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Candidates for
Governor
What are their
positions on bringing Charter Schools to Maine?
Click here for Campaign Quotes
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2010
National Charter School
Conference
Chicago -
June 28 to July 1
Key
Note Speakers:
Bill Gates
Co-Chair,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Reed
Hastings
Founder, Chairman & CEO
NetFlix
Arne
Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Joe
Scarborough
Host, MSNBC's Morning Joe
Click Here for
more information
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Inequity Persists
in Charter School Funding
A new report just released by
Ball State University details an average 19.2 percent disparity in
funding between charter and other public schools – a gap that
grows to more than 27 percent in 40 cities where most charters are
located.
Click Here for the full report
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Free to Lead:
Autonomy in Highly
Successful Charter Schools
The National
Alliance for Public Charter Schools' latest issue brief identifies
seven distinct ways autonomy impacts operational and academic
performance at five highly successful charter schools.
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National
Charter School Week
May 3-7
While 40
other states celebrate the success of their charter schools, Maine
policymakers continues to claim Maine doesn't need this proven
model of "innovative" schools.
MACS was represented in Washington, D.C. during celebrations courtesy of
the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, along with State
Leaders of Charter School Support Organizations.
Director Roger Brainerd and Board Chair Judith Jones
met with Maine's Congressional Delegation on Capital Hill, to
discuss upcoming federal appropriations for the U.S. Charter
School Program, and how we can work together to bring some of that
money home to Maine.
Click Here for MACS'
Press Release
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Disturbing Data
from
the Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education
in their February
report to the State Board of Education, "Education is Job #1".
Click Here for MACS' reaction
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Teachers Union Chokes
Off School Reform
by Rep. Richard Cebra, R. Naples in "As Maine Goes"
Click Here for a "no holds barred" explanation of why we still
don't have charter schools in Maine. |
"Administration's
School Reform Bills Fail to Innovate Maine Schools"
The Maine Heritage Policy Center is critical of
Proposed Race to the Top Legislation
Click Here to Read their Press Release
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MACS NEWS
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for our latest Newsletter which now comes via Constant Contact in
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The Race-2-Augusta
Most candidates
for governor support charter schools! MACS will offer all
candidates for office information on charter schools, and will
work with those who will carry our torch in the upcoming political
dialog.
For Gubernatorial statements on charter schools, follow this link:
http://augustainsider.us/gubnernatorialcharterschools/.
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Congressional Action
Congress has
approved a $40 million increase in the federal Charter School
Grant Program, for a total of $256 million for this year.
Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado has introduced the All-STAR
Act, H.R. 4330, that would support increased funding for
successful charter schools and expand flexibility in using federal
funds.
The role of charter school authorizers has been enhanced through
Congressional legislation that adds three new eligibility criteria
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FUNDING for AUTHORIZERS!
The National Association of Charter School
Authorizers has established the Fund for Authorizing Excellence to
award grants to improve the work of authorizers.
FMI, see www.publiccharters.org and
www.qualitycharters.org
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PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Baldacci
won't sponsor charter school bill
Submitted by Matthew Stone on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 10:13
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Media Support:
Kennebec Journal Article
Nov 10 -
Maine faulted for lacking education innovations
Portland Press Herald Editorials
Nov. 3
- Charter schools should be part of dropout debate
Oct. 17
- Charter schools deserve another look from state
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Meanwhile ...
To learn about charter schools, please
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For news of our recent past,
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To Contact MACS: macs@mainecharterschools.org
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Twice as many registered voters favor charter schools as oppose them. The more people learn about charter schools, the more they like them.
Source: State of the Charter School Movement 2005
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