Sentences with phrase «opponents of charter schools say»

Opponents of charter schools say they have a mixed track record in other states and that there are no guarantees that the ones that open here would be successful.

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Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

Opponents of the plan say the charter schools could siphon hundreds of seats away from the other schools in the building.

Opponents of Harlem Success Academy's plan to move into P.S. 145 on West 105th Street and Amsterdam Avenue say District 3 schools are already too crowded and can't handle the new students the charter school would attract.

Opponents of the new school said the co-location would drain resources and space from public school students and that charter schools don't pay their fair share for using public school space.

In this campaign, charter - school opponents have raised $ 332,056 in cash and in - kind donations, of which $ 265,985 has come from the WEA, Evans said.

Opponents of charter schools, led by the state teachers» union, say the schools will lack accountability and will take too much money out of the already under - funded education system.

But opponents say charter schools will take resources from existing public schools and that the Legislature ignored the will of voters when it approved charter schools earlier this year.

Opponents of the pending legislation say that may be true anecdotally, with many charter schools succeed in reaching high - risk populations.

«I am not a staunch opponent of charter schools,» Moffit said after the vote Monday, noting she supported a renewal of the district's Badger Rock Charter School, as well as the IMA proposal on a conditional basis in Jcharter schools,» Moffit said after the vote Monday, noting she supported a renewal of the district's Badger Rock Charter School, as well as the IMA proposal on a conditional basis in JCharter School, as well as the IMA proposal on a conditional basis in January.

But, opponents say the new rules will lead to an expansion of charter schools that will draw money away from traditional public schools and lead to more segregation in school districts.

Lunedar Girault, a Newark public charter school parent, said: «I challenge opponents of public charter schools to come to my city and see firsthand how limiting my choices as a parent impacts my children.

Opponents of charter schools, which include many school districts, say they worry that an increasing number of such schools will drain vital dollars away from traditional public schools and create a divided system in which select students attend charter schools and students with special needs fill the traditional schools.

Opponents, like those in Boston, say charter schools are threats to the very idea of public schooling — they weaken neighborhood schools by reducing enrollment, capturing their funding and prioritizing high - ability students instead of those most in need of educational improvements.