The Valley Breeze reports that Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley held their admissions lottery: “… the college class of 2026 took off in a new direction Tuesday evening at the Blackstone River Theatre. They were the lucky ones whose names were pulled from brass bingo drums during a lottery used to fill the first-ever class […]
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Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley Holds Lottery
Published by July 7th, 2009 in Central Falls, Charter Schools, Cumberland, Great Leadership, Lincoln, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, No Excuses and Pawtucket. 0 CommentsFunds Restored for New Charter Schools
Published by June 25th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Federal Government, Great Leadership, Legislature, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, Obama and Race to the Top. 1 CommentAt 1:38 am this morning, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a budget article that restored funding for new charter schools as its last order of business for the night. After a heated debate, the measure to restore $1.5 million in funding for two new charter schools passed on a 47-26 vote. […]
Lead ProJo Editorial: “Save These Charters”
Published by June 24th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Legislature, Mayoral Academies and Mayors. 1 CommentOn a day where many controversial issues will be debated on the Rhode Island House of Representatives Floor, many ranging into the tens of millions of dollars, it’s quite telling that the Providence Journal chose one issue to highlight for the lead editorial in today’s paper: saving $1.5 million in funding for new charter […]
Summary of House Finance Committee Cuts to Education Reform
Published by June 22nd, 2009 in Charter Schools, Early Childhood, Federal Government, Funding, Legislature, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, Merit Pay, Obama and Teacher Effectiveness. 1 CommentHere is a summary of the differences between the Governor’s proposed budget, and the version of the budget passed by the House Finance Committee. The changes impacting cuts to education appear on page 19-22.
Among other things, cuts include eliminating a proposed $0.7 million in funding for a pre-school / early childhood pilot program; […]
Rahm Emmanuel on the “Quiet Revolution” in Education Reform
Published by June 22nd, 2009 in Charter Schools, Early Childhood, Federal Government, Legislature, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, Merit Pay, Obama and Teacher Effectiveness. 1 CommentIt doesn’t get any more clear-cut than this speech to the DLC from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel last Wendesday where he talks in depth about what he calls a “quiet revolution” in education reform being led by President Obama’s Administration under Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. He makes it clear that […]
Rhode Island Risks Losing $4.3 Billion ‘Race to the Top’
Published by June 19th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Federal Government, Legislature, Mayoral Academies, Mayors and Obama. ClosedThe governor’s proposed budget included $1.5 million to hold school districts harmless from any loss in revenue resulting from the opening of two new charter schools. Unfortunately on Wednesday, the House Finance Committee, chaired by Representative Steven Costantino, cut the funding for charter schools from its proposed budget. Disappointment that Rhode Island risks […]
Boston Getting Serious About Expanding Charters
Published by June 12th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Massachusetts, Mayors, Obama and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsGreat editorial in the Boston Globe today on new momentum for charter schools in Boston:
Suddenly, support for charter schools, once the lonely province of public-policy entrepreneurs and intrepid, union-defying pols, has become positively mainstream.
For that, you can credit a pro-charter Democratic president, recent Boston Foundation-sponsored research demonstrating their educational efficacy, persistent pressure from both Boston […]
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