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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National Charter Schools Conference (New Orleans, June 22-25)
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will host the 2008 National Charter Schools Conference from June 22-25 in New Orleans, LA. "Still We Rise: Achieving Academic Excellence at Scale" is the conference theme, reflecting the growth of quality public charter schools across America. The theme has special resonance in New Orleans, which boasts the nation's largest percentage of public charter school enrollment. Register for the conference or apply to sponsor/exhibit at http://www.nationalcharterconference.org. The conference is the largest gathering of charter school operators and proponents in the nation. Geoffrey Canada, President and Chief Executive Officer for the Harlem Children's Zone, will offer the keynote speech. Attendees will learn and share best practices, discuss national and state policy issues, have the opportunity to volunteer at local charter schools, and enjoy special events featuring New Orleans traditions, food and music! Questions? Call 206-463-3344 or e-mail nationalconference@publiccharters.org.
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, (03/01/2008)
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Arizona Charter Schools Settle Lawsuit on Curriculum
An October 15th settlement grants Arizona charter schools more flexibility when determining their curricular timelines, as long as they cover all the state required academic content eventually. The settlement's terms, announced jointly by the parties, permit the plaintiff schools to request alternative time frames for teaching state required social studies topics. The agreement, however, allows each party to resume the lawsuit if their goals and expectations are not met. The parties to the lawsuit issued a joint statement announcing the settlement. "This is a win-win for both sides: defendants can continue universal application of state standards, and the plaintiff schools will be able to continue teaching their proven curricula,'" the statement said.
Source: Arizona Capitol Times, (10/15/2007)
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Denver Catholic Leaders Mull Conversion of School to Charter Status
Denver may soon find itself part of a national debate over whether faith-based schools can or should become public charter schools. Leaders of Escuela de Guadalupe, a small Catholic dual-language school, say that if the school's finances do not improve they will seek to become a public charter school. In recent years, dioceses in other cities have discussed converting their schools to charters, and eight Catholic elementary schools in D.C. may soon undergo conversion. While some worry that converted schools will be too closely linked to religion, Jim Griffin of the Colorado League of Charter Schools says a faith-based school that drops its religion status and abides by all laws of the public school district is not the same school as before. "What was once private is now public," he said.
Source: Denver Post, (10/13/2007)
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More University-run Charter Schools Emerge
Higher education institutions are operating a small but growing number of charter schools. The University of Chicago runs four charters and hopes to open another elementary school soon. Others that have started their own charters include Stanford University, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of New Orleans. A sizable number of other universities, meanwhile, serve the charter school movement as authorizers, rather than directly running the schools. "America has some of the best universities and the most robust higher education institutions in the world, and unfortunately, some of the most problematic K-12 schools serving poor kids," said Timothy F.C. Knowles, the executive director of the University of Chicago Center for Urban School Improvement, which is overseeing the charter effort. "The university recognized that this wasn't actually so off-mission to be so seriously engaged in the direct oversight and management of schools." The university's president, Robert Zimmer said "the charters offer what I would say is an applied expression of our scholarly work."
Source: Education Week (subscription required), (10/10/2007)
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Six New Charter Schools Proposed for Chicago
Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan has proposed six new charter schools that would open over the next two years. The charters join 13 other proposed new public schools. Duncan plans to recommend the proposed schools to the Chicago Board of Education for a vote next week, following public hearings. The creation of new schools is part of Mayor Richard Daley's Renaissance 2010 program, which aims to create 100 new schools by 2010.
Source: Chicago Business, (10/09/2007)
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Education Leaders Discuss Charters at Education Writers Association Conference
Earlier this month, David Harris, the former charter school director for the mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Richmond of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and Dayton school board President Yvonne Isaacs spoke to reporters and others at an Education Writers Association seminar in Milwaukee. Issacs, leader of a district where 30 percent of schoolchildren attend more than 30 charter schools, focused on poor-performing charters. "The underperformers have diluted resources for all public schools," she said. "They robbed thousands of students of the education they deserved." Harris and Richmond applauded charter schools. "Overall, I think charter schools have had a very positive impact on the education landscape in Indianapolis generally and also on the school districts," Harris said. "We have empowered quality people to create quality new options."
Source: Dayton Daily News, (10/07/2007)
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