Sentences with phrase «excellent schools advocacy»

Although they are calling themselves by a different name, the group is actually the same controversial New York based charter school lobby group known as «Families for Excellent Schools» http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/ except when they call themselves «Families for Excellent Schools Advocacy.»

Schneider adds that since Education Reform Now Advocacy (ERNA) and Families for Excellent Schools Advocacy (FESA) are registered as non-profit foundations and not campaign groups, neither is required to disclose who they collect their money from.

(ConnCAN); Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Advocacy; StudentsFirst / GENEPSA (Michelle Rhee); Families for Excellent Schools Inc.; Families for Excellent Schools Advocacy Inc.; Connecticut Council for Education Reform Inc. (CCER); North East Charter Schools Network; Bronx Charter School of Excellence; Students for Education Reform; Educators 4 Excellence; Excel Bridgeport, Inc.; Achieve Hartford, Inc. and their newest front group, the Coalition for Every Child, are pumping more and more money into lobbying and advertising programs.

While their primary purpose has been to support Eva Moskowitz and the other New York Charter School operators, Families for Excellent Schools arrived in Connecticut from New York last year and registered both Families for Excellent Schools AND Families for Excellent Schools Advocacy as lobbying entities with Connecticut's Office of State Ethics.

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But Families for Excellent Schools, a charter - school advocacy group, disagrees.

The disparity between the numbers was highlighted Thursday in a report by the advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools, a vocal de Blasio critic.

The pro-charter event, paid for by the pro-charter advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools, featured an performance by Ashanti.

New data released by the pro-charter advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools shows NYPD school safety agents seized 1,678 weapons in the 2014 - 15 school year, up from 1,508 weapons in 2013 - 2014.

In lieu of the massive rallies it has held biannually since 2013, the charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools will hold a modest lobby day on Jan. 20 in Albany.

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.

But Families for Excellent Schools, a charter - school advocacy group, issued a report Tuesday claiming city officials lowballed serious misconduct in 2015 - 2016 — and that the latest figures should be viewed skeptically.

Families for Excellent Schools (FES), a pro-charter school advocacy group, has publicized New York Police Department (NYPD) data revealing the increase in weapon recoveries.

Families for Excellent Schools, a charter advocacy group that has effectively served as a political PAC for Moskowitz's schools over the last twoSchools, a charter advocacy group that has effectively served as a political PAC for Moskowitz's schools over the last twoschools over the last two years.

Today Bryan Lawrence, Board Chair of Families for Excellent Schools, put out a statement saying that the charter school advocacy group will be dissolving.

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That followed a massive and showy rally put on by Families for Excellent Schools, the charter advocacy group, where Ms. Moskowitz, often seen as the face of charter schools, did notSchools, the charter advocacy group, where Ms. Moskowitz, often seen as the face of charter schools, did notschools, did not speak.

Her announcement also came a day after the charter schools advocacy group she belongs to, Families for Excellent Schools, held a large rally in Brschools advocacy group she belongs to, Families for Excellent Schools, held a large rally in BrSchools, held a large rally in Brooklyn.

Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter advocacy group out of New York City, took umbrage with NYSUT's statement Tuesday, demanding it «immediately apologize» to the 120,000 charter school students across the state and their families for «calling them a distraction.»

A charter advocacy group, Families for Excellent Schools, then began a $ 3.6 million advertising campaign protesting the mayor's decision.

Success — along with its advocacy counterpart, Families for Excellent Schools — dominates education lobbying in Albany during the legislative session.

Democrats also question if big money pumped into Senate races on behalf of Republican candidates will be there given a recent scandal that is causing the deep - pocketed Families for Excellent Schools - Advocacy to shut down.

The charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools, a frequent critic of the education policies advanced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, was a plaintiff when the lawsuit was filed in Brooklyn federal court in April 2016.

These include direct - service providers (e.g., Building Excellent Schools, the Mind Trust, Charter School Partners), human - capital organizations (e.g., Relay, Sposato, the Ryan Fellowship), advocacy groups (e.g., charter associations, BAEO, 50CAN, Stand for Children), and foundations and intermediaries (e.g., the Walton Family Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Choose to Succeed, New Schools for New Orleans).

The Times quotes Derrell Bradford, executive director of E3 (Excellent Education for Everyone), an advocacy group that supports school choice, saying,

Phillip Lovell, vice president of federal advocacy at the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education, which focuses on high school reform, says that there are simply not enough good charter school providers to take the place of all the low - performing, large urban high schools.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy, practice, and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

Today Bryan Lawrence, Board Chair of Families for Excellent Schools, put out a statement saying that the charter school advocacy group will be dissolving.

«We're not quite seeing the bold jump to innovation that we would like to see,» said Chip Slaven, a senior advocacy advisor for the Alliance for Excellent Education, which works to improve high schools.

In a previous role, she served as the vice president for standards, assessment, and deeper learning at the Alliance for Excellent Education, a national policy and advocacy organization that focuses on secondary schools.

MEJA has been calling for the dismissal of Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Chair Paul Sagan since his previously revealed undisclosed donations to Families for Excellent Schools — Advocacy, money which that group illegally funneled to the Yes on 2 pro-charter campaign.

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The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC - based national policy and advocacy organization that works to improve national and federal policy so that all students can achieve at high academic levels and graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship in the twenty - first century.

The Massachusetts operation, called Families for Excellent Schools - Advocacy, a pro-charter group, was hit with a record $ 426,500 fine for failing to disclose its donors related to a 2016 Massachusetts ballot campaign — a race that became the most expensive ballot measure in state history.

Alliance for Excellent Education: The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

Panelists Deb Delisle, Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education Dan Losen, Director, Center for Civil Rights Remedies at the Civil Rights Project at UCLA Martens Roc, Policy and Advocacy Associate, Alliance for Excellent Education Karen Webber - Ndour, Executive Director, Student Support and Safety, Baltimore City Schools Darryl Briggs, BSW Candidate, Lehman College

Last Friday, leading education advocacy groups, including the New York City Charter Center, Families for Excellent Schools, StudentsFirstNY, NECN, and the Coalition for Community Charter Schools stood with parents to call for an elimination of the charter cap.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring all students, particularly those traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

Bloomberg's long - time chief adviser is now in charge of political strategy for the charter advocacy group called Families for Excellent Schools, the entity that is paying for the pro-charter school television ads that have been running in Connecticut and the group that organized the recent pro-charter school rally at the State Capital in Hartford... the one in which charter schools students and parents were bused in from as far away as New York and Schools, the entity that is paying for the pro-charter school television ads that have been running in Connecticut and the group that organized the recent pro-charter school rally at the State Capital in Hartford... the one in which charter schools students and parents were bused in from as far away as New York and schools students and parents were bused in from as far away as New York and Boston.

As part of all three efforts, Families for Excellent Schools is organizing parents and other charter supporters to participate in an advocacy campaign.

Although they noted the massive expenditure by the lead education reform group, Families for Excellent Schools, which is based in New York, they didn't total all of the funds being spent by the corporate funded education reform advocacy group.

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 contribuschool 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 contribuSchool 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 contribuschool advocacy front group called Families for Excellent Schools have provided Bronin with campaign contributions.

The other two primary funders of the A Better Connecticut's Bridgeport campaign are Families for Excellent Schools — Advocacy Inc., the lobbying and political arm of Families for Excellent Schools.

«other groups, such as Families for Excellent Schools, use side payments — financial stipends of $ 250 — $ 1,000 per year — to give parents an incentive to participate in mobilization and advocacy efforts.»

According to the foundation's reports, «The Walton Family Foundation supports Families for Excellent Schools in its work to train parents to create and run advocacy efforts to improve school quality and give every student access to an excellent educatioExcellent Schools in its work to train parents to create and run advocacy efforts to improve school quality and give every student access to an excellent educatioexcellent education.»

Families for Excellent Schools (FES) is a major New York City based, corporate funded, charter school and education reform advocacy group.

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.

The group, of course, fails to explain that since it was founded, Families for Excellent Schools Inc. has collected an estimated $ 25 million from wealthy individuals and foundations to pay for its lobbying and advocacy work.

Formed in 2011, the Charter School and Corporate Education Reform Industry advocacy group Families for Excellent School's fundraising has skyrocketed from $ 642,042 in 2011 to $ 1,000,053 in 2012 to $ 12,264,668 in 2013.

Although Families for Excellent Schools, now known as Families for Excellent Schools / Coalition for Every Child, was using www.fightforfairnessct.org last year as their online organizing website and have now shifted to http://www.foreverychildct.org/, they charter school advocacy group is sticking with the Twitter handle @FIGHTForFairnessCT.

«We're grateful that the majority of legislators are bucking the special interests and listening to the pleas of parents who want a great school for their children,» said Kara Neidhardt, a spokesperson for Families for Excellent Schools, a charter advocacy group.