Charter Schools Archives - QUEST https://questparents.org/category/charter-schools/ Quality Education for Every Student Sun, 19 May 2019 16:20:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://questparents.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/QUEST-fav-512-x-512-50x50.png Charter Schools Archives - QUEST https://questparents.org/category/charter-schools/ 32 32 School turnaround bill advances https://questparents.org/school-turnaround-bill-advances/ Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:12:06 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2960 Empowerment zones, the third way, portfolio district. Different name, same goals: takeover of our public schools. http://baystatebanner.com/news/2018/feb/28/school-turnaround-bill-advances/

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]]> For charter schools, recently it’s been bad news galore https://questparents.org/for-charter-schools-recently-its-been-bad-news-galore/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:08:18 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2957 “The charter movement has not died and gone away; it’s just popping up with new names and new forms of privatization,” said Lisa Guisbond, executive director of Citizens for Public Schools, a Boston-based advocacy organization that opposes charter schools. “The diehard supporters [of charter schools] and the effort to privatize public education seems to be ... Read more

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]]> Conservatory Lab Charter decides to build a new facility, but still hopes to join BPS https://questparents.org/conservatory-lab-charter-decides-to-build-a-new-facility-but-still-hopes-to-join-bps/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:53:08 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2945 Is this the next iteration… charter schools returning for the benefits of district membership? https://schoolyardnews.com/conservatory-lab-charter-decides-to-build-a-new-facility-but-still-hopes-to-join-bps-b47c467e3af6

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]]> Charter school teachers vote to unionize https://questparents.org/charter-school-teachers-vote-to-unionize/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:45:10 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2933 Teachers at 2 City on a Hill charter schools vote to unionize and join the BTU. And last week Conservatory Lab announced their intention to become a Boston district school (HM charter). Signs that the tide has turned? http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2018/02/charter_school_teachers_vote_to_unionize

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]]> Governor Ricardo Rosselló: ‘Failure Is Just Not an Option Here in Puerto Rico’ https://questparents.org/governor-ricardo-rossello-failure-is-just-not-an-option-here-in-puerto-rico/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 22:27:35 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2921 Natural disasters seems to be a point of opportunity for the charter/voucher movement. New Orleans redux. https://www.wnyc.org/story/puerto-rico-governor-seeks-charter-school-system/

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]]> Families for Excellent Schools planning to close following CEO’s firing https://questparents.org/families-for-excellent-schools-planning-to-close-following-ceos-firing/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:43:32 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2915 Following the removal of their CEO, the Question 2 defeat and $ scandals, FES closes shop. Beware the FES avatars! https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2018/02/05/families-for-excellent-schools-planning-to-close-following-ceos-firing-235707

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]]> Helping Charter Schools Access Space in District-Owned Facilities https://questparents.org/helping-charter-schools-access-space-in-district-owned-facilities/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:44:36 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=2868 Here’s your primer on how to get space for your charter school in our district school. Thanks Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). https://www.crpe.org/publications/opening-schoolhouse-door-helping-charter-schools-access-space

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]]> Campaign group allied with Baker on charter schools, pot is fined for hiding donors https://questparents.org/campaign-group-allied-with-baker-on-charter-schools-pot-is-fined-for-hiding-donors/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 03:15:49 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=1461 The gift that keeps giving: campaign finance corruption re. Question 2. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/01/02/officials-fine-second-group-for-undisclosed-donors-pot-charter-school-campaigns/bmlQShm3Jcz0yIyI1ZkdVK/story.html

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]]> The New Orleans School Miracle is a Myth https://questparents.org/the-new-orleans-school-miracle-is-a-myth/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:06:23 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=1397 If someone you know points to the great success of the New Orleans charter movement, point them here. https://www.alternet.org/new-orleans-school-miracle-myth

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]]> What If Those Great Schools Massachusetts Ads Disclosed the Real Donors? https://questparents.org/what-if-those-great-schools-massachusetts-ads-disclosed-the-real-donors/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:36:14 +0000 https://questparents.org/?p=1327 Q2 funders: “Had voters seen the honest disclosure they’d have realized that the campaign wasn’t coming from parents and educators but from a handful of Massachusetts plutocrats.” http://blogs.wgbh.org/masspoliticsprofs/2017/10/23/what-if-those-great-schools-massachusetts-ads-disclosed-real-donors/

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