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Laura Shaw

Another Legal Challenge to N.Y.C. Charter Schools - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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NewYork Charter ClassSizeMatters Haimson lawsuit

shared by Laura Shaw on 25 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • About two-thirds of the approximately 125 charter schools in New York City are in public school buildings. The city generally provides the space for a nominal fee, such as a token $1 a year
  • With all those freebies, charter school students in public school buildings got about $650 more per student in public money and in-kind services in 2010 than traditional public school students, according to the Independent Budget Office.
  • lawsuit, brought by Leonie Haimson,
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  • federal government will provide New York State with $113 million in grants over five years to increase “public school choice options,”
  • money will provide start-up financing for new charter schools, particularly those for high-needs students; support the replication and expansion of charter schools that are already successful; and help to turn around the state’s worst public schools
  • Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch
Laura Shaw

Free Advisers Cost N.Y. Education Dept., Critics Say - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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NewYork Regents

shared by Laura Shaw on 15 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Those donors include Bill Gates ($892,000), who is leading the charge to evaluate teachers, principals and schools using students’ test scores
  • National Association of Charter School Administrators ($50,000)
  • Robbins Foundation ($500,000), which finance charter expansion
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  • Tortora Sillcox Family Foundation ($500,000)
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