… standardized tests in 2004 show that charter high schools are progressing … The Detroit News. Though charters are still behind conventional … sections of the MEAP test at charter schools increased at a greater … public schools. Proponents of charters say these results are an indication of the ability of charter schools to help students that …
… to why unions have fought charter schools tooth-and-nail: the … her union now authorizes charter schools and wants to “lead the way to take on the charter school movement.” The e-mail … “[I]t is also true that charter schools are not going away … the approval process for charters and for authorizers, as well …
… edition of Michigan Education Digest is now available online. Topics include Detroit Public Schools’ overspending crisis, year-round classes and charter public school decisions.
Table 2 Unionization in Michigan Charter Schools Listed by Chartering Body Chartering Body Number of Schools Number of Schools with …
… committee, no further action at this time. House Bill 5754: Authorize charter boarding school for low income students Introduced by Rep. John Olumba (D), to allow charter schools to operate residential boarding schools for “at-risk” youth (meaning …
… the New York Times slams charter schools in Detroit. Douglas … study found that Detroit’s charter schools performed at about … excerpt from the report: “Charter students in the city of Detroit (27 percent of the state’s charter students), are performing … for each year they attend charter schools.”
… DeVos “devised Detroit’s [charter] system to run like the Wild … available research on Detroit charters to say they “performed at … Detroit as one of four urban charter sectors that “provide essential … 2015 CREDO study, Detroit charters “do look somewhat better … Harris speculate Detroit charters “cherry-pick” the best students …
… to choose an online public charter school for their sons and … motorcycle riding, online charter schools are directly supported … happens. Like all other public charter schools, online charters are subject to dual public oversight — a local charter school board of public officials …
… Poster Child for How Not to do Charter Schools.” The subhead read: … schools crisis lies a troubling charter school sector." Arellano wrote: “Michigan's overall charter sector performance is a national … leader in the evaluation of charter schools across the country. … CREDO study found that Texas’ charter schools showed less progress …
… to this problem — forcing charter schools to foot some of the … responsibilities. Forcing charter schools to pay for these pension … number of reasons. First, charter school teachers do not benefit … take money away from today’s charter school teachers to fund pensions … serve some at-risk students, charter schools serve a disproportionate …
… from competing local public charter schools. The district has … traditional public school to a charter school. But within a semester, … challenged enough in the charter school where they transferred. The K-8 charter school, deemed to be unsatisfactory by the McQueens, is Linden Charter Academy. It may indeed have …
… conventional districts and charter public schools. And Pontiac's … Flanagan is taking on public charter schools. MDE has just announced … is threatening to stop 11 charter public school authorizers … Michigan University. The charter school authorizers Flanagan … State University as the best charter school authorizers in the …
Book Review: 'Charter Schools: Hope or Hype?' Buckley, J. & … Princeton, 2007 Supporters of charter schools may be disappointed … on the question of whether charter schools are an effective educational … The authors explain that charter schools are public K-12 educational … outcomes. The theory of charter schools rests on the assumption …
… statement opposing a request to charter school operators issued by … entities may be looking to “charterize” the management of conventional … schools. “Any plan for mass charterization of public schools would … organizations says Detroit’s existing charter schools are a model of success … and 2015 that Michigan’s charter schools almost all outperform …
… the sixth annual "National Charter Schools Week." The article … Institute, based in Chicago.) Charter schools — those public schools … Education Reform, more than 400 charter schools were started in 32 … estimates there are roughly 3,400 charter schools across the country … helped design Minnesota's charter school law in 1991 — the nation’s …
… bills that support expanding charter and cyber schools contained … public schools, including charter public schools outside their … or she attends, such as a charter school. The letter’s claim … Beek said. “Remember, these (charter schools) are public schools.” … 'Strikes Out' on Criticism of Charter Schools Charter School Demand …
Cesar Chavez school, a charter school in Detroit, Mich., was ranked number two in the Mackinac Center CAP report card for high schools. Teachers and administrators say that their success is based off of faith in the students and flexibility with the teachers.
… this issue: DPS closing charter school Farmington board president … scrap metal DPS Closing Charter School DETROIT – Detroit … Schools is closing one of its charter schools due to enrollment … since 1974 and has been a charter school since 1994. “The financial … News, “Detroit’s Aisha Shule charter school to close Oct. 31,” …
… begun to turn toward the charter schools movement to help them … values of good citizenship. Charter schools-or public school academies … performance contract called a charter. A charter is simply a written agreement, … state legislature passed charter school legislation in 1993, …
… will not consider in September or October a measure to raise Michigan's charter school cap. A bill to raise the cap was tabled before the summer recess. The current cap on university-chartered schools is 150; the bill would increase this cap by 25 per year, up to …
… In its Nov. 23 editorial (“Charters, choice are strangling our … Enquirer insinuated that charter schools are not public schools … contorted or simply untrue. Charter public schools enroll more … more than a decade later. Charter schools also appear to be … comprehensive study of Michigan charter schools to date is a 2013 …
At first, many thought charter schools would be educational … promises and plans by many charter schools. Instead, innovations … parents and compete with charter schools. These are two of … major reports on Michigan charter schools, which were approved … commissioned two reports to study charter schools over five years. The …
… them protection from some charter public school growth - but … issue has implications for charter schools, other conventional … will be accountability." CHARTER CHOICES The school code makes … the right to authorize new charter public schools in the city. … Schools were enrolled in charters as of 2007. Other potential …
… morning, discussing school choice ahead of Tuesday’s celebration of National School Choice Week at the Michigan Capitol. The discussion included charter public school performance and why families utilize the Schools of Choice program. Also on the show was Rep. Sarah Roberts, D-St. Clair Shores, who …
… accepting students into their boundaries. More than 100,000 Michigan students use Schools of Choice, which is comparable to those students attending charter schools. Many schools have reacted positively to Schools of Choice, making conscience efforts to be more competitive and attracting higher enrollment by …
… be allowed in the city, including charter schools. The bills have charter school groups extremely concerned, despite the fact that Detroit charters have a superior record compared to … fought the expansion of Michigan's charter schools, few of which are unionized. …
… school performance and public charter school performance. The Center’s … that students in Detroit’s charter schools are learning more … of 98.4 for Detroit-area charter schools. While both groups … adjusting for student background, charter schools posted significantly … Outcomes found that students in charter schools across Michigan outperform …
… choice: Nearly 300 public charter schools are now open in the … students attending public charter schools, 100,000 more use … accessing a better education. Charter school results: In early 2013, … study of Michigan public charter school students and compared … The result? Michigan public charter school students are learning …
Proponents of charter schools continue to want to lift the cap on the number of charter schools in Michigan, particularly … would be a serious mistake. Charter schools are not a panacea. … starters, too many existing charter schools are operating with … education initiative. While many charter school teachers have gained …
… schools, including independent charter schools. The Detroit Education … competition from outside charter schools, which both parents … traditional public schools or charters. That is unlikely for two … an incentive to shut down charter competition and keep open … prevent them from being sold to charter schools — no matter how good …
… on opening any additional charter public schools in Michigan. … “You talk about for-profit charter companies, but conventional … operating, why are you holding charters to a different standard?” … the Legislature to address charter schools, that’s what we’re … . . . the problem is that charter schools are operating on a …
… moratorium on opening any new charter public schools in Michigan. … of creating a new cap on charter schools. Introduction of … prohibit the creation of new charter public schools until legislation … disclosure by authorizing bodies, charter schools and educational management … of interest standards for charter schools, education management …
… better understanding of how charter schools improve the lives … media about the benefits of charter schools and highlight some … state. “The new ‘Choosing Charters’ website is a fantastic resource … learn more about Michigan’s charter public schools,” said Gary … diverse tapestry of the state’s charter school movement. This is a …
… Dr. Deborah McGriff discuss charter schools and their impact on … executive vice president of charter development for Edison Schools … 1993. According to McGriff, charter schools are transforming public … processes, she said. "Successful charter schools will ultimately inspire … reducing costs. "In many ways, charter schools represent fully privatized …
… month, the commission would be able to ration charter schools in a manner that protects DPS schools … wants to create a “level playing field” between charters and public schools. ForTheRecord says: In 2014, … on the city selling any closed DPS school to a charter school located within a mile of an open district …
… withstood the pressure to limit charter schools in Detroit. They saw … veto power over opening new charter schools, the new House plan … Reform Office: a DPS parent, a charter parent, a charter administrator or board member, and a representative of charter authorizers. There have been …
… Jennifer Granholm ruled on July 19 that charter schools are subject to the state's … increase the costs of construction for charter schools. Granholm's opinion came … Hanley. Granholm said that since charter schools receive public money, they … subject to the Prevailing Wage Act. Charter schools must now seek bids for all …
In this study, we reveal that charters in Michigan are more cost effective … findings are: On average, Michigan charter schools receive about $2,782, or … funding disparity, the average public charter school studied is 32 percent more … earnings of each student, the average charter school generates about $2.63 more …
… of authorization means the charter public school will have to … the largest authorizer of charter public schools, sponsoring … Academies, told MLive 50 charter public schools have been shut … Moorehouse said the fact that charter schools are occasionally shut … one of the positives about charter schools because they are more …
Contents of this issue: Charter school for at-risk students … First Year for Highland Park Charter District Charter School for At-Risk Students … House Michigan may open a charter public school for at-risk … has discussed opening the charter public school with the Muskegon …
… Associated Press claim that public charter schools are increasing segregation … than causing segregation, charter schools are providing an essential … enroll their children in charters because of the painfully … ridiculous to imply that charter schools are to blame. Decades … students. And our state’s public charter schools tend to serve poor …
… over more than 30 public charter schools serving 10,000 students … public school academies chartered by Bay Mills Community College … Patrick Shannon, director of charter schools for BMCC. "Our teachers … college is reviewing new charter school applications and hopes … backgrounds. Bay Mills Charter Schools Academy of Warren …
"Jeff used to be in my office so frequently that he could have had a chair named after him," says Principal Paul Fallon of North Saginaw Charter Academy. Jeff Merchant, the fifth-grader of whom Principal Fallon speaks, readily concurs. "Yeah, I spent a lot of time in Mr. Fallon's office at the beginning …
… bill that would force every charter school in the state to enroll … Report, most of the 4,000 charter school teachers in Michigan currently … employees.) Around 30 percent of charter school teachers — those who … Forcing teachers employed by charter schools to enroll in MPSERS … pension program could bankrupt charter schools and leave charter …
… bill that would force every charter school in the state to enroll … Report, most of the 4,000 charter school teachers in Michigan currently … employees.) Around 30 percent of charter school teachers — those who … Forcing teachers employed by charter schools to enroll in MPSERS … pension program could bankrupt charter schools and leave charter …
… in the current critique of charter schools in this state. The … issue with accountability for charter schools, but according to charter school advocates, that shows … focused on the performance of charter public schools, which represent … students.” There have been 99 charter schools closed since 1997. …
… board voted 6 to 1 to end the charter public school’s authorization … was to expire. Without a charter authorization, Hinoki is ineligible … against revoking Hinoki’s charter. She said she received an … $550,000 in state and federal charter authorization grants. Under … in Michigan serving as a charter school authorizer. Most charter …
… regular school district schools or charters. This power is designed to reduce … traditional school district over charter public schools,” Naeyaert said in … “Someone should ask Detroit’s many charter schools, which have to find enough … commission the power to shut down charters it deems to be weak, but no serious …
… could open the door for more charter public schools within the … one — from certain public charter school operations. If Detroit’s … Peninsula, has authorized two new charter schools to open this fall, … director of the college’s charter schools office. "We want … request for a new Detroit charter school, but "we certainly …
… 30th, became the fifteenth charter school in Michigan to be shut … academy’s authorizer, the Charter Schools Office of Central … their contract — the legal charter to operate from which charter schools derive the name — … other problems — the CMU Charter School Office did what a government …
… throughout the state. Below are the Top 10 public charter high schools. These schools are some of the highest-scoring … among all public high schools. Of the 10 public charter schools listed below, six were ranked among the … School, Riverside Academy, Universal Academy, Excel Charter Academy-Grand River Prep and International Academy …
Cesar Chavez Academy, a public charter school in southwest Detroit, was the second-highest ranked high school on the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's … Elementary and Middle Schools Top 10 Conventional High Schools Top 10 Charter High Schools
… issue: Muskegon Heights charter district under pressure $10M … enrollment Muskegon Heights Charter District Under Pressure MUSKEGON … has threatened to fire the charter school operator if the operator … president of the Muskegon Heights charter school board, told MLive that … Gene Eidelman defended the charter company’s operations, MLive …
… College’s authority to establish charter schools statewide. But if … The college has established charter schools using a state law … such schools. All Michigan charter schools, including those authorized … College’s ability to establish charter schools is challenged in the … boundaries of the college’s chartering authority extend throughout …
… recommending that public charter schools pay more. But higher pension contributions from charter schools would have only a … districts’ cost. Currently, charter schools pay according to the … system, however, because many charter school personnel, including … under contract to the school. Charter school critics are essentially …
… management companies that manage online charter public schools here will make “hundreds … data from the two current online charters now allowed shows the vast majority … reach the $100 million level, online charters would have to enroll more than half … Michigan students currently on online charter waiting lists, the schools would …
… State University approved a charter for Public School Academies … already runs University Prep, a charter started by Thompson in 2000. … million in 2003 to build 15 charter high schools in Detroit, but … Valley State University to charter the schools, with Thompson … of 2007, but will not be a charter, Goss indicated. It will most …
… targets groups that manage charter schools, with the fact that … the state's longstanding charter school cap. This was apparent … remove Michigan's cap on charter schools, essentially opening … focusing on the expansion of charter schools and cyber schools … claimed that four out of five charter schools in Michigan are operated …
… education department to local districts and public charter schools, based on how much a school already receives … poverty funding formula. Public district and charter schools that serve larger concentrations of low-income … School Aid Fund, on which many districts and all charter schools heavily depend. An influx of federal …
… school outside their neighborhood boundaries. Some parents might select charter schools, publicly funded programs that receive autonomy. Parents can choose … Thankfully, however, Ariel’s mom found Grand River Preparatory High School, a charter school with small class sizes. Ariel benefited from the school’s intense …
… that would remove a cap on charter public schools. The original bill that allowed charter schools placed a cap restricting … 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 …
… operating a network. All three of these options would be preferable to local governments trying their hand at competing with the likes of Comcast, Charter, Google Fiber and others.
… oldest and most successful charter public schools. The academy, … with all Michigan public charter schools, Cesar Chavez offers … Chavez isn’t the only public charter school in Michigan that’s … more than 85,000 Michigan charter school students found that … students are learning more in charter schools than their conventional …
… Senate Bill 618, Eliminate charter school cap, allow "privatized" … cap of 150 on the number of charter schools that can be chartered by universities, and allow … community colleges to authorize charters outside their regular district. … The bill would also allow charters to operate the same grade …
… Thanks to the flexibility of charter schools, or public school … setting for Countryside K-9 Charter School in Benton Harbor. Tom … says. Although environmental charter school administrators hope … the idea for environmental charter schools develop? At Countryside, … government schools used to charter their boats for field trips. …
… students at local public charter schools. "It all comes down … the passage of Michigan’s charter school law. Public Act 362 … public school academies, or charter schools. Some 220 charter schools exist in Michigan … impressive in Detroit, where charters are now serving 22.5 percent …
… president, labels the state’s online charter schools a “spectacular failure” and … transfer to a program, operated by a charter school, that primarily takes place … highlighted a criticism from a 2015 Online Charter School Study by CREDO, a research … Herbart argues against letting any charters, including cyberschools, get a little …
… windfall. Conventional districts and charter schools are absorbing an unprecedented … distributed unevenly. District and charter public schools in Detroit combine … low-income student than the average charter school. The district’s total $1.28 … support between DPSCD and the city’s charters, where low-income learners make up …
… for Public Policy. “The fact is that nearly as many students choose a different conventional school district over their own as do those who choose charter public schools,” according to Audrey Spalding, director of education policy and author of the study. “We found that parents utilize Schools of Choice …
… ratings in 2015-16 because students didn’t meet the state testing benchmarks for general education programs. But most of the youths enrolled at these charter schools, not to mention the dozens of other alternative programs run by conventional districts, start out far behind and face uncommon struggles. …
… to supporters of a local charter amendment on the ballot in … making a case for it. The charter amendment his group is backing … the IOUs. The Allen Park charter amendment on this year's ballot … spending are opposed to the charter amendment. He describes them … about people confusing the charter amendment proposal with the …
… news that for the first time a charter school — Michigan Collegiate … game. But McCabe implied that charter schools routinely cheat when … cross-eyed when you mention charter schools and athletics. Many charter schools have checkered reputations … It is believed that some charter schools view Michigan High …
Leading up to the 2010 November elections, Michigan's largest charter school association will be hosting "Meet the Candidate" nights all around the state. The Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA) will feature events in or around Grand Rapids, Midland, Port Huron, Rochester/Auburn …
Today’s CapCon story highlights a student from Cesar Chavez Academy — a charter public school in Detroit — who will be attending one of the top universities in the world next fall. Daniel Felix lives right near the former Southwestern High School in Detroit. Former, because the school was shut down …
… would like to open public charter schools in Michigan but are … Technology, a proposed public charter school for sixth- through … said. So far, like dozens of charter schools in Michigan, Rosewood … on university-authorized charters. Their best chance lies … openings. Capitol Rally Charter school parents, students, …
… of Michigan will have 293 charter schools this school year, … has seen a net loss of five charter schools in Michigan. There were 298 charter schools in 2013-14. In 2011-12, … lifted a cap on how many charter schools could open in the state. There were 256 charters here at the time. The decrease …
… paper offers a critical review of a report published in March by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan titled “Improving Oversight of Michigan Charter Schools and Their Authorizers.”
… is reporting that a major teachers union in Michigan claimed an online charter public school operator made $522 million in profits in 2011, but the company … parental choice and educational options that lifting the cap on cyber charter schools offers here.
… struggling student she was before she found the school. Bay-Arenac is a charter school, one of the few in the state chartered by an intermediate school district. It is an alternative high school, …
… resolution this week that called charter public schools and online … Policy. Berkley’s claim that charter schools and cyber schools … inaccurate, Van Beek said. Charter and cyber schools are nonprofits, … conventional public schools. Charter schools do contract out for … spokesman for The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan …
… Research and Practice claims charter schools managed by education … little to the debate over charter schools. The authors of the study claim that charter schools have "the potential … students are enrolled in charter schools. Even if every single charter school was completely segregated …
… for DPS and Detroit-area charter schools. But significant … educational responsibilities to a charter school, while using existing … converted its schools into charter schools, and revenues from … other school districts and charter schools than would have otherwise … district wholly into a single charter school district, the emergency …
… quietly sabotaging Michigan’s charter schools. Couching their actions as concern over charter school "accountability," Granholm … dollars a year away from charters and give it to the Michigan … for expanded "oversight" of charter schools. The truth is charter schools already are more accountable …
The number of charter schools in Michigan should be expanded, … concludes that competition from charters has helped bring improvements … programs-and that additional charters will bring further improvements, … companies have fueled the charter explosion, the importance … cannot take advantage of charters and are instead forced to …
… Detroit and Flint have top charter enrollment in U.S. Southwest … Detroit and Flint Have Top Charter Enrollment in U.S. DETROIT – Detroit public charter schools enroll more than half … the top-ranked cities for charter enrollment, MLive reports. … students are enrolled in public charter schools. The News reports …
… University to authorize three more charters Superintendent/principal … Confidential,“Contrary to Report, Charter Schools Get Less Money Per … school districts or public charter schools were in deficit, according … University to Authorize Three More Charters MARQUETTE, Mich. – Northern … authorization of three more public charter schools, according to ABC …
… claims about the state’s charter schools during a recent Zoom … Democrat from Saginaw, said that charter schools can pick and choose … special needs children than the charter schools. They have the opportunity … Department of Education, however, charter schools cannot be selective … asks on its website: “May a charter school be selective in its …
… teacher evaluations Michigan charter school law turns 20 High school … Pay,” June 21, 2014 Michigan Charter School Law Turns 20 MARQUETTE, Mich. – Michigan’s first charter school law was passed 20 years … reports. Michigan now has 298 charter public schools, the Journal … school students attend a charter school. “We had, over time, …
… made inaccurate claims about public charter schools. The commission followed … when it erroneously claimed that charter schools do not have to follow some … Public School Academies (PSAs) or charter schools and another for public schools. … system that provides taxpayer money to charter schools without requiring them to …
Charter school advocates are questioning why a letter sent Sept. … targeted their efforts in chartering public school academies, … districts that also establish charter schools. Gov. Granholm begins … academies your institution has chartered." While pointing out that … increase in the number of charter schools that achieved Adequate …
… Schools said that limiting charter schools in the city will be … statements about limiting charters in a TV interview, as reported … stacking the deck against charter schools. The proposed commission … city-owned properties to any charter school that would operate … considerable veto power over any new charter school opening in Detroit. …
… demanding a moratorium on public charter schools. The newspaper’s … “sound research” showing that “charter schools give families a desperately … word takedown of Michigan’s charter schools on Sept. 5, it contained … report found that Detroit’s charter schools should serve as a … and 2012 and found Detroit charter school students benefited …
… school buildings to a public charter school for a period of five … school choice in the form of charters keeps expanding in Detroit … total 77 properties to a charter school that is within one … his role in the future of charter schools in the city. The mayor’s … whether, how many and where new charter schools would be allowed to …
… ‘nation’s report card’ Michigan charter public school teacher of the … Florida,” June 10, 2013 Michigan Charter Public School Teacher of the … East, has been identified as “Charter School Teacher of the Year,” … News. Conner Creek East is chartered by Ferris State University, … named the 2013 Michigan “Charter School Administrator of the …
… program, Options for Youth Charter School (OFY) serves 480 students … 1993, the nonprofit OFY was chartered by the Victor Valley Union … District under Californias charter-school law, which allows charter schools to be operated by … Because OFY operates as a charter school, students may voluntarily …
… has been increasing. So has charter public school enrollment. … students are attending public charter schools this year. But even … they were there because the charter school they wanted to attend … that two-thirds of public charter schools have wait lists. … nonresident students or public charter school students. This total …
… to place her children in a charter public school. She testified … Committee. But currently the state's charter cap is blocking the schoolhouse … keep the cap on Michigan's charter schools. Senate Bill 618 would eliminate the charter cap and is currently in the … 150 university-authorized charter public schools has been in …
… this issue: Large number of charter schools run by for-profit … legislators make? Large Number of Charter Schools Run by For-Profit … organizations operate public charter schools in Michigan, according … organizations running public charter schools in Arizona and Florida. … nation in number of for-profit charter school operators,” Nov. 28, …
… about individual students. Years from now, many students at North Saginaw Charter Academy in Saginaw will probably recall Kathy Watson as that special teacher … Saginaw, is considering adopting the "Making Waves" program in the other charter schools it manages. Meanwhile, North Saginaw plans to add a sixth-grade …
… that was set up in 1994 when charter schools were introduced. … books, computers and buses. Charter schools, however, are public … with public school boards. Charter schools often choose to contract … opt to enroll in the public charter school and the charter school district has to approve …