No Charter Schools ALABAMA http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:19:56 GMT Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:19:56 GMT http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/rss update@nochartersschoolsalabama.org (ALABAMA) update@nochartersschoolsalabama.org (ALABAMA) Despite Push, Success at Charter Schools Is Mixed http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#13 Many of those at the meeting last May had worried that the Obama administration would reflect the general hostility of teachers' unions toward charters, publicly financed schools that are independently run and free to experiment in classrooms. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/education/02charters.html?src=me&ref=homepage Wed, 05 May 2010 16:20:45 GMT Harlem's Education Experiment Gone Right, Anderson Cooper Reports on Education Pioneer Geoffrey Canada's Huge Success http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#12 The Harlem charter school experiment has drawn national attention for its innovative approach, but the school budget of $76 million for 1,200 students amounts to an outrageous price tag of more than $63,000 per pupil in spending. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/04/60minutes/main5889558.shtml Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:36:08 GMT Charter schools hold promise, but they're no magic bullet http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#11 The Obama administration may be over-relying on them as a means of remedying the nation's educational mediocrity. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/30/opinion/la-ed-charters30-2009nov30 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:57:08 GMT Multiple Choice: Charter Schools Performance in 16 States http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#10 The Stanford University study found that more than a third of charter schools perform worse than nearby public schools, and about half do about as well as public schools. And only 17% provide students with a "superior educational opportunity." At the same time, charter schools are having a disproportionate negative impact on funding for public schools. http://credo.stanford.edu/reports/MULTIPLE_CHOICE_EXECUTIVE%20SUMMARY.pdf Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:37:02 GMT Oasis charter school to close http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#9 The Oakland charter school was forced to close its doors due to "inconsistent curriculum, teaching methods that weren't based on research, and other academic concerns." http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2009/06/24/oasis-charter-school-to-close/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:53:42 GMT What the Harlem Miracle Really Teaches http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#8 A second look suggests that the celebrated Harlem charter school called Harlem Promise Academy may not be the miracle it is portrayed as. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2009/05/what_the_harlem_miracle_really.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:53:42 GMT The KIPP Fresno Horror Story That the National Media Won't Tell http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#2 A look at the Fresno charter schools horror story "offers a case study in how an organizational culture that encourages any means to achieve its ends of behavioral transformation and high test scores –combined with a lack of Board authority– has created a monstrous form of penal schooling." http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2009/03/kipp-fresno-horror-story-that-national.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:38:15 GMT Legislators plan to overhaul charter school system http://nocharterschoolsalabama.org/news/news/#1 Minnesota's charter schools, serving 30,000 students, "have been battered by problems with poor student performance, fiscal woes, conflicts of interest and charges of inappropriate mixing of public education and private religion." http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/38197249.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1PciUoaEYY_4PcUU Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:40:04 GMT