Sentences with phrase «charter school advocacy»

I got into charter school advocacy when I saw how these schools of choice were changing the lives of students who many districts had given up on.

A group of billionaires and corporate executives are using a front group called Great Schools Massachusetts and the New York based charter school advocacy group, Families for Excellent Schools, to pour an unprecedented amount of money into a campaign to expand the number of charter schools in Massachusetts.

Golden Oak Public Charter Montessori School filled a 57 passenger bus with Upper Elementary students, teachers, parents, Board members and Head of School and headed for Charter School Advocacy Day at the Capitol in Sacramento.

It is the only statewide charter school advocacy organization in New York and Connecticut and is the only regional charter association in the country.

On Tuesday I'll escort a group of our students to Albany for Charter School Advocacy Day.

As an association, TCSA staff members are working diligently to provide you leadership and value in the areas of charter school advocacy and quality member services for our great charter schools across the state of Texas.

Speaking of budget and legislative session, we're gearing up for the 13th annual Charter School Advocacy Day on Tuesday, February 7 in Albany where families and educators have a chance to meet face - to - face with the lawmakers who enact policies and laws that affect charter schools.

According to Bronin's campaign finance reports, charter school proponents, including those associated with the disgraced FUSE / Jumoke Charter School charter chain and others who are connected with the New York - based charter school advocacy front group called Families for Excellent Schools have provided Bronin with campaign contributions.

The Northeast Charter School Network is the New York based charter school advocacy group that recently merged with the Connecticut Charter School Network.

Republicans have been helped by $ 1.6 million in spending by New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, which was founded by the national charter school advocacy group StudentsFirst.

Since January of this year, Occhiogrosso's company has billed A Better Connecticut, the leading charter school advocacy group, over $ 2.3 million for television ads, polling and strategy to support Malloy's education reforms.

Senator Rubin Diaz, (D) 32nd S.D. speaks at Charter School Advocacy Day held at the Convention Center of the Empire Plaza Feb. 2, 2016 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Marking a significant shift in its lobbying strategy, the influential charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools will not hold a political rally in Albany this legislative session for the first time since NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio took office.

Kyle explains why we're even doing this, and you can check out our awesome highlight reel from Charter School Advocacy Day in Albany, read more about New York charter school graduation rates, and learn more about Family Bingo Night at a Stamford charter school!

Sackler serves on the Board of Directors of Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school management chain with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island and the Board of Directors of ConnCAN, the Connecticut charter school advocacy front group.

NECSN CEO Kyle Rosenkrans, New York City Charter School Center CEO James Merriman and Amani Charter School founder Debra Stern joined Capital Tonight to discuss Charter School Advocacy Day in Albany.

The Connecticut Coalition for Education Reform and the various charter school advocacy groups that are pushing these proposals are new to Connecticut.

Surprise, surprise... An out - of - State charter school advocacy group has started an advertising campaign to support the Malloy administration's decision to give Steve Perry his own privately run, but taxpayer funded, cha

Petry is also a founder of Education Reform Now, one of the most active charter school advocacy organizations in the nation and one that has spent millions trying to undermine teachers and the teacher's union in New York City.

Sampson, for example, collected just 35 contributions, including $ 8,000 from former Gibraltar Industries chief executive officer Brian Lipke, $ 5,000 from the downstate charter school advocacy group Students First and $ 5,000 from developer Samuel Savarino.

The Achievement First Charter School Chain, along with Connecticut's two major charter school advocacy groups, ConnCAN and CCER, have spent millions of dollars lobbying in favor of the Common Core SBAC testing system and Governor Dannel Malloy's «education reform» agenda.

On Monday, Politico's Eliza Shapiro broke the news that Families for Excellent Schools, the high - profile charter school advocacy group in New York, will close in the coming months.

Sources for California Charter School Advocacy & Assistance State - level organizations where charter developers, charter operators, and the general public can obtain assistance and information.

A Better Connecticut is the latest charter school advocacy group to develop out of ConnCAN, the group that was created by Jonathan Sackler and the other deep financial pockets that funded the creation of Achievement First, Inc. the charter school management company that was co-founded by Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

Indiana not only is ranked as having the most favorable policy provisions for charter schools by a prominent charter schooling advocacy group, but it is among the 25 states employing a type of charter school unfamiliar to many folks across the United States: the cyber charter school.

There is currently a perception, created by debate in the public media in Connecticut, that the executive branch of the state government, including the Governor's office, is forwarding plans for the creation of new Charter Schools with all deliberate speed, having formed strong working associations with Charter School advocacy groups.

The well - financed charter school advocacy group is the organization that is paying for the television ads promoting Governor Dannel Malloy's proposed state budget that makes historic cuts to public education while dramatically increasing funding for charter schools.

Jim Neimeier, Board President of South Buffalo Charter School, discusses the coming Charter School Advocacy Day and the importance of fair funding for charter schools in this Buffalo News op - ed...

And I got to experience the excitement of my first Charter School Advocacy Day at the Capitol.

Utah Association of Public Charter Schools advocacy, programs and services help over a hundred charter schools, directors, board members, teachers as well as thousands of students obtain an innovative and individualized educational experience!

This past Charter School Advocacy Day she encountered a lawmaker whose district includes Broome Street Academy — and Navas said this particular legislator did not do much to hide the fact that he does not support charter schools.

More than 1,000 charter school parents, students and educators will come together in Albany on Tuesday, February 2 for the 12th annual Charter School Advocacy Day, co-hosted by the Northeast Charter Schools Network and the New York City Charter School Center.

Sackler also founded the national charter school advocacy group 50 - CAN and sits on a number of other pro-charter school groups, as well as being a founding member of Achievement First, Inc.'s Board of Directors.

Achieve Hartford's funding comes from a wide variety of individual and corporate sponsors including Connecticut's leading charter school advocacy group, ConnCAN, as well as from Teach for America.

The CEO of New York's only statewide charter school advocacy organization today urged legislators to expand Governor Cuomo's budget proposal to provide facilities aid for public charter schools outside New...

Marking a significant shift in its lobbying strategy, the influential charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools will not hold a political rally in Albany this legislative session for the first time since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office, several sources confirmed.

Yesterday a number of corporate funded charter school advocacy groups joined Governor Dannel Malloy in support of his plan to dramatically increase charter school funding while making historic cuts to funding for public schools.

Attendees included independent charter school leaders from across the city, representatives from charter school advocacy groups, and a special appearance by the New York City Public, Advocate Letitia James.

We'll be keeping the pressure on lawmakers and making noise again in a few weeks when we hold our statewide Charter School Advocacy Day!

NECSN CEO Kyle Rosenkrans, New York City Charter School Center CEO James Merriman and Amani Charter School founder Debra Stern joined Capital Tonight to discuss Charter School Advocacy Day in...

Although Families for Excellent Schools is new to Connecticut, it is closely associated with Connecticut's original charter school advocacy group, ConnCAN.