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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
In Detroit schools, nothing succeeds like failure
Conventional schools get more money to do worse, while charter schools do better with less
Charter schools outperform conventional public schools in Detroit despite getting … schools in Detroit are charter schools, according to U.S. News … list are:
Detroit Merit Charter Academy
Warrendale Charter … schools in Detroit are also charter schools. They even ranked higher … more
Measuring the Value of Charter Schools
… Magazine released a statewide ranking of schools, which took student socioeconomic … for Bridge Magazine that charter public schools are twice as … the rigorous study of Michigan charter schools just published by Stanford … study matched individual public charter school students to their conventional … are choosing to attend public charter schools. These students may choose … more
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
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
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
Cherry-Picking Michigan Charter Data Leads to Wrong Conclusions
Based on the best evidence, charter schools are a net benefit
… comes to the record of charter schools, Education Trust-Midwest … of public education: charter schools. It's appropriate to have … discussion about what more charter schools could do to help drive … express frustration that charters haven't raised the bar high … doing worse than other public schools and are “a national embarrassment” … 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
How Saginaw Prep Turned Around Academically
Charter school shedding 'priority' label
One mid-Michigan charter school striving not to be defined by … low-achievement “Priority school,” more of its students are … buses is provided to keep the school within reach of kids, many … results, it sticks with a school for four straight years. … student poverty than with school quality. That means the state … more
Detroit Ignores State Law, Turns Down Money to Avoid Selling Abandoned School
Detroit Public Schools Community District enforces deed restriction against charter
The conventional school district in Detroit is, by most measures, … fleeing for years, leaving for schools in other districts or charter schools in the city. To prevent … to sell it to Detroit Prep Charter Academy, a highly rated school. …
The district and the charter school are in a legal battle. … 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
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
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
The Difference With Charter Schools
In charter schools policy debates like the ones this week in … fundamental distinction between charter public schools and district-run schools often … lost: Every child in every charter school is there only because … the number and type of charter schools. Such restrictions are … more
A Case Study in Anti-School Choice Activist Journalism
CQ Magazine’s bizarre sliming of DeVos, charters
… just released a piece on charter schools and Betsy DeVos. There … get the impression that charter schools serve students poorly, steal from district schools and are a waste of tax dollars. … results of the research on charter schools “inconclusive.”
In fact, … that unions are upset that charters are largely nonunionized … more
Michigan Charter School Growth Modest Since Limits Lifted In 2011
Opponents predicted a charter ‘in every neighborhood’
… the number of public charter schools in the state, one commenter … said the act would put “a charter school in every neighborhood.” … was shared by the anti-charter school movement.
In October … would “create hundreds of new schools.”
But the explosion of new … past five years, some new charters have opened and others have … more
Charters Top List Of Detroit’s Best Public High Schools
City’s 3 best were charters
… of the top 17 public high schools in the city of Detroit are charter schools, according to a Mackinac … in the city are public charter schools: Frontier International … selective schools because, unlike charters, they can choose to turn … admission.
Under state law, a charter school must accept any student … more
This Fall Will Be the First Time There are Fewer Charter Schools
'Flood' of charters claim doesn't hold water
… there has been a flood of charter schools in Michigan.
The August … said: “Michigan opened the charter school floodgates in 2011 by … some of the worst-performing charters into the poorest cities.”
ForTheRecord says: In the 2013-14 school year there were 298 charter schools in Michigan, according … more
Mr. Dem House Leader, You're Still Not Entitled to Your Own Facts
No 'unfettered' charter school expansion; no school 'funding cuts'
… court order related to the school retirement system.
The decision … expansion of failing charter schools, and now by refusing to … says: The notion that charter schools are popping up "unfettered" … office, there were 247 charter schools in Michigan. In 2012, … lifted an artificial cap on charters and by 2015-16, there were … more
The Numbers Are In: Detroit Charters Outperform Detroit District Schools
Detroit charter school students also have higher graduation and college attendance rates
… that students in Detroit charter schools attain a higher level … city’s conventional public school district.
Detroit charter school students outperformed … shows that on average, charter school students had higher graduation … better than those attending charters in the city. According to … more
'Reckless Expansion' of Charter Schools? Not Quite
Just four more Michigan charters in three years
The current school year marks only the second time that there … increase in the number of charter schools in Michigan since the … enacted its law governing charter schools 22 years ago.
The Legislature … artificial cap on the number of charters in 2011. A brief surge in charter schools followed, with 298 operating … more
Charter School-Prison Comparison Misses the Mark
Analyzing recent attacks on school choice
This year’s back-to-school season has brought out more than the usual share of anti-charter hostility — with local critics … John Oliver skewered charter schools with 18 minutes of uninformed … scenario, the explosion of charter schools in the last decade has … he wants to shut down charter schools, which would directly … more
No Sports At Charters? Good Teams Can’t Undo A Poor School
Charter schools in Detroit short on sports but most outperform on academics
… and frequent critic of charter schools Diane Ravitch wrote in … free-market reforms and charter schools for the problems in Detroit’s public school system.
Ravitch doesn’t dispute … Michigan.”
ForTheRecord says: Charter school opponents sometimes go … Ravitch’s list of knocks against charters.
Instead, in a city where … more
Dem Candidate For Governor Says: Preserve Failed Detroit Schools, Close Charters
District schools unionized, charters not — and teachers unions a major Dem funding source
… Progress has judged the Detroit school district to have the worst … close poor-performing charter schools.
Crain’s reported: “In … strong stance against charter schools with low test scores, … district schools. Public charter schools are a major source of … schools. CREDO says Detroit's charters are a model other communities … more
Healthy Charter Sector Belies Need for Commission, Extra Regulation
… appointed commission to dictate school enrollment decisions across … including the ability to close charters it deems unsuccessful. In … nationwide trade group for charter schools gave Michigan high marks … the health of its public charter school sector. For the second … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranked Michigan third … more
Wellspring Prep Growing Strong
Diverse Grand Rapids charter readies kids for college
… Wellspring Preparatory High School is tucked just off the beaten … Heritage Academies K-8 charter schools. Just over half are racial … Even as the Grand Rapids charter school’s low-income population … Prep is one of five Michigan charter high schools affiliated through … development. As in many charter schools, instructors tend to be … more
Latest Test Scores Show Charter Schools Closing Gap
Charter public schools more likely than conventional districts to enroll low-income students
Public charter schools in Michigan are closing the performance … with conventional district schools in some subjects, according … even though students at charter schools are more likely than their … was 218 for both public charter school and traditional public … indicate that the average charter student scored 232, while … more
New York Times Wrong: Detroit Charter Schools Didn't 'Desert' Kids, the City Did
Mayor and city council banned selling shuttered schools to charters serving neediest children
… reporting on Michigan’s charter schools has raised eyebrows among … that well-heeled anti-charter school interests in Michigan … resources to compete with charter school defenders, including Betsy … mostly traditional public schools, which in Detroit serve the … students in neighborhoods where charters have largely declined to … more
Huffington Post Gets Charter School Study Wrong
… Huffington Post article titled “Charter School Growth in Michigan Brings … a new study of Michigan’s charter schools by Stanford University into … found that 80 percent of charters perform below the 50th percentile … explains, Michigan public charter schools educate more low-income students, who tend to enter school at an academic disadvantage. … more
School Choice Opponents Recycle Myths as Trump Picks DeVos for Education
No myth: Most children in charters learn more than peers in district schools
… announcement drew the ire of school choice opponents in media, … characterized Michigan charter schools as corrupt and harmful. … options are confined to charter schools, but the performance of … DeVos.
“Eight out of 10 charter schools in MI perform below the … that children in Detroit charters gained the equivalent of … more
Charters Increase Special-Ed Enrollment
… criticism lobbed against charter public schools is that they don’t serve enough … students whose parents chose charter schools had special education … rate of growth in overall charter school enrollments.
In contrast, … 2001 (210,000).
Since charter school enrollment is entirely … more
Detroit Charter School Parents: Don’t Take Away Our Freedom to Choose
'Let them flourish' says parent about charter schools
… whose children attend charter schools and spoke to the Mackinac … proposal to limit public charter schools in the city. The Mackinac … families at their homes and at schools so they could publicly share … has had experience with charter schools first as a father and … centralizing control of Detroit's charter and conventional public schools … more
Charter School Growth in Michigan is Not the 'Wild, Wild West'
There are 48 more charter schools since cap was lifted in 2011
… voted to repeal a cap on charter public schools, Democrats warned that “allowing … number” of “for-profit” charter schools would put students at … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools finds that while Michigan has the fifth most charter school students in the country … more
Politics Alive and Well in Public Schools
Brandon board won't sell vacant building to charter group
School boards are sometimes held as shining examples of democracy … and opening a new public charter school there. The school board … wind up going to this new charter school instead.
Of course, for … their children in the charter school over schools run by the … official says that the local charter school group is only offering … more
Michigan charter schools allege sneak attack, sue feds over grants
Lawsuit claims U.S. Education Department is trying to lessen charter schools’ access to grant monies, not facilitate it
… Michigan Association of Public School Academies, a charter school association, sued the … are a sneak attack on charter schools, and are being used to lessen charter schools’ access to grants rather … has worked to cut off charter schools’ access to grant funds … more
‘The 74’ Repeats Anti-Charter School Rhetoric, Misses On Facts
Researchers praised Detroit charters, website translates that as ‘profiteering’ and no improvement
… dismantling of the state’s charter school system.
But in addition … assertions about Michigan’s school system that deserve a much … critics of the state’s charter schools, such as Democrat John … studies on Michigan’s charter schools in 2013 and 2015. CREDO’s … research initiative, point to a charter sector marred by profiteering, … more
Detroit Education Scene: A March To School Choice
Parents of more Detroit kids now saying ‘yes’ to a charter school and ‘no’ to the school district
… two children to a public charter school in the city, something … dramatically in Detroit. Charter schools are now the most popular … studies showing public charter schools in the city achieve superior academic performance compared to schools managed by the Detroit school … public schools in Detroit than charters, according to the National … more
Meet Toya Putnam, Charter School Parent
… son to a Detroit-area charter school in Roseville. Though some … urging the state to limit school choice in the City of Detroit, …
Shopping around for the best school "wasn't a problem for me," … to attend the Roseville charter school. The move is possible … able to send her son to the school that is best for him.
“My … more
Charter School Parent 'Grateful' to Have a Choice
… her daughter to a public charter school in Eastpointe. Her daughter … where her daughter went to school.
“Usually, it's the district that you're in is the school that you would have to attend,” … choice to send her to another school, so I was real grateful for … helping students attend a school that is the best fit for their … more
Detroit School Boss: Charter Schools Are ‘Disastrous’
While his own district is nation’s worst, charter students do measurably better
… superintendent of Detroit’s school district, recently said that … child to be educated, and charter schools have been “disastrous” … the Lions.
But public charter schools are in Detroit, along … against the district. Charter school students in Detroit, it … schools. CREDO said the charter schools in Detroit should serve … more
Almost 220,000 Michigan Public School Students Rely On School Choice
Charter public schools blamed for problems with traditional public schools, but parents choose charters and other alternatives for their kids
… is enrolled in either a charter school or a school of choice.
For the 2011-12 … were enrolled in public charter schools and 99,301 attended a … only point the finger at charter schools.
Moody's Investors Service … report Oct. 15 titled, "Charter Schools Pose Growing Risks For … more
House Bill 5025 does not fix any problems, creates new ones
Measure would let school districts block charter schools and others, from using discarded school buildings
… and owes its existence to school officials in Detroit who tried to prevent a charter school from using one of their … successful and growing charter school in 2017that needed more … schools, especially public charter schools, to serve children in … buildings solely to prevent a charter school from ever using it. A … more
Superintendents Falsely Claim Charter Schools Shortchange Poor Children
State data shows charters serving higher percentage of low-income students than traditional public schools
… eventy-one Michigan public school superintendents signed a letter … site that claimed that charter schools were serving middle class … eligible students in charter schools than in conventional public school districts. Charter schools had 69.8 percent of students … enrollment of students in charters in Flint and Detroit, it … more
Detroit Charter School Students Gaining Months of Extra Education Per Year
But coalition is critical of charters
… t of 20 conventional high schools in Detroit, 18 are failing … Detroit Schoolchildren, charter schools are also part of the problem. The report states, “Charter authorizers and charter school boards should improve … better coordinate all charter schools.”
The report also complains … more
Unionizing Charter Schools Goes Nowhere In Michigan
The failure may explain why Democrats oppose charters
… of teachers at public charter schools across the country, including … report published by a national charter advocacy organization.
The number of unionized charter schools across the nation grew … 2009-10). In Michigan, where charter schools are known as public school academies, unionization has … more
Free Press Misleads on Charter Schools
… arbitrary caps on the number of charter public schools contains a series of misleading, … benchmarks for success” for charter schools, implying that they’re … not to understand how charter schools come into existence by … Rather, they are hired by charter school boards that have already … more
Educators Step Up to Fill Distance Learning Gap
District, charter, private schools adapt while state officials wait
… would not count toward a school’s required number of instructional … cyber schools — public charter schools that primarily provide … abound of brick-and-mortar charter schools that have adjusted their … Escuela and another nearby charter school, Dearborn’s Advanced Technology … the Lighthouse Academy charter school to educate and care for … more
Charter Schools Not At Fault For Conventional School Failures
Charter schools open because parents want choices
… could be running many state schools.
Ulbrich, a Democrat from … conventional school district systems to charter schools.
"Under Proposal A, funding … continue to open more and more charters and cyber charters, we are … politicians do in assuming charter schools get their students like … districts.
Van Beek said charter schools operate only after parents … more
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