On average, the funding gap between charter schools and traditional schools is 22 percent, or $1,800 per pupil. The average charter school ends up with a total funding shortfall of nearly half a million dollars.
Source: Charter School Funding: Inequity’s Next Frontier
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Jon Meacham, Editor of Newsweek, to Keynote at 2007 National Charter Schools Conference
Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham will be the kickoff keynote speaker at the 7th National Charter Schools Conference, set for April 24 – 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More than 3,000 charter school colleagues will convene in the "Land of Enchantment" to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the movement and to hear Meacham's global outlook for educating students in the next 15 years and beyond. Meacham joins Kevin Johnson, former NBA basketball star and Founder/Chairman of the Board of St. HOPE Academy Charter School, as conference keynotes. Go to the conference website to register, make hotel reservations, and find out how to sign up for graduate credits/CEUs or to participate in the Virtual Career Fair. Hosted by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the conference will feature more than 120 breakout sessions, focusing on Quality, Policy, Advocacy and Capacity. For questions, e-mail nationalconference@publiccharters.org or call 206-463-3344.
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, (11/09/2006)
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Several Charters Receive Initial Approval in Indiana
Up to 10 new charter schools could receive full approval in Indiana in the next year, including three in Indianapolis. The initial approvals come a week after IPS Superintendent Eugene White called for Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and Ball State University to temporarily stop creating charter schools because they attract district students. Neither Peterson nor Ball State officials have shown signs of slowing down the growth of charter schools. "We have a strong system here," said Daniel Roy, director of Peterson's charter schools office. "We will keep adding schools to keep the system strong." "Any moratorium on charter schools would jeopardize the quality of public education in Indiana in the future," said Ron Gibson, a city-county councilman who advises the mayor's charter schools board. "Parents deserve choices, and kids deserve opportunities. Charter schools are providing those."
Source: Indianapolis Star, (11/06/2006)
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Charter Schools May Replace Struggling District Schools in Chicago
Four charter schools are being recommended to the Chicago Public Schools board for approval to replace low-performing schools in under-served neighborhoods. The proposals for the three elementary charter schools and one high school were chosen out of 51 entries, said Jeanne Nowaczewski, senior director of recruitment for the district. The board is expected to vote on the charter schools November 16 following a series of public hearings. If approved, the charters would join the school board's ongoing Renaissance 2010 initiative, which calls for 100 new schools by 2010.
Source: Chicago Tribune (free registration required), (11/06/2006)
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New Charter Schools Interactive Database Released in California
This week, California's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell unveiled a new Web tool to help the public more easily locate and obtain vital information on charter schools in their communities. Users can scroll over a county and link to reports on each county's charter schools, including information on academic performance, addresses, grade levels served, types of programs offered, and if available, links to individual charter school Web sites.
Source: O.C. Register, (11/06/2006)
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Fight Continues in Hawaii Over Charter School Director's Firing
The Hawaii Board of Education is resisting an opinion that instructs the board to "immediately" disclose how its members voted when James Shon was fired as executive director of the Charter School Administrative Office. The board dismissed the popular director in a closed-door session in September and no official reason was given for the firing. Right-to-know advocates suspect the board is waiting until after this week's election to act, preventing voters from knowing which members supported or opposed Shon's oversight of the state's 27 charter schools. Last week, the state Office of Information Practices said public records laws require the board to disclose "the motions made and the votes cast by individual members" in its Sept. 7 executive meeting.
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, (11/04/2006)
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Increased Push to Raise Cap in North Carolina
The North Carolina League of Charter Schools has kicked off a campaign to raise the cap on charters as a solution for overcrowding problems in some school districts. Ninety-nine charters have been approved and state law limits the number of charter schools to 100 or fewer. "The charter school community can handle the overflow of new students ... and it will cost the taxpayers nothing," said Philip Adkins of the NC League of Charter Schools.
Source: News 14 Carolina, (11/03/2006)
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American Indian Public Charter School to Receive Blue Ribbon Award
The American Indian Public Charter School is the first public education institution in Oakland, California to be named a Blue Ribbon School since the prestigious national recognition program began in 1982. It will be among 250 private and public schools honored in Washington, D.C., this week for dramatic test score gains. The charter middle school opened in 1996 to boost the low academic performance of Oakland's Native American students and has received much attention in part because of the unique and tough discipline strategies of Principal Ben Chavis. Nearly 90 percent of the student's population comes from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Its Academic Performance Index score has more than doubled since 2001 and its test scores are now among the highest in the state.
Source: Alameda Times Star, (11/03/2006)
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Fordham Foundation in Ohio Gets Tough with Sponsored Schools
In October, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and other national charter school advocates released a report calling for the immediate identification of schools that are not meeting academic requirements. Last week, the foundation, a sponsor of charter schools in Ohio, cited three of its charter schools for neglecting to follow their education plans and not having proof of criminal background checks on all employees. The board of the schools has 10 business days to submit an action plan to solve the problems or face closure. As part of that plan, the schools must agree to allow Fordham to monitor all state testing in the spring and agree to an academic audit. Compliance issues must be addressed by December 1 and academic issues must be addressed by March 15. If the corrective action is satisfactory, Fordham can remove the schools from probationary status. Edward Burdell, president of the schools' board, said the board needs time to review Fordham's probation notice, but seemed confident the schools will attempt to stay open.
Source: The Enquirer, (11/02/2006)
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