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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19 New Charter Schools Proposed in Arkansas
Letters of intent for 19 new open-enrollment charter schools have been sent to the Arkansas Department of Education. At least seven of the proposed schools are repeat proposals from last year, when a record 20 were initially proposed. The state legislature recently retained a cap of 24 open-enrollment charter schools. Caroline Proctor of the Arkansas Charter School Resource Center said she must therefore be more selective in selecting schools. "We are trying to look for people who have not just the heart but the capacity to run a charter school," Proctor said.
Source: KATV news, (07/08/2007)
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Wisconsin District with Large Number of Charter Schools Draws Attention and Students
The Appleton School District in Wisconsin has been supportive of charter schools and last year 13 charters were operating within its borders. At a time when many school districts in the state are losing students, Appleton has celebrated increasing enrollment because of its charter schools. Last school year, 879 students, or 6 percent of the district's total enrollment, enrolled in Appleton schools from outside the district. A total of 617, or 70 percent who came into the district attended charter schools. "I think the charter schools have developed a 'wow factor,'" said school board member John Mielke. "We are a leader in the charter school movement and I think people look at what we've done with charters and think: 'Other things must be interesting in that district.'"
Source: Appleton Post Crescent, (07/07/2007)
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Journalist Tracks Democratic Presidential Hopefuls' Support For Charter Schools
Former journalist and charter supporter Joe Williams, who now leads the Democrats for Education Reform, has been closely watching presidential hopefuls and keeping track of their support for charter schools. He writes, "Sen. Hillary Clinton has said many times that she is a strong supporter of charter schools" and "New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told a crowd at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials confab that he supports charter schools." Unlike Clinton, Senator Barack Obama did not tell inform attendees at last week's annual meeting of the National Education Association that he supports charters. Williams notes that "the climate is generally becoming more hospitable for political support" of chartering and that "there is no good reason that any Democratic politician should oppose good charter school laws."
Source: Democrats for Education Reform, (07/04/2007)
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Senator Clinton Offers Some Praise for Charters
At the annual gathering of the National Education Association, Senator Hillary Clinton briefly reminded the 9,000 attendees that she still stands by charter schools. The Democratic presidential contender said "We've got to experiment. We've got to try different approaches." But she added: "We also have to be sure that charter schools do not drain the financial resources from public schools." Clinton has spoken to the NEA about charter schools before. When she expressed her admiration for charter schools at a 1999 NEA meeting, she was greeted with an icy moment of silence.
Source: New York Sun, (07/03/2007)
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New Federal Charter School Legislation Introduced
At the end of June, U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany (R-LA) introduced “The Charter Schools Program Enhancement Act of 2007,” officially inserting the role of charter schools into the discussion about the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind act. Highlights include: continuing support for charter start-ups; providing greater support for the expansion and replication of successful charter models; strengthening the Education Secretary's ability to use grant selection criteria to encourage improvements in state charter laws; allowing charter school authorizers to serve as grant administrators in addition to state education agencies; and creating a national dissemination program to encourage the sharing of charter schools' best practices among public schools across the nation.
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, (06/29/2007)
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Achievement First Expands in Connecticut
Achievement First, which runs five schools in New Haven, CT and five schools in Brooklyn, NY that have won praise for their ability to raise the academic achievement of low-income students, has won approval and funding to operate a new school in Bridgeport, CT this fall. In recommending approval of the application, state Commissioner of Education Mark McQuillan said the new Bridgeport charter school aims to build on and replicate the exceptional performance of Amistad Academy in New Haven. Achievement First-Bridgeport will open Aug. 28 with 84 fifth-graders. Eventually, the school will grow to become a kindergarten through eighth-grade school.
Source: Connecticut Post, (06/29/2007)
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LISC Announces Free Webcast on Charter School Board Self-Assessment
On July 11, from 2-3:30 EST, Mel Gill, an expert in non-profit governance and organizational development, will guide charter school leaders and board members through topics concerning board self-assessment. The webcast is free and registration is available online at the Local Initiatives Support Consortium's webpage.
Source: Local Initiatives Support Corporation, (06/26/2007)
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