Charter schools are public schools that are created to meet students’ educational needs in unique ways. Charter public schools are given freedom from some rules and regulations that traditional public schools have to follow. In return for that freedom, they are held to a higher level of accountability.In states where charter schools exist, parents have the power to choose whether to send their children to one. Mississippi parents don’t have that option, because our laws don’t allow it. To learn more about charter schools and how you can help us bring them to Mississippi, click here.
The Weekly Northside Sun - January 14, 2010
Slowly but surely, momentum is building for Mississippi to get more aggressive in creating charter schools in areas where traditional public schools are not doing their job. Read More
Elizabeth Crisp • elizabeth.crisp@jackson.gannette.com • January 14, 2010
Three University of Mississippi students testified before the House Education Committee Wednesday to express their support for charter schools. More
Elizabeth Crisp • elizabeth.crisp@clarionledger.com • January 12, 2010
While some bills proposing school district consolidations and charter schools have been filed, the task force has taken no official stance. Read Article
By Elizabeth Crisp • elizabeth.crisp@clarionledger.com • January 11, 2010
Several parents and other interested parties addressed Mississippi’s Task Force on Underperforming Schools during a public hearing at the Capitol this afternoon. Read Article
Bobby Harrison • Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal • December 30, 2009
Tom Burnham, who will take over for his second stint as superintendent of education in January, says lawmakers should consider allowing the state Board of Education to consolidate districts it takes over and to establish charter schools in those districts. Read More
The Wall Street Journal - December 9, 2009
Charter schools reached a new milestone this year. According to the Center for Education Reform, more than 5,000 charters are now operating in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Considering that the first charter didn’t open until 1992, and that these innovative schools have faced outright hostility from teachers unions and the education bureaucracy, their growth is a rare gleam of hope for American public schools. More
The Wall Street Journal - July 17, 2009
Some cash-strapped states and school districts are signaling a major expansion of charter schools to tap $5 billion in federal stimulus funds, despite strong opposition from some teachers unions. Read More
Press Register - Saturday, February 21, 2009
Mississippi’s charter school law has barely disturbed the state’s public education monopoly. That’s a sure sign the 12-year-old law, which was supposed to create alternatives to traditional public schools, is too weak to achieve that purpose and needs to be revamped. Read More
| Is it a public school? | Yes | Yes | No |
| Do they charge tuition? | No | No | Yes |
| Can parents choose the school? | No | Yes | Yes |
| If the school fails, does it close? | No | Yes | Sometimes |
| Freedom to fire bad teachers? | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Do students take state tests? | Yes | Yes | In Some Schools |
KIPP Delta College Preparatory School
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KIPP Delta College Preparatory School (DCPS), located in Helena, Arkansas, was established in 2002 as an academically intensive college preparatory school in an effort to meet the educational needs and desires of the Delta community. KIPP was founded upon the premise that it could change the outcome of a child’s life through education. The belief was that high expectations could overcome the obstacles created by race, economics, and environment. KIPP Delta serves nearly 300 students in fifth through tenth grades. |
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