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Inaccurate Claims Buoy Attacks On Charter Public Schools

'There is no such thing as a "for-profit" charter school in Michigan'

Comstock Public Schools privatized janitorial services with … of the district, opposed charter public schools in a letter … that criticized some charter schools as being  “for profit.” … other services yet attack charter schools for doing the same thing. … to some media reports, charter schools are “nonprofits,” just … more

For First Time Ever, Fewer Michigan Charter Schools

More than a dozen charters closed for poor academics, but zero district schools

… triggered a rash of claims by charter school critics that the state’s charter school landscape is an unregulated … since the first Michigan charter school opened in 1993-94 that … schools in Michigan went down. School choice advocates attribute … part to the closure of 14 charters over the last three years … more

Democratic Minority Voters Overwhelmingly Favor School Choice

Don’t downplay party’s racial divide on charter schools

… Democratic Party over charter schools. Her Dec. 30 column for … Berkshire has assailed public school choice in Michigan, ignoring … the Democratic divide over charters, Berkshire blames it on “politics … Obama — himself a notable charter school supporter — gone from … firsthand how a local KIPP charter school enabled one of her 15 … more

Another Charter School Critic Misses the Mark

Accountability? Failed charter schools are closed; no record of same for district schools

… question the value of charter schools in Michigan and point … Bridge repeats a claim by anti-charter interests that Michigan is the “wild west” of charter schools. The column by The Center … they are authorized to open schools. Moreover, our state does … the state’s term for charter schools — have been closed in … more

Michigan Charter Schools Closing While Failing Conventional Schools Stay Open

Analyst: 'That is how charter schools are held accountable'

… Flint, Center Academy charter school and Northern High School both struggled academically. … distinction between how charter schools authorizers handle struggling … MLive recently as saying charter school authorizers should be … of our bad schools, both charters and traditional schools?" … more

School Choice Advocates Cheer Lift of Charter Public School Cap

Bill contains 'extra level of accountability' for school performance

… the number of public charter schools that can be chartered by public universities. The … Thursday by a 22-16 margin. Charter school advocates claim the passage … Proposal A and the creation of school choice in Michigan,” said … the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers. Seventy … more

Charter Schools Average Smaller Class Sizes

Less top heavy than conventional schools, too

… support expanding the number of charter public schools. That’s the conclusion suggested … limit or eliminate their charter school competition. These anti-charter … accurately reflect how charter schools spend their resources. … school year shows that charter schools had an average of 16.2 … more

Detroit Charters Send More Graduates to College Than Peers Do

Longer-term outcomes back up test-score advantages for charter schools

Detroit charter schools rightly merit attention for helping … Detroit student who attends a charter high school is more likely to pursue higher … Acade­mies, which represents charter schools in the state, observed … college enrollment were charter schools. The numbers come from … more

Anti-Choice State Board Rejects Funds from Top-Rated Grant Application

No defense for vote to refuse federal charter school funds

… students through public charter schools. On May 14, four of six … designed to help public charter schools open and grow. Michigan … number of high-quality charter schools serving at-risk populations." … state education department to schools that meet the program's criteria. … taken in by Michigan schools. Charters serve 10% of the students … more

Member of state ed board called for ending charter schools

Board of Ed member who said in 2016, ‘charter schools should end,’ among those voting to have state, school districts, veto new charter schools

… Department of Education and local school districts veto power over the creation of new charter schools, which would be a dramatic … called for an end to charter schools Mitchell Robinson, a … regularly criticized charter schools, both on his personal … local district in which the charter will operate;” Robinson has … more