The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Announces Honorees for the 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards
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, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) honors 30 exceptional young leaders who are connected in some way to charter schools and are using their ideas, talents, and platforms to advance educational and economic opportunity and promote equality and social justice. The 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards shine a spotlight on individuals from across the country who are making a meaningful impact in their community via the Arts, Writing, and Sports; Education and Politics; Leadership; Science; and Social Justice. The students, teachers, and advocates who make up our 30 Under 30 Changemakers reflect 30 years of the tremendous success of these innovative, student-centered public schools. I am grateful for our Changemakers and the thousands of teachers, leaders, and families across the nation who work tirelessly to s
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A bill introduced in the Colorado legislature would grant school districts broad discretion to turn down charter school applications if opening a new school would negatively affect long-range plans, enrollment, or district finances.
If successful, the change would represent a major shift in the balance of power between school districts and charter schools in a state with some of the most charter-friendly policies in the nation.
Bill sponsor state Rep. Jennifer Bacon, who also serves on the Denver school board, said declining enrollment in many school districts makes opening new schools more challenging, and that means charter law needs to change.
May 6, 2021, 4:09pm MDT
A bill introduced in the Colorado legislature would grant school districts broad discretion to turn down charter school applications if opening a new school would negatively affect long-range plans, enrollment, or district finances.
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If successful, the change would represent a major shift in the balance of power between school districts and charter schools in a state with some of the most charter-friendly policies in the nation.
Bill sponsor state Rep. Jennifer Bacon, who also serves on the Denver school board, said declining enrollment in many school districts makes opening new schools more challenging, and that means charter law needs to change.
To catch students up, don t remediate. Accelerate.
To counteract the learning loss associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, one School of Education expert is urging schools to keep students working at grade level rather than repeating lessons they may have missed. By Andrew Myers / Published May 6, 2021
The nation s growing concern over the accumulated student learning loss during COVID-19 is even more acute with respect to low-income communities. These students seldom have the necessary technologies to succeed in an online learning environment; similarly, their school systems often lack resources to prepare teachers for effective online pedagogical practices.
While education experts recognize the challenge to help students catch up to grade-level mastery, there is less agreement about what to do to make that happen. The common practice in the United States has been to try to take student backwards and teach them the missed skills from
A teacher leads a class at Propel Hazelwood, a K-8 school in Pittsburgh.
Employees at Allegheny County’s largest charter school network have voted resoundingly to form a union. Propel Schools staff backed the move in a 236-82 vote, the Pennsylvania State Education Association said Thursday.
Up to 435 staff across 13 campuses could join the bargaining unit, according to PSEA’s region advocacy coordinator, Matt Edgell. PSEA will now represent Propel employees.
Eleventh-grade English teacher Conor McAteer helped to lead the union drive. He said his colleagues want to have more say in setting policies on teacher pay, scheduling, performance evaluations, and other matters.