… 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. …
… committee Tuesday signed off on bills allowing more charter public schools, alternative teacher certification … classroom more quickly, AP reported, while the charter school measure would allow charter operators that have demonstrated success to expand …
LANSING, Mich. - New charter and cyber schools, state takeover of failing schools, an end to some union … of failing schools and also allow high-quality charter public schools to become "Schools of Excellence" … Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Great Charter School Debate," Dec. 21, 2009
… a singular lack of initiatives. 4. The governor’s handling of a $200 million proposal by Plymouth philanthropist Robert Thompson to build 15 charter schools in Detroit was her biggest leadership failure of the year. The children of Detroit are the losers because she did not stand up to the mayor …
… On Sept. 14, 2011, former University of Michigan and NBA star Jalen Rose testified before the Michigan Senate Education Committee about his new charter school and his desire to create more educational opportunities for families in the Detroit area. Rose's remarks included his feelings about teacher …
… Who Voted "No" Senate Bill 249, Ban government discrimination against charter schools in property sales: Passed 60 to 47 in the House To prohibit a school district or local government from refusing to sell property to a charter or private school, or taking other actions designed to keep these potential …
… North Saginaw Academy, a charter school in Saginaw. Checker … Lansing have in mind for you as charter schools. We know that this … "accountability-via-regulation," charter schools are also being held … students, and communities. As charter schools, we have accepted … While the theory is that charter schools are less regulated …
WYOMING, Mich. - Several former charter public school teachers say they will … High School, an alternative academy chartered by the Wyoming district, according … the district learned last year that charter school employment does not lead to … provision in the law is designed to give charter schools more flexibility. The teachers …
The New York Times Magazine ran an article critical of charter schools and mischaracterized school finances in Michigan. The article repeated a myth that districts serving poor communities are not funded as well as those in more affluent ones. The author, Mark Binelli, didn’t appear to completely grasp …
… doubt. Even though public charter schools are more likely to … district, Whitmer singled out charters with her fall 2019 veto of … with the Legislature to put charters’ formula funding back on … in discriminating against charter schools, it would shortchange … advantage over the city’s charters after the CARES Act by taking …
… Michigan House to take up charter school bill * Disabled students … credit cards * California charters on par with traditional schools … MICHIGAN HOUSE TO TAKE UP CHARTER SCHOOL BILL ---------------------------------------------------------------- … the cap on the number of charter schools in the state is headed … 350 university-sponsored charter schools by 2012, including …
… in unionizing private and charter school teachers. We then compared … but only five out of 139 charter schools and only 2 of more … totally unable to organize charter and private school employees. … in a Michigan private or charter school helps create a non-dues-paying … change their approach to charter and private schools. Why …
… Jackson-area teacher has been named Michigan's charter school Teacher of the Year, while educators from … of Public School Academies at its 11th annual Charter Schools Conference, The Jackson Citizen Patriot … Patriot, "DaVinci teacher is named tops among charter schools," Nov. 6, 2008 FURTHER READING: The Mackinac …
… would like to open public charter schools in Michigan but are … of Jackson Learning Lab, a charter public school committed to … experience in public, private and charter school settings, believes … students attending elementary charters who want their children to continue in a charter setting, according to letters …
… 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 …
… public schools. The state's charter school and public schools-of-choice … loss of students to two area charter schools and elsewhere. "We … only lost 300 students to charter schools and they were expecting … public demand for a third charter school in the Kalamazoo area. … The burgeoning number of charter and private schools, along …
… with children enrolled in public charter schools. Asked why they opted for … public school and enrolled them in the charter school where they would be safe." … from home can be a lifesaver. Yet charter schools — be they online or brick-and-mortar — are not a panacea. Some charters report having their own share of …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * State allows new charter schools * Report finds students' … ----------------------------------------------------------------- STATE ALLOWS NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS ----------------------------------------------------------------- LANSING, Mich. – Seven new charter schools will open next fall … assign school codes to seven charter schools. Bay Mills Community College chartered the schools, set to open …
DETROIT - University Preparatory High School, a charter public school in Detroit, will pay nearly the full cost of the first year of college for any of … Nov. 7, 2009 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Digest, "Another U Prep charter to open," May 22, 2009
… transportation to SOC students. (This is not a problem with regards to charter schools, another popular public school option in Michigan: Charters are more likely to enroll low-income students than conventional districts.) …
… New York parents happy with charter schools * Legislature approves … reforms * Washington, D.C. charter school closes itself for poor … NEW YORK PARENTS HAPPY WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK, N.Y. - Parents of charter school students in New York … extremely satisfied with charters, according to a new survey. …
… received 71 official proposals from conventional public schools, public charter schools and intermediate districts. When partnering organizations are counted, … preschools to cities, unions, foundations, churches and corporations. One charter school applicant is the Dearborn-based Advanced Technology Academy. They …
PORT HURON, Mich. - About 270 inmates in the St. Clair County jail have earned General Education Diplomas through Intervention Academy, a charter public school that operates within the facility, according to the Port Huron Times Herald. The number of participants has grown rapidly since the school …
… election crime Lawsuit against charter may be at end Gibraltar: Drug … 7, 2009 LAWSUIT AGAINST CHARTER MAY BE AT END WARREN, Mich. … Warren's case against the public charter school's development, according … denies appeal in battle over charter school," Sept. 15, 2009 FURTHER … Michigan Education Report, "Charter report favorable, state board …
… selling drink-mix powder * Charter school closing seen as success for charter movement ----------------------------------------------------------------- … ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSING SEEN AS SUCCESS FOR CHARTER MOVEMENT ----------------------------------------------------------------- … closing of a failing Chicago charter school is proof of how well …
… reasons parents choose a charter public school over their conventional … Schools boundaries attend a charter school or another conventional … 1,027 students who chose a charter school over Ann Arbor Public … should take the phenomenon of charter schools very seriously," school … to lure back students from charter schools, other districts," …
… plan ultimately takes effect?" That's where the rubber hits the road: Charter schools-new public schools that can be created by universities, community … teacher tenure and certification were minimal and confined to the new charter schools. Incredibly, schools came through the debate with about a 9 percent …
… officials may not embrace charter schools as competition for … seems to like the “sound” of charter schools, even if they can’t replicate the charter success. Here’s a quick quiz: Pick out the lone charter high school among these four … Public Schools. They are not charter schools, although DPS has …
… compulsory unionism happened in charter schools, although school boards … can do the same. Why are charter schools leading the way in … Michigan education. First, charter schools attract teachers who … government schools. Second, charter schools must earn the attendance … children aren't assigned to charter schools based on residence. …
… public school districts and charter schools account for nearly … Detroit Public Schools for charter schools or other public schools … children may be attending charter schools outside the county, … students left DPS in favor of charters and other public schools … large percentage end up in charter schools … and neighboring …
… platform, according to The Detroit News. The teachers want to open their own charter school modeled after the Los Angeles Green Dot Schools, an editorial in … place Nov. 24-26. Green Dot Schools is a nonprofit network of unionized charter high schools that The News said are radically different and more effective …
… give students head start * Charter school authorizers perform … readily embrace reforms like charter schools, alternative teacher … ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS PERFORM … grades for the work of their charter school authorizers, which oversee the activities of charter schools and hold them accountable …
… House approves time limit on charter school decisions * Virus disrupts … schools must either reopen as a charter school or be taken over by … https://www.freep.com/news/education/skuls12_20030412.htm Detroit News, "Charter schools fail, too," April … HOUSE APPROVES TIME LIMIT ON CHARTER SCHOOL DECISIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------- … code within 30 days to any charter school that submits an application. …
… headquarters * Commentary: Charter schools still misunderstood … ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTARY: CHARTER SCHOOLS STILL MISUNDERSTOOD … director of the Massachusetts Charter School Association, outlines 10 myths about charter schools he says the Massachusetts … to halt the expansion of charter schools and to lobby for cuts …
… customer-service focus for schools * Charter school commission's recommendations … schools * Notice: National Charter Schools Week ~ April 29 - … ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS … report of the Commission on Charter Schools, which recommended … government oversight of Michigan's charter schools as the condition of …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Charter school bill passes Michigan … ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOL BILL PASSES MICHIGAN … universities would be able to charter 300 additional public school … universities to open a maximum of 30 charter schools each year for the … decade, Michigan would have 450 charter schools, including the current …
… receive merit pay * Commentary: Charter school decision ignores the … ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTARY: CHARTER SCHOOL DECISION IGNORES THE … refusing to authorize seven charter schools so they can receive … aid payments for seven new charter schools set to open in the … staffed to provide oversight of charters, and that Bay Mills has failed …
… attempt to burden, eliminate charter schools * REPORT: 6 million … ATTEMPT TO BURDEN, ELIMINATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ----------------------------------------------------------------- … reveals the MEA's bias against charter schools, according to the … order to limit the growth of charter schools and to impose further … would increase the number of charters in Michigan, but limit the …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Senate may vote on charter school plan in late December … ---------------------------------------------------------------- SENATE MAY VOTE ON CHARTER SCHOOL PLAN IN LATE DECEMBER … Dec. 30 to try to add 15 charter high schools to Detroit over … Detroit's mayor to grant charters for three schools each year … be replaced by a statewide charter plan – rather than a quick …
… where parents had a chance to comparison shop among 46 public, private and charter schools gathered together for the event, according to the Detroit Free … scores. She also has looked at other DPS elementary buildings as well as charter schools, she told the Free Press. A second fair took place Feb. 5 and …
… of laptop program cost * Charters outperform traditional schools … ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTERS OUTPERFORM TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS … A recent study found that charter schools outperform traditional … Manhattan Institute, found that charter school student scores on reading … similar student populations in charter and public schools. It covered …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Detroit plan for 15 charter schools fails * Warren Consolidated … ---------------------------------------------------------------- DETROIT PLAN FOR 15 CHARTER SCHOOLS FAILS ---------------------------------------------------------------- … that would have added 15 charter high schools to Detroit over … Detroit's mayor to grant charters for three schools each year … session following the vote, the charter bill and all other pending …
… advertise to compete with charters * President Bush touts D.C. … ADVERTISE TO COMPETE WITH CHARTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- … district and chose local charter schools. The marketing campaign, … leaving the district to attend charter schools and to bring dissatisfied … say they must compete with charters in order to be able to perform …
… conventional public schools to charter public schools, without altering … how: the average Michigan charter school spends $2,200 less … per pupil, on average, than charter schools. Sum up the savings … taxpayers from a mass district-to-charter exodus and it comes to $3.5 … pupil-teacher ratio for every charter public school and every conventional …
… federal education money under the "Race to the Top" program, new legislation in Michigan could help improve education by opening the door for more charter public schools and using student achievement as a starting point for teacher merit pay. But Michigan's Public Employment Relations Act could stand …
… panel recommends lifting charter cap * Detroit schools to toughen … PANEL RECOMMENDS LIFTING CHARTER CAP ---------------------------------------------------------------- … state-appointed Commission on Charter Schools is expected to allow for new charter schools, while imposing more … proposed allowing 130 new charter schools by 2007, plus another …
… Editorial calls for increase in charter cap * Michigan students have … Catholic schools but with charter schools," said Detroit Public … EDITORIAL CALLS FOR INCREASE IN CHARTER CAP ---------------------------------------------------------------- … that would allow for more charter schools in the state. The … Washington, D.C., which shows that charter schools are promoting fundamental …
… Department of Education with poor charter school oversight * National … DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH POOR CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------- … authorizers of Michigan's 185 charter schools. Most charter schools are authorized by … of teachers at Michigan's charter schools were not properly …
… education budget problems hurt charter school enrollment * Editorial: … EDUCATION BUDGET PROBLEMS HURT CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT --------------------------------------------------------------- … caused a decline in both charter school enrollment and in the number of charters nationwide. Several states … have had trouble opening new charters due to legal limits and financial …
… send Granholm scaled-down charter school bill * Teacher shortage … SEND GRANHOLM SCALED-DOWN CHARTER SCHOOL BILL ---------------------------------------------------------------- … for a more comprehensive charter school bill, majority Republicans … Wednesday that would allow 15 new charters in Detroit to be paid for … college that currently can open charter schools in any district in …
… revenues or population growth. Charter schools — known in Michigan … First authorized in 1994, charter schools are independently … enroll their children. While charter school enrollment consistently … instead in a district or charter school, the total 2018 public … school choice, enrolling in charter schools or neighboring districts, …
… Dec 2011 Lifted cap on charter schools Legislators and the … cap on the number of public charter schools. Mackinac Center scholars … 2020-present 1988 Pioneered charter schools The Mackinac Center … institution to recommend charter public schools. The Michigan … one of the nation’s first charter school laws in 1993, meaning …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Survey: Charter schools get high marks * Engler … ----------------------------------------------------------------- SURVEY: CHARTER SCHOOLS GET HIGH MARKS ----------------------------------------------------------------- … percent of Michiganders support charter schools, according to a new … showed strong support for charters, particularly from adults … kids' education, and they see charters as being a quality public …
… "neighborhood schools" * Charter commission expected to report … ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER COMMISSION EXPECTED TO REPORT … The Michigan Commission on Charter Schools is expected to issue … the state should allow more charter schools and to whom charter schools should be accountable. …
… schools from competing with charters ---------------------------------------------------------------- … SCHOOLS FROM COMPETING WITH CHARTERS ----------------------------------------------------------------- … inflation-adjusted dollars. According to charter school advocates, this cash … otherwise have to compete with charter schools in their midst. Consequently, the presence of charters is not improving educational …
… obtain funding * Report: Charter schools have more teachers … ----------------------------------------------------------------- STUDY: CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE MORE TEACHERS … released last week claims that charter schools have more teachers … Education Policy Center, says charter school students are "generally … it ignores evidence that charter schools are succeeding. For …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Charter schools cost less, study finds … ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOLS COST LESS, STUDY FINDS ----------------------------------------------------------------- LANSING, Mich. – Charter schools cost $1,036 less per … public school people that charter schools cost money," said … Jim Barrett. The study says charter schools cost less because …
… 75% of conventional school districts and all charter schools received the same minimum foundation allowance … districts tend to be larger. Thus, including charter schools in the calculation, 88% of students bring … foundation allowance. In 2020, school districts and charter schools across Michigan together received nearly …
… ----------------------------------------------------------------- * House rejects charter cap increase * Michigan Gubernatorial … ---------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE REJECTS CHARTER CAP INCREASE ---------------------------------------------------------------- … nearly doubled the number of charter schools in the state over … restrictions it would impose on all charters, has historically opposed the charter school movement. The bill …
… Granholm should support Detroit charter bill ---------------------------------------------------------------- … GRANHOLM SHOULD SUPPORT DETROIT CHARTER BILL ----------------------------------------------------------------- … providing Detroit with 15 new charter high schools. DeVos believes … "Time to Stop Beating Up on Charter Schools," November 2002 https://www.mackinac.org/4864 … Center for Public Policy, "Charter Schools Don't Need More Michigan …
… action at this time. House Bill 4019 (Eliminate charter school cap) Introduced by Rep. Tom McMillin (R), to eliminate the cap on the number of charter schools chartered by state universities. The current cap is 150 …
… students, extra funding * Charter schools ordered to do criminal … ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOLS ORDERED TO DO CRIMINAL … GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A local charter school has been ordered by … which controls the school's charter. "We take very seriously … oversight role of our 57 charter schools and this is a very …
… Awards to schools * STUDY: Privately managed charters improving student test scores * Union's may be … --------------------------------------------------------------- STUDY: PRIVATELY MANAGED CHARTERS IMPROVING STUDENT TEST SCORES ---------------------------------------------------------------- HILLSDALE, Mich. - Students who attend charter schools managed by National Heritage Academies …
… scores up, verbal down * Charter schools take "problem" students, … little: vouchers in Milwaukee, charter schools in Michigan, and charter schools in Arizona. For Michigan … even a very modest amount of charter school competition (the possibility … significant amount. Greater charter school competition raises …
… to take tougher classes * Charter school attendance steady in … 14 school districts and 35 charter schools in Wayne County, warning … --------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE STEADY IN … figures show mid-Michigan's charter schools are holding their … enrollment at the area's 10 charters and at the much bigger school …
… those allocated to address the effects of COVID-19, further reduce incentives for districts to pursue this cost-saving approach. Under state law, charter schools have the additional authority to contract out for instructional services.[59] More than 90% of them already take significant advantage of …
… much better financially in recent years than the state’s districts and charter schools. ISDs receive a small amount of foundation allowance funding for … and are less likely to be fully served if they enroll in a local public charter school. This disparity is not evident in Michigan’s other highly populated …
… who are content to hold other people’s children captive to poorly run government schools while sending their own children to the best private and charter schools out there. And most importantly, he equips readers with the ability to make sure the potent forces of the educational industrial complex don’t …
… of the total funds collected by districts and charters came in the form of foundation allowance dollars. … pupil in 2020. Yet on average, districts and charters took in more than $1,000 per pupil more from … [*] In 2007-08, Michigan school districts and charter schools took in $12.147 billion through the foundation …
… push for better grades * Two charter schools close * Bonuses Never … profit and expanding. Its 32 charter schools in four states are … year. "We were the first charter company in the country to … SOURCE: Lansing State Journal, "Charter school firm boasts success," … ----------------------------------------------------------------- TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS CLOSE ----------------------------------------------------------------- …
… Prevailing Wage Ordinance District Refuses to Sell Unused Building to Public Charter School — Despite Receiving $250K Asking Price Muskegon Health Care Workers … Town Police Chief Public School District 'Strikes Out' on Criticism of Charter Public Schools 'Crying Wolf' on Teacher Layoffs October Physics vs. …
… pushed even more families to choose schooling outside publicly funded options. Regardless of how many students return to conventional districts and charter schools after the pandemic is officially over, declining birth rates predict the larger trend to continue into the foreseeable future.[5] The unique …
… number of students served. Created by Proposal A, the foundation allowance guarantees a floor of basic financial support for school districts and charter schools. Dollars distributed by the state fund the remaining portion of the foundation allowance not otherwise funded by a local 18-mill tax on businesses …
Charter schools and other alternative educators could have a … restriction in an attempt to keep a charter school, Detroit Achievement … wanted to sell it to Smitley’s charter school, but a deed restriction … legislators with information about charter schools and the effect of … tearing down buildings so that charter or parochial schools can’t …
… much less than the state average: charter schools. Unlike conventional public school districts, charter schools can’t raise extra money for … top middle schools in the state are charter schools operated by National Heritage … elementary schools in Detroit are charter schools, even when compared to schools …
… and a variety of relatively minor things. The report also looked at how charter schools and conventional public schools spent their funds differently. The data suggests that charter schools focused more resources addressing learning losses based on the …
… post-recession budget challenges.[51] Yet, by that time the number of districts under financial distress had already started to wane. From 50 districts or charter schools in deficit at the end of June 2013, the number dropped to 38 two years later.[52] Conditions have improved even more since: According to the …
… may limit a student’s ability to access certain schools, often public charter schools, within its regional boundaries. Instead, the state should guarantee … of where they live. Those dollars should reach any chosen district or charter school within or beyond the ISD. One legislative proposal would require …
… student-enrollment-counts-report. 11 For example, see Valerie Strauss, "How Charter Schools in Michigan Have Hurt Traditional Public Schools, New Research … https://www.mischooldata.org/historical-special-education-enrollment. 34 Ben DeGrow, “More to Charter Special Ed Gap than Meets the Eye” (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, …
Case studies of how school districts in Michigan's largest county are responding to competition from charter schools and public "schools-of-choice"
… “Improving Oversight of Michigan Charter Schools and Their Authorizers,” … describes a lot about how charter school authorizing works, … current public oversight of charter schools and their authorizers … such, readers only learn that charter school oversight needs to … schools in Michigan and for charter schools in other states. …
… effects for students attending charter schools in Michigan. It is the most rigorous study of charter schools ever done in this … of the nation's leaders in charter school policy and performance. … other study of Michigan's charter schools comes close to matching … study compared students in charters to their peers in local public …
… increase by 13.3 percent the cash pension benefits of certain school employees who retire by July 1 (twice the amount the governor proposed); force all charter school employees into the conventional schools' traditional pension system; and allow some "retired" teachers to collect a pension while continuing …
… public school to attend a charter school. On average, Michigan … they opt to attend a public charter school. Yet, we find that charters across the state are more … In particular, children in charters gain substantially more academic … them than those in TPS, and charter schools produce 36 percent …
… schools of their own choosing. Charter schools are one of the most … choice in the United States. Charter schools are open and free … students. If oversubscribed, charters are typically required to … ability.[2] Since the first public charter school law passed in Minnesota in 1991, enrollment in charters has grown to over 2.9 million …
… Herald Palladium claiming charter schools spend considerably … the MEA’s take implies that charter schools aren’t putting as … Van Beek points out that charter schools have more instructional … The pupil-teacher ratio for charters is 20-to-1, versus 22-to-1 … conventional public schools over charter schools in financial analyses …
… and practices pertaining to charter schools, with particular focus on charter school authorizers. But the … oversight used for public charter schools. For instance, in … can revoke an authorizer’s charter with a school.[18] A similar … “state government oversight of charter schools” that explains all …
… school districts and public charter schools, but the difference … data. The average salary for charter school teachers was $42,864,[1] … only about 15 percent of charter schools. Most charters contract with educational … their teachers, and these charters do not report spending money …
… Expenditure Report” and aggregate charter and conventional district … funding differences.[10] Each charter school is recognized and directly … school academy.”[11] Because charters are recognized and funded … cities in Michigan in 2014-15. Charter schools operate in 92 of these … equivalent students in public charter schools and TPS in 2016, representing …
… year. The make-up of certain school improvement committees. Whether to participate in Schools of Choice and to what extent. Whether to authorize a charter school. The use of volunteers in schools. Decisions concerning the use and staffing of pilot programs. Decisions about the use of technology for instructional …
… from the state treasury, on charter schools. The article included … to slow the growth of new charter schools and the expansion of existing charters, which are contributing to … DPS has seen big losses, charter schools have flourished, despite … children in Detroit attend charters in the city or in surrounding …
… district schools, meaning charter schools, on average, receive … that children in Michigan charter schools received about $2,782, … examined revealed a public charter school funding disadvantage, … in a city where a public charter funding disadvantage existed. … especially alarming given that charters in Michigan serve a substantially …
… differences in CAP scores. Charter schools in almost all Michigan … of the cities have public charter schools outperforming TPS … scores for TPS — 99.80 — and charters — 99.60 — are virtually identical, … lead some to believe that charters add no value. However, this … graphic below illustrates this. Charter schools located in cities …
