to know about Michigan’s charter schools.” It didn’t do that, … that leads readers to see charters in a more negative light … accurate information about charters – namely, that they serve … mentions, correctly, that charters are more commonly located … (the state’s legal name for charter schools). Chief among the …
… a negative view of public charter schools sometimes cite alleged … professor Gary Miron as pro-charter, though he has a long history of attacking charter schools. The story, which also attacked charter schools, had this headline: … generally are highly critical of charter schools. In fact, readers …
Charter schools were adopted in Michigan as a way to allow innovation … ideas in the construction of charter school buildings. Jason Pater, … Heritage Academies (NHA), a charter school company based in Grand … says his company is saving charter schools significant time and … NHA’s cost of building a charter school compares even more …
… “conventional” public schools and 15 charter schools. Of the 20 conventional … two of the city’s 15 public charter high schools received a failing … moratorium on opening any more charter schools, so that conventional … According to Flanagan, because charter schools are succeeding at … found that students in urban charter schools do better at reading …
… moratorium on opening any new charter public schools in Michigan. … call for a moratorium on new charters is seen by some as part of an overall war on charter public schools. This “war” … Democratic caucus regarding charter schools. The introduction … based on the claim that some charter schools are not transparent …
… was stated that “Michigan’s charters have consistently performed … the achievement of public charter schools with conventional … accounting for demographics, charters as a whole outperform other … parents continue to choose charters.” When asked, parents who … overwhelmingly recommend charters to their peers. The story …
DEARBORN, Mich. – Charter schools in Dearborn are struggling … Dearborn Press & Guide. Two charter schools, West Village South … Guide reported. The two charters are operated by American … necessarily fair to compare the charter public school scores to local … Press & Guide. There are six charter schools in Dearborn and Dearborn …
… to end their opposition to charter schools, according to a Detroit … membership by organizing charter school teachers, The News … increasing the number of charters as well as education reforms … The union has stood against charters for 14 years and has been … state cap on the number of charter schools, The News said. Most …
… he suspends the ability of charter public school authorizers … create the state’s law on charter schools. Richard McLellan, … forward with his meeting with charter school Authorizers; the October … holding its portfolio of public charter schools accountable. “He … Failing Districts; Punishes Charters War on Charters Tied To …
… line-item veto to deny public charter school students the standard … leave the state’s nearly 300 charter schools (known in law as “public … estimates the total hit to charter schools at $35 million, amounting … affects only students going to charter schools stands directly at … since 75% of the students charter schools educate are low-income, …
… most states, the growth of charter schools also means the growth … management companies that most charter school boards hire to operate … just six of the nearly 300 charter schools in the state have … 2015, there were about 10,200 charter school teachers in Michigan. … non-unionized. Some of those charter school teachers would surely …
… transportation U-M launches charter school study Center studies … May 27, 2011 DPS Downsizes Charter Conversion Plan DETROIT, … Schools will be converted to charter public schools this fall, … Press reported. Of the 19 charter school companies that submitted … scales back its plan for charter conversions,” June 10, 2011 …
… learning time, the city’s 100 charter campuses have pressed ahead … best research. National Charter Schools Week is a fitting … district. Two third-year Detroit charters recently allowed me the opportunity … the Cesar Chavez Academy charter district, which spends about … opportunity to access autonomous charters in their own communities. …
… Montana Analysis: Detroit charter performance no better than … 26, 2011 Analysis: Detroit Charter Performance No Better Than … show that many Detroit-area charter public high schools are not … Detroit Public Schools’ non-charter high schools, The Detroit … concluded that only six of the 25 charter schools it examined had higher …
… House panel votes to lift charter cap Aviation Academy plans … House Panel Votes to Lift Charter Cap LANSING, Mich. — The … legislation lifting the cap on charter public schools, and the committee … needs a better way to hold charter schools accountable and gauge … report, seeking to require charters to offer transportation, …
… attention to the performance of charter schools, both nationally and in her native Michigan. Charter schools are tuition-free, … public schools. How well are charter schools doing with the resources … investment provided by Michigan charter and traditional public schools … cities. The average Michigan charter school receives $2,800 less …
… process to limit the number of charter schools. David Hecker, the … example of a particular Detroit charter school to support his proposal. … example illustrates why public charter schools are needed in the … pointed to the closing of a charter school called the Detroit … restrict the opening of new charter schools. “If there was a …
… 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 … Legislature lifted the statewide charter cap in late 2011. Not content … striving to further improve the charter sector by focusing on schools …
… MEA job action DPS taking charter bids; teachers protest Immigration … March 24, 2011 DPS Taking Charter Bids; Teachers Protest DETROIT — Charter public school operators must … district said in outlining its charter conversion plan, The Detroit … turning over 45 schools to charter operators, The News reported. …
… application window for new charter schools Muskegon Heights privatizes … Application Window for New Charter Schools LANSING, Mich. — … application window for new charter public schools, according … groups looking to open a new charter public school in January, … assistant to the president for charter schools at GVSU, told The …
… vows to enforce higher cyber charter cap International Academy … Clarifies, Vows to Enforce Higher Charter School Cap LANSING, Mich. … enforce a higher cap on cyber charter public schools, according … who could enroll in a cyber charter public school at 2 percent … population to enroll in an online charter public school, the Free Press …
… nts of this issue: Black charter school students top host district … pension reform bill Black Charter School Students Top Host District … Mich. – Black students in charter public schools outperformed … the primary missions of a charter school is to give parents … MLive, “Black students in charter schools scored better on MEAP …
… money Highland Park could charterize district Mount Pleasant … 2011 Highland Park Could Charterize District HIGHLAND PARK, … of the district over to a charter management company to keep … be handled through this chartering academy process,” Joyce … SOURCE: The Detroit News, “Charter may control Highland Park …
… more difficult for public charter schools, the most promising … CREDO, praised Detroit’s charter schools. A CREDO report said … center went on to say that charter schools in Detroit should … in the U.S. Yet, public charter schools have been the target … Community District, said that charter schools were disastrous. He …
… lift the arbitrary cap on charter public schools. Experts have … Inaccurate Claims Buoy Attacks On Charter Public Schools Profiting … Democrat Measure Targets Charter Public Schools Superintendents' Letter About Charter Schools 'Incredibly Misleading' … 'Strikes Out' on Criticism of Charter Schools
… converting 41 schools to charters Senator: Schools should tap … Converting 41 Schools to Charters DETROIT — A plan to save … converting 41 Detroit schools to charter operations may become a battle … Street Journal reported. Charter school operators told the … expectations." SABIS operates nine charter schools in Michigan, including …
… Rapids split over granting charter Recall group denies MEA backing … Rapids Split over Granting Charter GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The … University Preparatory Academy a charter public school, according to … through a lottery. As a charter, the school would have more … sets a bad precedent that charters are the answer and I don’t …
… Michigan's public school academies, or charter schools, are also claiming MEAP success. … four years after the state's first charters opened, students surpassed statewide … and writing. Most notable is the charter schools' average in eighth-grade … percent, but the average for all charter schools is 70.4 percent, up dramatically …
… permitting the creation of charter schools, independent public schools that operate under "charters" granted by authorizing bodies … universities. Today, 36 states have charter school laws and Michigan, … in the number of operating charter schools. At the forefront of the state's charter school boom has been Grand …
… new generation of public charter schools designed to serve … first generation of public charter schools tended to replicate … the Democracy Preparatory Charter School in Harlem focus on … parents figure out that public charters are doing a great deal in … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, told The Times. …
… taken steps to have the district authorize public charter schools, but negotiations are still ongoing, MLive … district prepared to authorize Muskegon Heights charter schools,” July 3, 2012 FURTHER READING: Mackinac … FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Report, “Black charter school students top host district counterparts,” …
… Department of Education releases school grades New charter public school focused on entrepreneurial education … Performance Report Card," July 19, 2012 New Charter Public School Focused on Entrepreneurial Education LANSING, Mich. – A new charter public school opening this fall will focus on …
DETROIT — Eighteen charter school organizations have submitted … Public Schools buildings into charter schools, according to The … applicants already operate charter schools that “significantly” … the National Association of Charter School Authorizers on evaluating … SOURCE: The Detroit News, “18 charter schools bid on DPS buildings,” …
… Nearly every single student at Frontier, a public charter school authorized by Bay Mills Community College, … takes in some learners from higher-performing charter schools like Bridge Academy West and Hamtramck … accomplishment is instrumental in keeping many of the charter school's educators on board. As Davidson said, …
… church campus as a site to expand its charter school operation, according to a … parent company of Victory Academy, a charter public school that currently enrolls … Michigan Business Review, “Dan Meisler: Charter school buys former church in Ypsilanti,” … Education Digest, “Enrollment down, charters and choice up,” Sept. 29, 2008
… questioned funding levels for charter public schools. But cutting funds for charter schools like those in Detroit … that, in 2017-18, Detroit charter schools took in 29% less revenue … funding inequities between charter and district-run schools. … large collection of nearby charter schools is hardly revelatory. …
… attempted to analyze public charter schools and what ails the … narrative promoted by Detroit’s charter school opponents: “In reality, the operators of Detroit’s charter schools almost never close … Michigan tracks when and why charter schools are closed. Its records show that 27 charter schools within the city of …
… while the media and school choice critics routinely accuse Michigan’s charter schools of being under-regulated and insufficiently accountable, when these schools failed to make the grade, some have been closed. Since the first charters opened here in the early 1990s, 106 have closed their doors. Poor academic …
… Public Schools may grant a charter to a Japanese American school … for overseeing the public charter school, including appointing … district, since most public charter schools are authorized by … Observer, "Livonia district eyes charter school," June 18, 2010 https://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100617/NEWS10/6170613/1027/LPS+eyes+charter+school FURTHER READING: Michigan …
A new study claiming that charter public schools are segregated should be ignored according to comments by Mike Van Beek, the Center's director of education … Van Beek easily dissected the flaws in the study. He also writes about charter schools here and here.
… Senate Bill 619, which lifted some restrictions on enrollment in cyber charter schools, it infuriated the teacher unions and their allies. Fran Brennan, … his vote, saying he backed out on a promise to vote against the cyber charter school bill. Brennan told MIRS that her organizers are contacting Rep. …
… University’s brand new study of charter public schools in Michigan … impressive: 42 percent of charter schools bested conventional … reading. Only 2 percent of charters did worse in reading and … smashing success. But critics of charter schools might try to downplay … Michigan Radio. Pratt and other charter school critics, however, should …
… on waiting lists to attend charter public schools in Kent and … Daryl Vriesenga of Vanguard Charter Academy told The Press. “We … there is a real desire for charter schools and there just aren’t … cap on university-sponsored charter public schools. However, Rep. … introduced a bill that would allow charters to open in areas where there …
… boundaries attended a public charter school in 2008-2009, a national … of the students attended charters and in Grand Rapids, 17 percent. … National Alliance for Public Charters annual report, The Flint … percentage of students attending charters. Detroit is third, according … Public School System attend charter schools instead. A Flint …
… as the standard. Just as in 2012, Star International Academy, a public charter school in Dearborn Heights, ranked as the top high school in the state. … report card.” The top 10 high schools in the state, five of which are charter public schools, along with their CAP scores, were: Star International …
… But they haven’t. The opposite has tended to be true. Fifteen public charter schools in and around the city of Flint serve students very similar to those served by the district. Five out of every six students from these charter schools live within district boundaries. More than 90% of the students …
… boundaries attended a public charter school in 2008-2009, a national … of the students attended charters and in Grand Rapids, 17 percent. … National Alliance for Public Charters annual report, The Flint … percentage of students attending charters. Detroit is third, according … Public School System attend charter schools instead. A Flint …
… Juarez Academy in Saginaw, a charter school created in 1995 to … authorizes many of the state's charter schools, approved the proposal … academy on August 15, 1995. Charter schools, also known as public … Academies, a coalition of charter school professionals and supporters, … excellent example of how charter schools are serving students …
… school year, 31 new public charter schools have opened in Michigan, … Free Press. That’s the most charter school openings in single … effectively lifted the cap on charter public schools that can be … by universities. Several charter public schools also closed … Press, “Michigan has more charter schools than ever but what’s …
… closed nearly 90 poor performing charter schools. Michigan had more than 3,034 … on changes to state law regarding charter schools. ForTheRecord says: The … accountability is only being applied to charter schools and not conventional public schools. Charter public schools must not only meet …
… was compiling its list of charter authorizers that are “at risk” … Hinoki board when it gave the charter public school nearly no time … the authorizer of future charter schools," Gillman writes. … interview Aug. 15 on at-risk charter authorizers. The list has come under fire for holding charter authorizers to a different …
… supporting too many “failing [charter] school operators.” A focus … but Ed Trust’s analysis of charter public schools is short-sighted, … created a “cut score” for charter school quality based on the … “Top-to-Bottom School Ranking.” If a charter school performed better than … it failed. Further, if a charter school management company …
DETROIT, Mich. - A Detroit charter school classroom has "adopted" the University of Kansas in a program designed to benefit each institution, according … FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Report, "Should Michigan lift the cap on charter public schools? Yes," Nov. 21, 2006
… Radio recently criticized charter public schools for marketing … article suggested that some charter schools concentrate on appealing … Michigan’s wide-open policy on charter schools." The landscape of … Park Renaissance Academy, a charter public school near Detroit. … students and parents. But charter schools aren't alone in advertising …
… between Detroit-area public charter school high schools and their … six of 25 Detroit public charter schools reported higher math … finds that Detroit public charter schools are doing better than … Score for the 12 Detroit charter public high schools included … reason why Detroit public charter schools report lower test …
… "public school academies" or "charter schools"-it sent a powerful … legislature clearly intended charter schools to introduce new incentives … working: as interest in creating charter schools soars, so has interest … failing inner-city schools. A charter school must obtain recognition … Michigan Teacher Tenure Act, charter schools enjoy substantial …
… Schools has been declining, a charter public school in its shadow … out of business because the charter cannot find space on short … within its boundaries. The charter could find a new authorizer, … school year when its current charter expires. Why Livonia Public … $125,000, despite the fact that charters don’t receive as much money …
DETROIT — Legacy Charter Academy opened this fall at the site … selling closed buildings to charter school operators, according … approved selling 11 buildings to charter operators and others during … first time selling them to charter schools because there's no … policy of refusing to sell to charters did nothing to slow down …
… years of standardized test scores for nearly 600 public high schools in Michigan and ranks the schools accordingly. Here's a list of the top 10 charter public high schools. To see more comparisons like these, download the full report card here.
… has repeatedly criticized charter public schools that have received … rankings as evidence of poor charter performance. In a Sunday column, … those rankings as proof of a "charter school mess." And on Thursday, … reported that Hope Academy, a charter public school, scored dismally in … characterizes as failing charter schools, the newspaper has …
… Mich. — A leading advocate of charter public schools does not expect … expects the number of new charter public schools to slowly increase … collectively authorize up to 150 charter public schools. Even with … applications to open new charter public schools, according … Michigan Radio, “The number of charter schools in Michigan expected …
… Michigan House would ban for three years any new charter public schools from opening in the vicinity of … education possible — even if that means attending a charter public school their parents have chosen. Consolidating … might seek to enroll their children in a new charter school, providing a strong incentive for districts …
… universities in the country. The best research shows that students in charter public schools in Michigan gain an academic advantage over their conventional … to a study from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), charter students in Detroit gain three months of additional learning compared to …
… enrolled in most of Detroit’s charter public schools did not outperform … student enrolled in a Detroit charter public school is there because … schools is based on enrollment, charters must rely on the active choice … students who can’t get into a charter or another school of choice … don’t try. Parents choose charter schools for a number of reasons: …
… if he's elected he promises to limit how much charter public schools could spend on advertising. The … Schauer reportedly was upset that a national charter management company spent $300,000 in advertising. He … Education Plan Looks To Shut Down Successful Charter Public Schools Defenders of Public School Monopoly …
… children attended public charter schools in 2007-08, followed … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Three Michigan communities … children attending public charter schools. Southfield tied Dayton at 28 percent, while charter schools in Pontiac and Detroit … students enrolled in public charter schools, the Daily News reported. …
… operation of the district over to a charter management company to keep it open, … would then be handled through this chartering academy process,” Joyce Parker told … News. SOURCE: The Detroit News, “Charter may control Highland Park schools,” … Report, “Muskegon Heights Could Become Charter District,” June 8, 2012
… Central Michigan Universitys charter school procedures, opponents of charter schools salivated over the … spin into a death knell for charter schools. What they got was … McTavish focused on CMUs charter schools office and its documentation … monitoring of 13 schools chartered by the university between …
… Mich. - Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, the state's first online charter public school, will open this … unanimously approved granting a charter to open the school, which … don't have access to good charter schools or other schools that … Tim Wood, head of the GVSU charter school office, The Press reported. …
… Mich. - Public support of charter schools is growing among Michigan … percent of voters support charter public schools, up from 54 … and the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers. It consisted … Press, "Survey shows Michigan charter schools gaining support," … Report, "Parents pin hopes on charter school lottery," March 30, …
… place a moratorium on any new charter public schools opening in … spell doom for all of the charter public schools in the state. … increasing the number of charter schools would, in reality, close every charter school in the state over time,” … authorization of new contracts for charter schools. Because charter schools …
… Voice magazine to the effect that charter schools are infringing upon conventional … ForTheRecord says: Throughout the state, charter schools are offering students the … students. Just 1.5 miles away, the charter school Martin Luther King, Jr. Education … academic reasons. There are seven charter schools that will close this year …
… are demanding more public charter schools according an annual … year, there aren't enough charters to meet demand, often due … imposed caps. For every public charter school in the country, there … In Michigan, two-thirds of charter schools have waiting lists, … limited number of new public charters, but a cap on the number …
LANSING, Mich. – A new charter public school opening this fall will focus on entrepreneurship and mathematics, according to a letter by its founder published in the Lansing State Journal. The founder, Paula Cunningham, writes in the State Journal that the Learn, Live, Lead (L3) Entrepreneurial Academy …
… on May 18, 2013.) Public charter schools now serve 2.3 million … with the controversy over charters have probably heard of the … to school choice, analyzed charter schools in 16 states and found … characteristics of state charter school policies.” These include laws determining how many charters can operate in a state, who …
… the cap on the number of charter public schools, according … accountability standards for charter schools are included, the … including Gov. Snyder, argue that charter schools provide a “valuable … Snyder Signs Law Lifting Charter School Limits,” Dec. 20, 2011 … Choice Advocates Cheer Lift of Charter Public School Cap”
… a report it requested on charter public school performance. … similar results. In short, charter public school students are … authorized by the 11 largest charter school authorizers in the … student growth by comparing charter public students to similar … and those tables show that more charter school students are "improving." …
… individuals from Michigan's charter school community of 186 schools … participate in the 4th Annual Charter School Conference in Ypsilanti. … nonpartisan coalition of charter school leaders and supporters, … developments relating to charter school education. The two-day … education, whether public, charter, private, or home school; …
… divide may be the future of charter schools in the city. Democratic … often shown a bias against charter schools, and did so again … effectively ban new or expanded charter schools in the city of Detroit. A charter authorizer would be required … 5-mile radius of a proposed charter school. The term is not defined …
Although public charter schools are required by law to admit … common criticism is that charters fail to enroll enough special … Statistics show that public charter schools have proportionately … compared to 9.6 percent in charter schools. While a difference still exists between charter and conventional schools, …
WARREN, Mich. – A new charter school in Warren will open next month after winning a court decision in … likely will appeal. SOURCE: The Macomb Daily, "Charter school set to open," Aug. 7, 2008 FURTHER READING: … Policy, "Should Michigan lift the cap on public charter schools? Yes," Nov. 1, 2006
… Mich. - Ferris State University has granted a charter to Connections Academy of Baltimore to operate … Press, "Ferris State University approves online charter school," May 26, 2010 Ferris State University, "Ferris Establishes Charter Cyber School with Connections Academy," May 26, …
… study showing the success of charter public schools in Michigan … Free Press: “The average charter school student in Michigan … Monday.” (Emphasis added). Charter schools serve significantly … indicator of student achievement, charter pupils serving these students … those students enrolled in charter schools make larger gains …
… John Engler's proposal for charter public schools may do more … experiences are any indication. Charter schools are public schools … public authorities to become charter public schools. In Colorado … coalition succeeded in passing charter school legislation despite … different tune: "...it [the charter school legislation] can be …
A couple of Michigan charter public schools are facing the harsh … built-in to Michigan's public charter schools. According to MLive.com, … renewing the Academy of Flint’s charter because the school has failed … option for their children, but charter public schools must not only … Community College, to cancel its charter. The school's design and mission …
… administrator is proposing a new charter public school in Jackson in which … those attending elementary public charter schools, The Citizen Patriot reported. … University is willing to be the chartering authority, The Citizen Patriot reported. … Jackson Citizen Patriot, "JPS is eyeing charter school," Feb. 7, 2009 FURTHER READING: …
