3 Detroit-area charter schools closing, but not all parents know. This story first appeared on the Chalkbeat website. At least three Detroit-area charter schools will close in June after years of low test scores, leaving hundreds of families to scramble for new schools — including some who hadn't yet been notified. The schools set to close include Woodward Academy, one of Detroit’s oldest and most established charter schools. It opened near downtown Detroit in 1996. Also closing are the Starr Detroit Academy, which is located just across the city line in Harper Woods but serves primarily Detroit children, and the Academy of International Studies in Hamtramck.
All three are being closed for academic reasons, said Janelle Brzezinski, spokeswoman for the charter school office at Central Michigan University, which oversees the schools. Related: ► Michigan spends $1B on charter schools but fails to hold them accountable ► When bad schools go on and on ... ► Betsy DeVos and the twilight of public education Brzezinski said the release was not accurate.
School types: The difference between public, private, magnet, charter, and more | BabyCenter. Approximately 49 million students are enrolled in the nation's public schools in kindergarten through grade 12. Another 6 million attend private schools. But if you follow the news, you know that several new types of schools have appeared in recent years, meaning that choosing a school is no longer a simple matter.
For example, what's the difference between a magnet school and a charter school? Parochial and proprietary? And which one is best for your child? Here's a brief description of the different types of schools on today's educational landscape. Public schools get their financing from local, state, and federal government funds. Charter schools began appearing in the early 1990s. These schools must adhere to the basic curricular requirements of the state but are free from many of the regulations that apply to conventional schools. There are about 3,000 charter schools in the United States.
Magnet schools are free public schools that can be highly competitive and highly selective. Doug Ross named DPS’ new Chief Innovation Officer | Detroit Public Schools. Ross’ role to be expanded beyond charter school authorization to bring best practices nationally to Detroit schools Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts today announced the appointment of Doug Ross, former U.S Assistant Secretary of Labor and founder and CEO of New Urban Learning and the University Prep charter schools, as the district’s Chief Innovation Officer, a new position in the district geared at finding and implementing innovative best educational practices used across the nation to improve graduation rates and college readiness in DPS schools.
Ross will continue to head Detroit Public Schools’ expanded Charter Schools Office working to ensure that all DPS charters are high performing schools. The district has expanded the number of DPS-authorized charter schools from nine to 14 for the fall. Ross, who reports directly to the Emergency Manager, has extensive experience in education and charter schools. About the new DPS-authorized charter process. Verbatim fact check: Is it true that Detroit public schools outperform Detroit charter schools? | Michigan Association of Public School Academies. The article below was originally posted on Ballotpedia - to read the full article, click here. By Terry Phillips The state of public education in Detroit, Michigan, has been in decline since the late 1950s. Enrollment in Detroit Public Schools (DPS) has plummeted, while enrollment in charter schools has proliferated.[1] According to a June 28, 2016, New York Times article about the trend, students in “half the charters perform only as well, or worse than, Detroit’s traditional public schools.”[2] Is that true?
Background Between 2006 and 2015, Michigan’s second-largest city has seen its population decline about 25 percent, from 919,000 to 700,000; however, the drop in Detroit's traditional public school enrollment has been far greater. The Detroit city government declared bankruptcy in 2013 and emerged from that status on November 7, 2014.[5] A 2010-2015 U.S. The U.S. Many parents moved their children out of traditional public schools and into charters. The claim Conclusion. Setting the Record Straight on Detroit Charter Schools.