Charter Schools
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Mistakenly Defending the Status Quo
Boycott Cuban writing, at least Larry Cuban's. His hatchet job on small schools, charters, and online learning is in keeping with it's home on Valerie Strauss' blog.
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Charters & Districts must work together
Great OpEd by James Merriman, NY Charter Center, and Bob Hughes, New Visions, on how districts and charter must work together to create coherent and effective portfolio of options for families.
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Renee Lord: Adequate Funding Needed for Cyber Schools
“After today’s virtual education committee study group meeting, we are hopeful that the Commission is heading toward an appropriate funding level for Georgia’s cyber charter students. This meeting was a breath of fresh air; a very encouraging, open and positive dialogue with Charter Schools Commission and State Board of Education members.
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Georgia Families Urge Review of DLN Report
In a continuing effort to guarantee the Georgia Charter Schools Commission follow HB881 and provide fair and equitable funding for Georgia’s current and future full-time online public schools, Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education (GFPVE) parent leader Renee Lord again points to an important report released last week by former Governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-WV)
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Parents Pull the Trigger in Compton and Nationwide
Parents voted—a majority of them now exercise choice. It’s time for state policies to reflect parent demand and educational opportunity—it’s time to make educational choice the norm not the exception.
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Six Edtech Predictions for K12
Alex Hernandez is a partner at Charter School Growth Fund, a venture philanthropy that provides growth capital for high-performing charter school networks. He claims massive declines in state and local education funding will lead to a tsunami of blended learning programs, where students learn online in brick-and-mortar schools.
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Get Rid of Enrollment Cap for Virtual Charters
Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise released a study on digital learning that puts strength behind the growing numbers of parents looking to eliminate charter school caps in many states. Here's a story from Wisconsin
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Jeb Bush Can Teach New Governors a Thing or Two
Duncan closed Excellence in Action. He's not likely to get the ESEA reauthorization he wants and will need to rely on leadership by new governors---many of them schooled by Jeb Bush.
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Gov Christie: Failure is Not an Option
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a powerful education speech at Excellence in Action in DC tonight.
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Can CMOs Create Scale in Charter School Quality?
Philanthropic and other private interests have poured $500 million into the creation and operation of CMOs. Experts are still asking the question, "Can quality be scaled?" Kevin Hall and Robin Lake put their ideas on the table in this discussion about "The $500 Million Question."