What changes do charter school advocates want in state laws? In a nutshell, they want new safeguards, more flexibility and more equal footing with traditional public schools. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has retooled its model law, which amounts to a wish list of policies it hopes states will enact.[Read More…]
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Another study drills into virtual charter school performance
Students in Ohio’s online charter schools perform worse than their peers in brick-and-mortar schools, and they weigh down statewide charter school performance, a new report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute finds. The findings, which jibe with an earlier national report by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes, add new fuel to[Read More…]
‘We’ve got to figure this out’ – Connnections Education, podcastED
A virtual classroom might include an aspiring tennis pro traveling in Europe, a child in the hospital battling cancer, and a student who left a traditional classroom to escape bullies. Two decades ago, it would be inconceivable that these disparate students would be learning together, with guidance from the same teachers.[Read More…]
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Unpacking the nuances on virtual charter schools
Individual students choose schools for reasons that are often deeply personal. But their schools are all measured and judged by common standards. The students who stay in virtual charter schools for the long haul tend to see better results. But the model is uniquely suited to students who are dealing[Read More…]
‘Improve your schools’ – Todd Ziebarth, podcastED
For critics of a report calling for changes to the way states fund and regulate virtual charter schools, Todd Ziebarth has a suggestion: Raise your academic performance. “The best way to push back on this report is to improve your schools,” he said. “If you have schools that get much better[Read More…]
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Charter school advocates issue ‘call to action’ on virtual charters
States need to overhaul the way they fund and regulate online charter schools and rein in “large-scale underperformance,” a new report argues. The argument isn’t coming from the usual anti-charter school suspects. The report was released this morning by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the National Association of[Read More…]
Study finds grim results for virtual charter schools
Students in virtual charter schools fare significantly worse than their peers in traditional schools, and the picture in Florida looks especially bleak, according to a new study by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO). Virtual charters provide flexibility that might benefit some students, the report concludes, but right now,[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Achievement, charters, Common Core & more
Florida progress. Florida’s public education system ranks No. 7 in K-12 achievement this year, up from No. 12 last year, according to Education Week’s annual Quality Counts report. redefinED. School choice. Four Florida districts – Duval, Miami-Dade, Pinellas and Brevard – rank in the Top 25 among big districts nationwide[Read More…]