...most children were left behind, not just the charter schools... 2008/11/24 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> No child left behind...? > > [image: Quantcast] <http://www.quantcast.com/p-18RwvsI7rqyEk> > > - President-elect moves to attack 'historic' economic > crisis<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129655.html> > - NASA extends space shuttle flight an extra > day<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129612.html> > - Houston's Cardinal DiNardo leads protest in > Huntsville<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129597.html> > - Airliner makes emergency landing at Bush > Airport<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129437.html> > - Rain and cooler temperatures heading for > Houston<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129314.html> > - Visa problems put sex trafficking victims' lives in > limbo<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129019.html> > - How's the economy? Houston pawnshops can tell > you<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6129018.html> > > SEARCH RESULTS > > - There's a big scramble in state's charter school > world<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=03_18_2008_2_b18charters> > - HISD external campus > charters<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=08_10_2003__CONE2044016> > - TEA accountability ratings for Houston-area districts, > schools<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=08_17_2001__30594033.x1> > - Look up ratings for your > schools<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=08_02_2002__a02tea> > - Friday's Playoff > Scores<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=11_15_2008_6_TX_FBH_HS_Playoff_Scores> > - YES school wants $10 million to draw more > students<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=04_10_2008_2_b10yes> > - Two schools set standard in > excellence<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=08_10_2003__CONE2039097> > - School ratings -- more news trickling in > (UPDATED)<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=blog_entry_76767> > - School rises to the challenge after > Katrina<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=06_03_2006_2_b03N.O._West> > - Open enrollment charter > schools<http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=08_10_2003__CONE2043866> > > Chronicle <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/> > Houston Chronicle members > *Not Logged In* Login / Sign-up<http://www.chron.com/apps/pluck/login.mpl> > <http://www.chron.com> > <http://www.chron.com> NEWS <http://www.chron.com/news>SPORTS > <http://www.chron.com/sports> BUSINESS <http://www.chron.com/business> > ENTERTAINMENT > <http://www.chron.com/entertainment> LIFE <http://www.chron.com/life> TRAVEL > <http://www.chron.com/travel> BLOGS <http://www.chron.com/blogs> > JOBS <http://www.chron.com/jobs>REAL ESTATE > <http://www.chron.com/realestate> CARS <http://www.chron.com/cars> SHOPPING > <http://www.chron.com/shopping> > NEW MOBILE <http://www.chron.com/mobile> | TEXT MSG<http://www.chron.com/sms> > [image: icon] * > Comments*<http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/chronicle/6126419.html> > * Recommend *<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6126419.html#> > Texas reaches cap for charter schools in public sector Next move may > include expanding number or shutting troubled facilities By JENNIFER > RADCLIFFE > Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Nov. 21, 2008, 11:23PM > *Share* > [image: icon] > Print<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6126419.html#> > [image: icon]Email > > Texas handed out its final public school charter Friday, a move that puts > pressure on the state to either lift its self-imposed cap or shut down low > performing campuses to make room for more of the untraditional schools. > > The State Board of Education awarded eight charters, raising the total to > Texas' cap of 215. Advocates say the thousands of children still on charter > school waiting lists serve as proof that Texas needs to continue expanding > the movement. > > About 82,000 Texas students attend one of the 450 or so campuses that are > operated by the charter holders. > > "There's a growing realization that parents are looking for additional > educational opportunity," said David Dunn, executive director of the newly > formed Texas Charter Schools Association. "At the very least, we think the > 215 needs to be raised." > > Texas first allowed charters — tax-supported campuses that aren't subject > to the same regulations as traditional schools — in 1995. > > Red flags were raised a few years later when state officials approved > nearly 120 applications at once. Many of those schools have gone on to have > serious academic and financial troubles, prompting the Legislature to limit > the number. > > Because of the cap, the state has handed out very few charters in recent > years. > > The eight charters granted Friday were: the Bob Hope School in Port Arthur; > City Center-Health Careers in San Antonio; Henry Ford Academy, San Antonio; > Imagine International Academy in McKinney; Imagine International Academy in > Georgetown; Manara Academy in Irving; The East Austin College Prep Academy > and the TLC Academy in San Angelo. > > Other applicantsBefore legislation is approved to increase or eliminate > the cap, space may be freed up under the cap if charters are closed, > consolidated or revoked. Two charters, held by schools in Lubbock and > Midland, were returned earlier this month. > > The state also recently closed a troubled Fort Worth campus. > > "We literally received two charters in an overnight envelope yesterday," > said board member David Bradley, who serves on the committee that reviews > applicants. > > The remaining eight applicants that were passed over Friday — including the > William A. Lawson Institute for Peace and Prosperity and the Koinonia > Community Learning Academy, both in Houston — will be given top > consideration for any opening that arise in the next year. (Meanwhile, the > WALIPP Academy plans to continue operating as an all-boys Houston ISD > charter school.) > > In an unusual move, the board opted to extend the current class of > applicants, rather than calling for a new crop in 2009, Bradley said. > > Texas is one of about 40 states that allow charter schools. About two dozen > of those states have a cap on the number that can operate. > > Success storiesSeveral successful charters, such as the Knowledge is Power > Program and YES College Prep, have opted to expand in Texas under their > pre-existing charters, rather than to seek new charters for each campus. > While they can forgo the rigorous application process that way, they also > miss out on the $450,000 that new charter holders receive over their first > three years. > > With the help of private fundraising efforts, KIPP plans to open three new > elementary schools and a new middle school next year. Texas must reconsider > its policies to make it easier for successful schools to expand, KIPP > spokesman Steve Mancini said. > > "It defies sense that there should be barriers to entry for schools with > proven-track records," he said. "We need to manage growth, but accelerate > the supply of quality public schools." > > KIPP officials hope that the bipartisan momentum created for charter > schools during the recent presidential election spills over to Texas' > upcoming legislative session. > > "With reaching the cap, it actually raises the opportunity to spark that > debate again in Texas," Mancini said. 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