… after this school year and offer four more to charter operators, according to The Detroit News. Roberts … even before selling schools to organizers of charter public schools. According to The News, DPS currently … “DPS to close 16 schools, offer 4 others for charters," Feb. 9, 2012 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education …
MIDLAND—Michigan’s public charter schools are increasing the … Midland. While Michigan’s charter schools (also called public … assessment test, the average charter school (that was open and … Math 7th Grade Reading* Charter 43.0% 28.3% 55.0% Traditional … achievement in the nation’s charter schools is lagging. “Achievement …
… a Washtenaw County public charter school that has become so … state and third among public charter schools on the latest Michigan … lotteries take place at public charter schools across Michigan every year. By law, any time a charter school has more applications … children are currently on charter school waiting lists "We …
… a Washtenaw County public charter school that has become so … state and third among public charter schools on the latest Michigan … lotteries take place at public charter schools across Michigan every year. By law, any time a charter school has more applications … children are currently on charter school waiting lists "We …
… University are expected to authorize a new charter public school in Grand Rapids focusing … Sapp. Bruce Harger, director of charter schools for LSSU, recently met with … Marvin Sapp's new performing arts charter school is close to being authorized,” … “School Choice Advocates Cheer Lift of Charter Public School Cap,” Dec. 15, 2011
Charter superintendent: 'He crossed a Rubicon there. That was … But even as the academy, a charter school, prepares for its first … that he wanted to add more charter and private schools to the … been meeting privately with charter and private school leaders, … $200 million to build 15 new charter high schools in Detroit. Kilpatrick …
… of this issue: Michigan charter school students best conventional … Education Reform gives Michigan charter laws an ‘A’ Michigan Charter School Students Best Conventional … than 85,000 Michigan public charter school students found that … The News, Detroit public charter students did even better, …
… this issue: Bill could kill charter public schools completely … reauthorizes 15-year-old charter school EAA interim chief’s … expenses Bill Could Kill Charter Public Schools Completely … could eliminate all public charter schools, according to Michigan … result in approximately 50 charter public schools being closed …
… measures that would expand charter schools and cyber schools, … conventional school to a public charter school. The bills are collectively … performance of Michigan’s existing charter public schools. Rick Diebold, … parents to petition for a charter conversion would not apply, … Retaliation? Senate Pushes Charter School Cap Repeal & ‘Union-Unfriendly’ …
… public school academies, or charter schools, improved their overall … eighth-graders statewide. While charter averages are still below statewide … in a direct comparison of charter schools to conventional public school districts where most charters are located, charter students in general outperformed …
… WayPoint Academy Union-run charter school falters Highland Park continues transition to charter district State Refuses Request … Sept. 3, 2012 Union-run Charter School Falters NEW YORK – A New York City public charter school run by the United Federation … GothamSchools reports that UFT public charter school students are behind …
… Livonia sidelines successful charter public school MEA sees membership, … superintendent to crack down on charter authorizers Livonia Sidelines Successful Charter Public School LIVONIA, Mich. … Japanese-language immersion public charter school, according to Michigan … District Sidelines Successful Charter To Financially Benefit Itself,” …
… authorizers Muskegon Heights charter district tries year-round … Threshold Academy, a public charter school serving rural students … University’s standards for public charter schools. The school’s closure … academic results at the public charter schools it authorizes, but … SOURCE: Bridge Magazine, “Charter school for rural poor authorized …
… children have benefited from charter schools or other options soon … most places. Though public charter schools haven’t been universally … Democratic president touted charter schools as "incubators of … Barack Obama's support of charters seems like a distant dream. … Democratic leaders. Opposition to charters has become a litmus test …
… introduction and expansion of public charter schools in Michigan. 2011: … Legislature votes to phase out the charter school cap; Gov. Rick Snyder … lifting the cap on virtual charter schools and eliminating the … which exempts high-performing charter schools from the cap, making room for new charters. 2002: Mackinac Center: …
… Community College wavering on charter school approval Attorney General … Community College Wavering on Charter School Approval JACKSON, … whether to authorize a new charter public school, MLive reports. The creation of a charter school that would offer early … MLive. MLive reports the charter school would serve sixth through …
… criticizes Muskegon Heights charter district’s operations Ann … costs More GSVU-authorized charter public schools to open this … Criticizes Muskegon Heights Charter District’s Operations MUSKEGON … that the Muskegon Heights charter district failed to follow … 2013 More GSVU-Authorized Charter Schools to Open This Fall …
… state law Proposed Muskegon charter school sees strong community … 2014 Proposed Muskegon Charter School Sees Strong Community … Covenant House Michigan, a charter school operator, is receiving strong support to open a charter public school in Muskegon … Covenant House opened a similar charter public school in Grand Rapids …
… median teacher salary State charter schools rated highly in national … Increasing,” Sept. 9, 2014 State Charter Schools Rated Highly in National … national report comparing charter public school performance … (subscription required). Michigan charter school students, on average, … News. MIRS News reports that charter school students learned 43 …
… supports new Jackson public charter school August Only Month … Supports New Jackson Public Charter School SUMMIT TWP., Mich. … support the opening of a new charter public school in Jackson, … Preparatory & Early College charter school, according to MLive. … see, tour ne Jackson Prep charter school,” July 29, 2014 …
… Union opens online public charter school Northern districts … move to either public or charter [schools].” SOURCE: The Michigan … Union Opens Online Public Charter School REDFORD, Mich. – The … authorizing a new online public charter school, the Observer & Eccentric … enrolls in the new online charter school. The district hopes …
Contents of this issue: Charter authorizers offer oversight … to keep district afloat Charter Authorizers Offer Oversight … Education, the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers has proposed … SOURCE: MLive, “Michigan charter school authorizers propose … “Flanagan Goes Too Far on Charter Schools,” Aug. 11, 2014 …
Charter schools are new kinds of government schools that operate … students are assigned to charter schools on the basis of the neighborhoods in which they live. Charter schools rely solely on voluntary choice for their enrollment. Charter schools receive government … other revenue streams. If charter schools do not attract students, …
… private-practice educators is the charter school. Charter schools are public schools … Department of Education defines charter schools as, "publicly sponsored … government." In many instances, charter schools have the authority … have passed some form of charter school legislation. Those …
… the first state to adopt charter school legislation. When the state's first charter school, located in St. Paul, … nation. By mid-1999, over 1,200 charter schools in 37 states now serve … In 1998-99 alone, 473 new charter schools opened and seven new states passed some version of charter school legislation. Although …
Contents of this issue: Charter schools boost student achievement … Michigan Aviation Academy Charter Schools Boost Student Achievement … Less Money LANSING, Mich. – Charter public schools in Michigan … spent on education, Michigan charter public school students posted … News. The reading gain for charter public schools was similar, …
… proposals for requested public charter school Alcona residents question … Proposals for Requested Public Charter School JACKSON, Mich. – A … authorize an early college public charter school, the college is accepting … Families, requested the public charter school because of concerns … running an early college charter school on its campus,” Dec. …
… under bill 49 districts and charter schools spend more than they … 12, 2013 49 Districts and Charter Schools Spend More Than They … school districts and public charter schools are spending more … listed the 15 districts and charter schools that are overspending … too much. Only one public charter school – HEART Academy – was …
… 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 … 619 placed several caps on charter cyber schools, including the … bill to expand number of charter schools," May 3, 2012 The …
… public Muskegon Heights public charter district will stay in place … Muskegon Heights Public Charter District Will Stay in Place … manager law was voted down, the charter company contracted to run … appointed Mosaica Education, a charter school management company, … 17 News that because the charter company is already in place, …
… school districts to authorize charter public schools. State universities can authorize a charter school anywhere in Michigan, … districts can only authorize charter schools within their own legal … authorizing a combined total of 150 charter schools. That ceiling was … generally open only when existing charter schools close. (Some charter …
… education finance laws Charterized school system contract details … Myths,” Sept. 7, 2010. Charterized School System Contract Details … Heights School Board and a charter public school operator has … Michigan Radio reports that the charter school operator, Mosaica Education … consultant to evaluate the charter school operators’ performance. …
Charter schools are public schools freed from many state and … maximize their autonomy, charter schools have greater control … operations. "The idea under charter schools is to try to give … (D), author of California's charter-school legislation. As of … eleven states have passed charter-school legislation, although …
… he Wayne State University charter public school, opened this … on buses to the suburbs. Charter public schools can help meet the need. Charter public schools, as defined … of possible initiators of charter public schools because removing … opportunity. Objective Criteria. Charter public schools should be eligible …
… authorizers of Michigan’s charter schools, Bay Mills Community … Indian tribe began authorizing charter schools two years ago, its … originally planned to open a charter school on their Upper Peninsula … problem. Thus, when they chartered their first schools in Bay … position. When Michigan’s charter school law was enacted, teachers …
The battle over charter schools has heated considerably since … regarding the performance of charter school students on the 2003 … fourth graders attending charter schools are outperformed by … gains, and in this light, charter schools appear to outperform … the improvements made by charter school students, whose skills …
… latest evidence on Michigan charter schools has turned upside … headline: "Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost." … up the pieces, Michigan's charter schools turn out to be far … "Doing More with Less: The Charter School Advantage in Michigan." … every $1,000 the average charter school spends, it gets 32 …
… wants to shut down Michigan’s charter schools, because among other reasons they … forced to compete against the charters. "I think the time has come to get rid of charter schools," Lessenberry wrote … Lessenberry’s definition of charter schools that “don’t work.” … example, would it apply to a charter school referenced in a Michigan …
… dollars must be shared by charters and conventional districts, on a per-student basis. Charters in the other six ISDs receive … enhancement millage funds. Charter public schools, which operate … including more than 3,000 in charter schools, an approved millage … 1.5 percent. The area's charter schools, on average, would …
… closing of two Detroit-area charter schools by the public universities … authorized them illustrates charter schools' accountability to … officials for the universities. Charter school critics complain that … Westland, had their operating charters revoked for the 1998-99 school … Goenner, director of CMU's charter schools office. "But performance …
… of student performance in charter public schools have rekindled … debate over the expansion of charter schooling. Meanwhile, the … to states that become more charter-friendly. Missing from this debate on the effectiveness of charter schools, however, is one crucial … methodology, both studies compare charter school student achievement …
… her party’s opposition to public charter schools, whose boards sometimes contract … made it a crime for a for-profit charter management company to operate a charter school. Pagan’s amendment would have defined the act of a charter school contracting with a private …
… also calls for requiring all charter schools to participate in … proposal simply seeks to burden charter schools with what some have … expansion of poor quality charters and cyber-only schools that … the fact that attending a charter school requires parents to make … reason parents are opting for charter schools, and it is likely …
… concluded debate over eliminating artificial limits on the number of Michigan charter public schools, many school district superintendents actively opposed empowering … plan that gives parents more options for their children, including more charters. The proposal also includes other reforms, such as letting students progress …
… harm. Cyber schools are charter public schools that provide … grew by 35%. Some online charters reached the enrollment caps … year, families choose online charter schools due to specific health … families have selected an online charter school rather than a district … redundant. Districts and charter schools that lost students …
… move in the direction of expanding the number of charter public schools, now subject to a cap of 150 authorized … 925, which would essentially exempt existing charter school operators in Michigan or other states from … ransom — that he feels must be paid to get a charter school expansion bill out of Michigan's legisl …
The number of university-chartered schools in Michigan would gradually increase over the next four years … last year. The plan would increase the number of charter schools by 50 this year, lifting the current cap … number of rules and regulations on current and new charter schools. "We support choice, not more regulation," …
Thanks for the last issue of Michigan Education Report. I work at a charter school and it was great to see some positive things about them. I would like to keep my subscription. Keep up the great work! Becky Minsker 1st and 2nd Grade Teacher Cesar Chavez Academy Detroit
The state’s two virtual charter schools[*] are the most recent … Academy is authorized under a charter with Ferris State University … Academy, a for-profit virtual charter school management company.[68] Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is chartered by Grand Valley State University …
… free-market research and education, charter schools might have been just … under consideration is to ‘charter’ new schools into the public system. But, unless ‘charter’ schools enjoy reasonable … instance, opened its new ‘charter public school’ this fall, … earliest advocates of the charter school idea was the Midland-based …
… that would require intermediate school districts to share with public charter schools some of the property tax revenue they may receive in the future … they face severe consequences, including closure or conversion into a charter school. But no such thing has happened, and every year, new cohorts of …
… Engler signed Michigan's charter-school law, Dr. Jeremy Hughes, … begin losing students to charters. "When the ink was barely dry on the charter-school legislation," Hughes … idea that could compete with charter schools for students: "Theme … competition from four nearby charter schools, other charters in …
… announced he was putting 11 charter public school authorizers … criteria was any requirement of charter school authorizers to operate … shut down its own successful charter in a grab for students and … Public Schools notified its charter, Hinoki International, that … students. Instead of guiding its charter school into the future and …
… of mischaracterizing the results of a 2011 survey of scholars’ views on allowing students a choice in education through private school vouchers or charter schools. Susan Dynarski, a professor of public policy, education and economics at Michigan, wrote an op-ed for The New York Times. The headline: …
… commentators blame the surrounding charter schools for attracting many … they're flooding us with charter schools," Rev. George Williams, … Meanwhile, the number of charter schools in the surrounding … the public school district. Charter schools receive funding from … Inkster students switched to charter schools. Parents also hold …
… available, CEO and Superintendent Karen Anderson told WLUC. The public charter school rented portable classrooms to accommodate the young students, but … for growth," Nov. 23, 2009 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Digest, "Charters gain market share," Nov. 17, 2009
… students were not successful until they enrolled at Morey, which is a public charter school. The school will continue its prekindergarten through eighth-grade … school," March 22, 2010 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Report, "Charter students growing up," Nov. 14, 2007
Contents of this issue: Charter enrollment increases by 24 … High School Less experienced charter school teachers deliver results Charter Enrollment Increases by 24 … just a single year, public charter school enrollment has increased … Central Academy, an area public charter school that offers Arabic, …
This article appeared in the July 2003 issue of the National Charter School Clearinghouse Review. (484K pdf)
… Academy open New Jackson public charter school looking to hire teachers … to try to keep the public charter school open, according to … lobbying for Ionia County charter school closing after CMU pulled … Center for Public Policy, “Two Charter Public Schools Being Closed," … 2013 New Jackson Public Charter School Looking to Hire Teachers …
This video profiles Madison-Carver Academy and Cornerstone Health High School, two public charter schools in the city of Detroit. Both schools make use of blended learning, which allows each student to move at his or her individual pace through coursework."[The] blended learning model is simply using …
Five years of studies on charter schools throughout Michigan … the United States show that charters are meeting the needs of … existing body of research on charter schools and identified 53 … comprehensive picture of how charter schools are serving students. … numerous studies on Michigan's charter schools. The CER report found …
… 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 …
… the scholar says Detroit charters are “underperforming with … I taught first grade in a charter school — Newark and Washington … my two children attend a charter — have used school choice … more educational options. … Charter schools in these cities pace … article goes to a study of charter schools in 41 urban communities …
… reauthorize low-performing charter school Ed-Trust: Michigan … Reauthorize Low-Performing Charter School ORLEANS, Mich. – Central … within four years. The charter public school is looking for … restricting the opening of new charter schools, MLive reports. SOURCE: MLive, … world-class education system? Charter schools aren’t panacea, report …
To most people, eliminating artificial caps on the number of Michigan students allowed to benefit from online public charter schools seems like a no-brainer. Indeed, many people I talk to are surprised to learn such caps exist, and puzzled by some politicians in the state House working to stop or water-down …
… unfolding experiment with charter schools evokes powerful feelings from both charter school and traditional government … rivals in business, both charter school principals and traditional … is "unfair" to them. Many charter school principals complain … Superintendents often complain that charters educate younger students …
… MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Despite its charter operator leaving, the Muskegon Heights charter public school district will stay … year. According to MLive, most of the charter district’s teachers will stay, despite the change in management. The charter district is closing one of its elementary …
… 1993 when the Legislature passed charter school legislation as part of a package … creation of "public school academies" or charter schools, to provide education to … schools were operating under school charters. Although several universities, most … Michigan University, have granted charters to establish schools, few school …
… comprehensive list of the public and charter public schools in the state. On both … schools in the Dearborn district and of charter public school performance. ~~~~~ … Study Shows Better Results For Public Charter School Students Compared To Conventional Schools Top 10 Charter High Schools Top 10 Conventional …
… arbitrary 150-school cap on charter public schools dates back … essentially eliminates the cap on charter schools in Michigan. Five … on university-authorized charter schools was historic, as this … are on waiting lists for charter schools.” Democrats, who … legislation. “Of the 255 charter schools in Michigan, 75 percent …
… First, Michigan passed a charter school law in 1993. Second, … and opened his first public charter school, Excel Charter Academy in Grand Rapids. … is it one of the largest charter school operators nationwide, … of the largest for-profit charter management companies in the …
… the arbitrary cap of 150 charter public schools that can be … would essentially require charter schools to demonstrate student … schools in the districts where charters are located. Setting aside … convincing evidence to show charter public school students underperform … consistent. If he requires charter schools to do 20 percent better, …
… who may enroll in virtual charter schools. The current law that limits the number of virtual charters schools to two and enrollment … policies in states where virtual charters operate.[98] These restrictions … and enrollment in, virtual charter schools. Michigan would not … in allowing more virtual charter schooling. Parents, students …
… Michigan: the 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana. The … access college. In 2010, the charter school launched a distinctive … minimum to 24. 21st Century Charter allows students to take courses … graduation from 21st Century Charter. Replicating the model in … to note that 21st Century Charter operates on significantly …
… 2006-2007. The school opened in 2001 and is chartered by Grand Valley State University, according to … Chronicle. SOURCE: The Muskegon Chronicle, "Charter school recognized for achievement," Aug. 4, 2008 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Report, "Are charter schools improving student performance? YES," Nov. …
… in segregated schools on charter schools, according to charter school advocates. The study, … additional schools, 87 were charters. "It’s not to blame it on charter schools but to say, if anything, charter schools are exacerbating the …
… Press. The 207-student academy, chartered by Central Michigan University, … building eventually was purchased by charter school operator J.C. Huizenga, who … Grand Rapids Press, "New Branches charter school seeks to buy Millbrook Christian … Michigan Education Report, "Michigan charter schools 'gaining legitimacy' in the …
… take advantage of online charter public schools featured a … bill to repeal the online charter cap, Watkins quoted Machiavelli’s … school districts fear online charters because they could potentially … of Michigan’s two online charter schools (K12, Inc.). Opponents … no child attends an online charter unless his or her parents …
… from serving a handful of Michigan schools to privately managing over 22 charter and traditional public schools in three different states. Its revenue for … Once they have that, they are willing to invest in an honorable cause. Charter schools have made it possible for a quality education to coincide with …
By eliminating the cap on the number of charter public schools that can operate in Michigan, Senate Bill 618, introduced by Sen. Phil Pavlov, R-St. Clair, … such education entrepreneur. He recently opened the doors to a brand new charter school: Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. This new school, located in northwest …
… school as well as not-for-profit charter schools.” Yet public schools universally … public school status. Not-for-profit charters in Ann Arbor (Washtenaw Technical … in federal money. Most Michigan charters, including those that contract with … treatment facility. And unlike public charter schools, districts may operate magnet …
… if any options, with most charter public schools at capacity … foundations to build 15 small charter high schools, allowed under … wait another moment." Are charter public schools really different? … of Education report shows charters perform at or above their … heartening that Detroit-area charters surpassed the local district …
… damaged by the existence of 32 charter public schools it sought to … turn, are used to run the charter schools. Clark said this was … independent schools, other charter schools and home-schooling. … body because of the state’s charter school law, which says the … University, which also authorizes charter schools, and Bay Mills. CMU’s …
Will charter schools eventually become as thoroughly unionized … parental-choice advocates. Charter School Leadership Council … still comparatively rare for charter schools to be unionized," adding, "Teachers in charter schools tend to want to have … the reasons they’re in a charter school." Even if that’s true …
… issue: DPS willing to sell to charter operators Retirement takes … increases DPS WILLING TO SELL TO CHARTER OPERATORS DETROIT — Legacy Charter Academy opened this fall at … selling closed buildings to charter school operators, according … approved selling 11 buildings to charter operators and others during …
… its debate over Michigan's charter school cap after entering … increasing the number of charter schools that can be set up … Michigan currently has 173 charter schools, serving approximately … students. Seven out of 10 charter schools in Michigan carry … lists. The Michigan cap on charters limits the number of university-chartered …
… school “blob” and its media allies have used alleged failings at some charter schools to call for severe restrictions and sanctions on the schools of … conventional schools. Imagine the furor if this report had originated in a charter school.
… Policy Director Michael Van Beek writes in The Detroit News that school choice has benefited Michigan students, in particular the performance of charter public schools as evidenced by the results of a recent Stanford University study. In the Lansing State Journal, Michael Horn and Meg Evans of Innosight …
… its share of challenging circumstances. But having access to an online charter school has been a great help. During a single week in 2007, Sandy Smith … average performance on the Mackinac Center report card, the Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, narrowly missed finishing in the bottom 5 percent of the state’s …
… the innovative concept of charter schools and shortly thereafter, … state in the nation to pass a charter school law.1 Just six years … students were attending over 170 charter schools across the state. … government school system. What do charter schools and the public "schools-of-choice" … important functions that charter schools and public "schools-of-choice" …
… of nearly 1,500 parents of charter school students in Michigan. Charter schools are state-funded, … concerning their satisfaction with charter schools, why they chose to … have faced enrolling in a charter school and ideas for improvements, … experience parents have with charter schools, so that they might …
… signed a petition demanding it be changed to a charter school, AP reported, exceeding the 51 percent … choose the reform they want — conversion to a charter school, replacing the principal and staff, budget … math, AP reported. As parents plan meetings with charter school representatives, the union is gathering …
… said that about 72 percent of Michigan public charter schools do not participate in MPSERS, mainly due … Patriot. SOURCES: The Jackson Citizen Patriot, “Charter school principal: Offering 401(k) instead of state … Institute, “Charting a New Course to Retirement: How Charter Schools Handle Teacher Pensions,” June 22, 2011 …
… budget seeks to reduce funding for students enrolled in cyberschools, charter public schools that deliver most or all of their instruction online. The … Michigan public schools to provide transportation services, though many charters and nearly all districts do.) Gov. Snyder said cyberschools should be …
… Senate Bill 618, Eliminate charter school cap: Passed 22 to 16 … cap of 150 on the number of charter schools that can be authorized … Senate Bill 618, Eliminate charter school cap: Passed 58 to 49 … cap of 150 on the number of charter schools that can be authorized … The bill would also allow charter schools to operate the same …
… for her occupation. At the charter school, Mortenson Crary has … However, her time spent in a charter school has brought to light … freedoms of teaching in a charter school come with certain drawbacks. … points out that because most charters are still relatively new … truly deserves, working in a charter school has the potential to …
