… would apply only to any new charter school, given that the conventional … for limiting or eliminating charter schools within the city. Those … (including 53 closed schools) to a charter school if it is within a mile … news stories implied that charter schools had some special advantage … playing” field between DPS and charter schools. This despite the …
… campaign * Poll: Blacks favor charter, private schools * National … union calls for moratorium on charter schools * Military base public … ---------------------------------------------------------------- POLL: BLACKS FAVOR CHARTER, PRIVATE SCHOOLS ---------------------------------------------------------------- … would send their children to charter or private schools, a poll … school and enroll them in a charter or private school. Forty-six …
… Choice enrollment Steelcase donates building to charter public school Superintendents pushing for pre-Labor … Students," Feb. 4, 2013 Steelcase Donates Building to Charter Public School GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Furniture … Jerry Zandstra, co-founder of iCademy, an online charter public school, told the Associated Press. “The …
… Outcomes (CREDO) found Detroit charter students gain an extra 70 … positive side, the state charter school law was reformed in … artificial cap on the number of charters. But there is still clearly … Arkansas found that Michigan charter schools get a bigger student … in closing a funding gap charters face, but they still get …
… passion is the driving force behind Bay-Arenac Community High School, a charter school for "at-risk" students. Superintendent Donlan serves as a teacher, … approximately 100 students at Bay-Arenac, one of the few schools in the state chartered by an intermediate school district. The school caters to 9th through …
Some in the Michigan charter public school community are keeping … a proposal to require all charter school teachers to join the … retirement system. Currently, charter public school teachers who … teachers in Michigan. But charter teachers who are employed … percent of the 4,000-plus charter school teachers in Michigan …
… for the creation of more charter schools overall by exempting … cap of 150 on the number of charter schools that can be authorized … universities. Regardless, few charter schools, particularly those … restriction on the number of charter schools remains.) When I … educator at a premiere Michigan charter public school, I see first …
… schools—and many are doing just that. Over the past two years alone, 15,000 students have left the Detroit school system to seek a better education in charter schools or other districts. As students leave the Detroit system, state money allocated to Detroit schools on a per-student basis leaves with them. …
… this week to require that charter schools pay into the underfunded … House. The vast majority of charter school employees are not enrolled … System, or MPSERS. Out of 294 charter schools in the state, just … The amendment would require charter schools to pay into the pension … Senate Bill 574 would allow charters, for the first time, to get …
… clearly bent on painting public charter schools and inter-district … benefits of attending Michigan charter schools. They should also … for another district or a charter school increased 59 percent … serve to that of the state's charter schools, which also have a … per-pupil spending in Michigan's charter schools changed very little …
… that will raise the cap on cyber charter public schools, according to the … would raise the current cap on cyber charter public schools from two to 15 until … that. Statewide enrollment in cyber charter public schools would be capped at … education panel OKs bid to expand cyber charter schools,” Feb. 8, 2012 FURTHER READING: …
… small exodus of students to a charter school or surrounding public … one of the state's largest charter schools, Summit Academy. With … small district and a large charter schoolmore than one-third … Rock Community Schools, "Charter schools are having an impact. … financial impact of area charter schools on his district as …
… million federal grant to charter schools, with some members … Nearly half of Michigan charter schools that received federal … offer technical assistance to charter schools, especially those … Department of Education. “Charter Schools are public schools … Academies, confirmed that charters schools would receive the …
… failed to expand the number of charter schools, which provide a successful … their feet. Remember that charter schools are public schools … their children. Last year, charter schools in Detroit enrolled … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranked Detroit fifth highest in the nation in charter school "market share." In …
… late on Nov. 29, 2012.) Charter Cable customers accustomed … retransmission-consent fees received from Charter Communications. The retransmission clash between Charter and LIN, a holding company … remains ongoing. In Michigan, Charter pays LIN for the retransmission … area — in this instance, Charter — or other multichannel video …
… alternative. Some students attend charter public schools or take classes … Michigan students attend a charter public school or a school … Approximately 130,000 students attend public charter schools, or less than 10 percent … school students. Many of these charter schools are concentrated in … study, nearly half of Michigan charter school students are in the …
… labor law and practice with special attention paid to how they affect charter schools. The book also contains basic advice on how to maintain good relations between administrators and staff. “There are 230 charter schools in Michigan, and these schools are showing the way forward for …
… staging sickout strikes, charter school students can still … state's association of public charter schools. “Thousands of students … furious. This isn’t happening at charter schools, and it’s no surprise that charter schools are as popular as … unionized, just six of the 302 charter schools in the state have …
… poll conducted by MAPSA, the state's charter school association, found statewide … Center survey found that many public charter school parents, especially those … are not. Take, for example, the charter high school that topped the Center's … eligible for free or reduced lunch. Charter schools are not the only high flyers …
… the end of the decade, four charter schools were operating within … district, with additional charters in the adjoining Melvindale … to leave the district for charter schools or neighboring districts, … ink was barely dry on the charter school legislation," says … Dr. Hughes believes that charter and traditional government …
MIDLAND – The demise of the charter school bill December 30 in the Senate provides … pledge of $200 million for 15 new charter schools in Detroit, and strike a … the legislature approving 15 new charter schools in Detroit, and the state … passed. "With some 70 percent of charter schools in Detroit having waiting …
… looks like. The state enacted a charter school law in 1994, and the first charter school, known in state law as a “public … governing a school through a contract, or charter, had expanded beyond individual schools … the Leona Group, a Michigan-based charter management company, stepped forward. …
… leadership at a Japanese charter public school has turned into … reconstitute the board, revoke the charter or disapprove of their new … Hooghart, president of the Hinoki charter school board, said in an email … is effectively ending the charter school by not renewing the charter's lease in its building. Hooghart …
… T. LANDRY PARISH, La. - A charter public school company headquartered … Lafayette, La., to open Acadiana Charter School, according to the (Louisiana) … under its relatively new charter school law. Plans call for … draft application to open a charter school in the Westminster … (Louisiana) Daily World, "Charter school seeks students," July …
… Michigan Connections Academy, an online public charter school. “When I first heard about the virtual … years that jeopardized the ability of online charter schools to serve students. And both Republican … line-item veto has denied cyber and all other public charter schools the same funding increase provided to …
… student attends a neighborhood public school, a charter school or a school in a different district. To … public schools in New Orleans, reopening them as charter schools. Ten years later, researchers can demonstrate … recover — there are thousands of educators in both charter and traditional public schools dedicated to this …
… critical of the educational reform bills because she said they would expand charter schools and hurt funding for conventional school districts. STEVE COOK, … the Michigan Education Association: $219,376 compensation (2012) Cook said that charter schools pay “private companies” that were “out to make a profit …” The …
… Mosaica Education Inc., a charter public school operator, to … Mosaica’s other Michigan charter schools is cause for optimism that the public charter school operator can help improve … already operates six public charter schools in Michigan, and for … test scores at other Mosaica charter schools in Michigan surpass …
… that a campaign to ration charter schools in Detroit failed … allowed in the city, including charter schools. After an extended … But the claim that the anti-charter school forces in this contest … spearheaded the campaign to limit charter schools. Yet the Skillman … Trust-Midwest was a supporter of the charter-rationing campaign. Skillman …
… system by a 69-22 margin, according to a poll commissioned by the Michigan charter school association. Despite the surface popularity of HB 5526, it needed … learn. A Mackinac Center survey found that 15 percent of 1,500 Michigan charter school parents said they had difficulty finding useful information about …
… Michigan University's online program to train charter school leaders is drawing interest from students … types of jobs for educators, among them running charter schools, directing school turnaround efforts and … Pennsylvania. Kissel already has been contacted by a charter school group in Canada about working there after …
A guide to labor law for charter school staff. This 105-page book explains how Michigan's labor law works and in particular how and why unions are formed. The book also gives advice on how charter schools can maintain good relations between teachers and administrators …
… districts or nearby public charter schools. But thousands of … converting DPS into an all-charter system where individual school … research shows that, on average, charter schools improve education … immediate needs. An all-charter system in a large urban setting … Ten years later, under a charter model, nearly 60 percent of …
… incentives for schools to improve. Arguably the most significant of these was expanding school choice opportunities for all Florida parents through charter public schools, private school vouchers, tuition tax credit scholarships and online learning. Florida invested heavily in school choice, and today …
… low-performing public schools — including charter and conventional schools in Michigan … 2003-04, about 37 percent of Michigan's charter schools were designated as low-performing … among the previously identified charters, 75 percent were still doing badly, … Michigan schools as evidence that the charter sector was "somewhat" more successful …
… Mich. in 1996, is the kind of charter school parents are looking … company, in 1999. The school, chartered by Grand Valley State University … excellent representative for charter schools. "Fran Oleson demonstrates the ways in which charter school teachers are making … with regulations from its charter authorizer (GVSU), often producing …
… local governments from discriminating against charter schools: Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate To expand … government from refusing to sell property to a charter or private school, or from taking other actions … school districts have used to discriminate against charter schools. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" …
… best in the country. He implied that the rise of charter schools in the city has led to the district’s … 22, 1989, Detroit Free Press story. The first charter school in Michigan opened in 1994. The first three charter schools in Detroit opened the following year. …
… progressive blogs and the mainstream media use the political label “for-profit charter school” to imply that public charter schools are somehow uniquely vulnerable to individuals “profiteering” at …
… 147,339 children attending Michigan charter schools in 2019-20 were black, a … the Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office, which found 49.5% of charter school students are black. That compares … recommended giving Michigan public charter schools — which enroll the highest …
… state already provides startup grants to public charter schools on a competitive basis based on the assessed need for a charter school in a particular area, the school’s educational … favoring applications for startup grants for charter schools that are opening near low-ranked schools …
… opposes new proposals for charter public schools and other forms … MEA's vigorous opposition to charter public schools makes a mockery … support for "local control." Charter school proposals currently … details of school operation. Charter schools would have nearly … Furthermore, under Governor Engler's charter school plan, teachers would …
… 300,000 students attend either a charter school or another public school across … protects and represents Michigan Charters. A graduate of Michigan State University, … currently represents more than 90% of charter schools in Michigan and is recognized … advocacy organization on behalf of charter schools in the state. Lunch is free …
… nominee Joe Biden’s plan for charter schools would likely wipe … withhold federal funding for charter schools, according to his … funding for new, expanded charter schools or for charter school renewals on a district’s review of whether the charter will systematically underserve …
DETROIT – Cornerstone Charter Schools will open a new blended learning high school in Detroit this fall, according to Getting Smart. Cornerstone CEO Tom Willis told Getting Smart that the blended learning high school will have a very different staffing structure than conventional high schools. Getting …
A leading national critic of charter schools expressed shock about a national campaign to educate schoolteachers about exercising what the U.S. Supreme Court just recognized as a constitutional right. In a blog post of June 30, Diane Ravitch reacted to an effort to inform teachers of a new ruling that …
… school board members from public, charter, and private schools. Speakers addressed … legislators, and board members from private, charter, and traditional public schools. … were too fierce to allow private, charter, and traditional public school board … resignation over her support for a proposed charter school for minorities. Sandra Nadig, …
… Kaffer recently wrote that charter schools “aren’t doing the … traditional public schools, such as charters or online education, that … encompassed the creation of charter schools, schools of choice … elimination of the cap on charters and repeated attempts to … in March that stated that charter schools in Detroit should …
… amendment would have had charter schools contributing to the … his rationale below for why charters should contribute despite … pre-date the establishment of charter schools. When charter schools began to be created … state, and especially when the charter school cap was removed, it …
… including the option to become a charter school, has been introduced … of becoming some form of charter school. “We know there are going to be more charter schools,” Johnson told MIRS. … should make sure that the charters we get are high-performing charters.” The Michigan Education …
… NAACP are trying to shut down several low-income charter schools in New York City, in the process raising … teachers’ union to file a lawsuit preventing charter schools for the worst-educated city children. … quotes David Hardy, chief executive officer for a charter school in another city: “Look, the issue should …
MARYSVILLE, Mich. - The St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency will charter an online school for dropouts this fall, according to an Op-Ed in the Port Huron Times Herald. Virtual Learning Academy students will take courses offered by Michigan Virtual School, using laptop computers provided …
… his third term to lift the cap on the number of charter schools that can be authorized by state universities. … school would have the autonomy and governance of a charter school. In his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign, Fieger opposed charter schools, freedom schools, and parental school …
… state senators don’t think charter public schools should be allowed … lift a cap on the number of charter schools allowed in the state, … that would have required charter schools to demonstrate student … the district in which the charter is located. That amendment … dialogue about quality with new charter schools,” Sen. Hopgood said …
… fter losing its lease and charter school authorization from … own enrollment, a public charter school in southeast Michigan … Previously operating under a charter and lease from the Livonia … statement, Anne Hooghart, the charter school board's president, … Hinoki will be one of 20 charter schools authorized by the …
… Public School Academies (charter schools) program has been … influence of competition from charter schools and public "schools-of-choice" … Education, it focused on 51 charter schools from all areas of … "the greatest impact of the [charter schools] is that they are … impact of competition from charter schools and whether charter …
… * More students choosing charter schools in Detroit * Editorial: … Editorial: Stop "bashing" charter schools * Detroit reform board … ----------------------------------------------------------------- MORE STUDENTS CHOOSING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN DETROIT ----------------------------------------------------------------- … children are flocking to charter schools in their quest to … public schools - including charter schools - increased about …
… support Michigan’s current charter school law, while 45 percent … the cap on the number of charter schools and 40 percent would … that including lifting the charter cap, expanding schools of … Not in Favor of Eliminating Charter School Cap,” Sept. 27, 2011 … Michigan Capitol Confidential, “Charter School Demand Continues to …
… organization ranks states on a 1-100 percentile based on a state’s record on charter schools, school choice, online learning, teacher quality and transparency. … wish to learn at private schools. But Michigan received a 95-percent for charter schools, a 72-percent for online learning, an 82-percent for teacher quality …
… education in Michigan. Among proposed legislation is the so-called "Right to Teach" bill, as well as a bill that removes limits on the number of online charter schools in the state. For more information, read With Clear Eyes, Sincere Hearts and Open Minds: A Second Look at Public Education in America.
… adjacent medical plaza will become home to a charter public school, medical offices and an assisted … purchased church property near Ypsilanti as a charter expansion site. SOURCE: The Detroit Free Press, … FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Digest, "Charter buys church property," May 1, 2009
… pays a Lansing-area public charter school her greatest compliment. … Public School Academy, a charter school in Lansing where Cain … superintendent for the public charter school, Cain says she wears … what needs to be done. "At charter schools, especially ones that … Academy, another Lansing-area charter. "There were some tears, …
… inter-district choice, and charter schools.[62] Intra-District … charging additional tuition. Charter Schools Charter schools are new kinds of government … students are assigned to charter schools on the basis of the neighborhoods in which they live. Charter schools rely solely on voluntary …
… choice – mostly in the form of charter schools, public school district … was lifted on the number of charter schools in Michigan, which … removing the arbitrary cap on charter schools, which just a few … robotics teams from other charter schools, like the West Michigan … both began attending the charter school in grade school because …
… money and and less money to charter schools. The eight-member … minority students — and less for charter schools. In its Sept. 30 … chooses to send its child to a charter school within the geographic … children enrolled in Michigan charter schools in the 2019-20 school … critical of it wanting to cut charter school funding. “So, when …
… increase funds for classroom * Charter plan would allow 15 more charters in Detroit * Leading schools-of-choice … ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER PLAN WOULD ALLOW 15 MORE CHARTERS IN DETROIT ----------------------------------------------------------------- … new plan to create 15 new charter high schools in Detroit. The …
… several churches have helped to establish public charter schools, at least one prefers working to strengthen … the same type of quality education outside of charter, magnet or schools of choice that can make them … area churches have chosen to help start public charter schools, The News reported, including Perfecting …
… to convert a conventional public school into a charter public school managed by an operator of their … “pulled the trigger” from choosing a for-profit charter school management company to run the converted … investors. In a competitive environment, investors of charter school management companies can only gain if the …
… financing Bay Mills Community College charter schools. Mackinac Center Senior Legal … arguments that were filed against all charter schools in 1994 and rejected by the … state funds to be disbursed to the charter schools authorized by Bay Mills Community … through more dynamic approaches like charter schooling, which is more accountable …
… personally profiting from Michigan charter schools. “As for the implication … from Michigan for-profit charters, that’s a little more complicated,” … family was profiting from charter schools: “Bucholz said the … personally made money off charter schools.” “You can assume … prevents conflict of interest in charter school boards. 45. Can the …
… longer limit the number of charter public schools authorized by state universities, and charter schools authorized by regular … to convert the school to a charter, according to a GOP press … the largest authorizers of charter schools in Michigan, but the … Two-thirds of Michigan’s charter schools have waiting lists, …
… advocated for the 300 new charter schools in Michigan to contribute … districts in Michigan. Requiring charter schools to contribute to MPSERS … policies like our state's charter schools policies have created … highest percent of for-profit charter schools in the US. Our lax charter school policies only exacerbate …
Charter schools are often viewed as competitors to conventional … but as an Isabella County charter school shows, the two can … students. Michigan has 285 charter schools, according to the … unique co-existence between a charter school and a traditional public … foundation opened a different charter school in 1997, but the board …
… or in one of the many area charter schools. My colleagues at … enrolled her two sons in a charter school, explained it best: … educational choices. Not every charter school is great. There is … satisfied and say that the charter school sector has raised the … identified Detroit’s public charter sector as one of four “essential …
… Michigan Constitution in approving and financing charter schools that have been authorized statewide by … even if the MEA appeals the case, the schools chartered by Bay Mills will remain safe from interference … were in court arguing that some 30 Bay Mills charter schools across the state should be defunded, more …
… Education Association’s effort to shutter 32 public charter schools throughout Michigan met with skeptical … against the state of Michigan for financing public charter schools authorized by Bay Mills Community College … union’s attempts to shut down Bay Mills public charter schools can be found at educationreport.org. The …
… Jalen Rose told the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that his new charter public school will help kids catch up academically, according to the Detroit … consideration, including lifting the cap on the number of university-authorized charter public schools in Michigan. The school year at Jalen Rose Academy will …
… the city for building 15 charter schools. “The current statute … school employee union to the charter school bill was a major factor … research suggesting the Thompson charter schools could have improved … of students in Michigan’s charter schools on the state’s MEAP … Teachers had objections to the charter bill did not cancel out that …
… High School where Daniel would have gone had the charter public school not been an option for him. It … culminating in the elimination of the arbitrary cap on charter schools two years ago. The differences between … Education Plan Looks To Shut Down Successful Charter Public Schools New Report Card Compares High …
… DeWitt and Benzie County Central Schools, two charter schools (the Michigan Technical Academy and the … and the International Academy of Flint are two charter public schools posting spending online. "[A]s a public charter school, all of our financial information is publicly …
… policymakers made it possible for more parents to choose a full-time online schooling option by increasing the enrollment caps in so-called “cyber charter schools.” But there is much more they could do to make more of these opportunities available to more students. Current administrative rules restrict …
… public school academies, or charter schools. According to the … percent of Michigan's 186 charter schools converted from existing … asked for and received a charter from Central Michigan University. … an existing school into a charter school can be quite complicated. … occur in the transition to a charter school. Woodland's student …
… to learn about Michigan’s charter schools and how they are improving … them low-income — who attend charter schools in Michigan. In addition … countless stories about how charter schools have benefited Michigan … common myths associated with charter schools, such as the myth that charter schools perform worse on average …
… reads: "MI taxpayers helping charter school management companies … attacking the mostly non-union charter schools — which are competing … laws prevent “for-profit” charter school operators “from using … has consistently criticized charter schools, insinuating that … “It’s true that ‘for-profit’ charter companies receive money to …
… media story claiming U.S. charter schools are “among the nation's … “vastly over-represented.” “US charter schools put growing numbers … ongoing criticism of public charter schools. Once criticized for … school official to cite the "charter schools are segregated" narrative. … to for profit online and charter schools that don't face the …
… some of the city's most successful charter schools said Thursday that preliminary … of University Prep High School, a charter public school that promises to graduate … News, "DPS looks at partnership with charter school founder," June 18, 2009 FURTHER … Education Digest, "Another U Prep charter to open," May 22, 2009
… informed consent. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" Senate Bill 574, Let charter schools get some ISD enhancement millage money: passed 55 to 52 in the … to conventional public school districts to also be shared with public charter schools within the ISD's territory. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" …
More than 40 supporters joined the Mackinac Center for its “Making Waves” sunset dinner cruise aboard the Princess Wenonah charter boat on July 18. As guests traveled along the Saginaw River through Bay City, they saw riverfront areas used for everything from retail stories, parks and homes to marinas, …
… the city to attend public charter schools outside its city limits. Some charter schools bus students out, … Detroit conventional and charter public schools the coalition … ignores the rigorous work many charter schools undertake to find … best location for a school. Charter schools may even consider …
… nonpayment. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" Senate Bill 574, Let charter schools get some ISD enhancement millage money: Passed 23 to 14 in the … to conventional public school districts to also be shared with public charter schools within the ISD district. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" House …
… the City of Warren's case against the public charter school's development, according to C&G News. … "State high court denies appeal in battle over charter school," Sept. 15, 2009 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Report, "Charter report favorable, state board wants more," Feb. …
