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First off, I am *not* asking people here to do research for me on this subject. :-) I have to give a 3-5 minute presentation on charter schools, with 5 handouts, at the end of the month. I am not having much difficulty finding material. However, I have wondered what the general opinion here was on that subject. I have not had any experience with charter schools, other than the one that is run by my community college (no more than 300 kids, from 10-12 grade. When they graduate high school, they w ...
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Profiles of Minnesota Charter Schools - main page Welcome to this exploration of Minnesota's many, diverse public charter schools. Whether you're a parent looking for a specific type of school for your child or someone just interested in learning more about this important Minnesota-born education innovation, you will find a great deal of information in the pages that follow. Each school is unique--developed by parents, teachers, community members and organizations who care about children. We hope that the information presented here gives you an overview of specific schools and illustrates the range of programs ...
HISD Connect - Alternative & Charter Schools Mission Statement: Alternative and charter schools are located throughout the district. It is our mission to provide a menu of schools and programs that meet the needs of students who benefit from a nontraditional educational environment. The district's schools and programs strive to provide quality instruction by utilizing a myriad of strategic interventions and innovative enrichments tailored to meet the unique educational and developmental needs of these students.
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Charter Schools: The Issue Is Oversight More than a year after the state warned a Hamden charter school to fire him, Lyndon Pitter still had a hand in the school's operations - and, state officials say, in its bank account. Investigators want to know why the Highville Mustard Seed Charter School wrote a series of checks for at least $150,000 between October and April to Pitter - who was already the target of an investigation for allegedly spending thousands in school funds on personal expenses from Armani suits to limousines. The case could make Pitter, the school's longtime ...
Charters, part of a popular nationwide movement, are granted freedom from customary administrative and union rules in an effort to foster innovation. The unusual degree of freedom has produced success stories such as the Amistad Academy in New Haven and Jumoke Academy in Hartford. Fraud, experts say, is relatively rare in charter schools. Among charters that have closed, many simply managed budgets poorly and ran out of money. But, in a small number of cases in Connecticut and elsewhere, there have been abuses, too, educators say. "It is the dark ...
9 charter schools hit with asbestos fines The settlement was reached Friday after a year of negotiations between the EPA and the schools over fine amounts, said Dean Higuchi, an agency spokesman. The violations were found when the EPA conducted surprise inspections at the schools in May 2006, Higuchi said. No asbestos-containing materials were found in Toltecalli or Hiaki, but both schools had failed to create a mandatory "asbestos management plan." Hiaki also had never previously been inspected for asbestos-containing materials. Administration at Southside Community School was unaware they needed to have an "asbestos management plan" ...
Area charter schools fined for asbestos violations EPA inspectors discovered in May 2006 that the school operators had failed to conduct inspections to determine if material containing asbestos was present in school buildings. They also failed to develop plans to manage any asbestos they found, the news release says. The operators of Toltecali Academy, Calli Ollin Academy, and Hiaki High School each were fined $7,300. At Calli Ollin Academy, the inspector found asbestos materials, including about three feet of damaged pipe insulation. A letter from the builder at Toltecali Academy ...