tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post7330817097301815337..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Some Movement on Charters in KentuckyRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-10707816839052430782009-09-15T12:26:46.764-04:002009-09-15T12:26:46.764-04:00Duncan also emphasized the importance of charter s...Duncan also emphasized the importance of charter schools to the administration’s reform efforts, and praised Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Rhode Island and Tennessee for removing barriers to charter school growth. <br /><br />http://www.thompson.com/public/newsbrief.jsp?cat=EDUCATION&id=2315Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-89848444469297001492009-08-25T07:07:59.043-04:002009-08-25T07:07:59.043-04:00I work with Charter Schools across your southern b...I work with Charter Schools across your southern border in Tennessee. We know the horror stories of Charter Schools from other states and have NOT repeated them in Tennessee.<br /><br />We go very slow, ensure only the most qualified are approved for a charter and then have very high expectations of them. If a Tennessee charter school fails AYP 2 years in a row they are closed. It keeps the charter schools completely focused on academic results, and it works. With 27 charter schools only 1 has ever been closed. And only 2 of the 26 operating charter schools have failed AYP one year in a row. On top of this for 2007 and 2008 the Top Title I school in the entire state (roughly 950 Title I schools) has been a Tennessee charter school! Two different ones!<br /><br />Contact the Executive Director of their Association to ask questions. You can do charter schools the right way, and the wrong way. Tennessee is the right way!<br /><br />www.tncharterschools.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com