Not exact matches
(Reuters)- A U.S. judge blocked Obama administration guidance that transgender public
school students must be allowed to use bathrooms
of their
choice, granting a nationwide injunction sought by a group
of 13
states led by Texas.
It is for this reason that parents should be given the right to send their children to
schools of their
choice, provided certain minimal standards
of safety and competency are satisfied, and should not be required to utilize
state educational facilities.
The drafters
of this new law, in pursuit
of a democratic outcome, concluded that the
state should promote freedom
of choice in education, including prominently the
choice of religious
schools.
But in doing so the
State must not interfere with parental responsibility, nor hamper the reasonable liberty
of parents in their
choice of a
school for their children.
Guidance Materials: The Department
of Education is required by Statute 18.1003.453 to provide on its website links to information regarding the nutritional content
of foods and beverages and to healthful food
choices in accordance with the dietary guidelines
of the United
States Department
of Agriculture and provide examples
of wellness classes that offer nutrition education for teachers and
school support staff and encourage
school districts to offer classes that are taught by a licensed nutritional professional for the
school nutrition department.
In an e-mail, Esaian
stated: «We are committed to providing healthy
choices for our
schools, but we also have to balance our nutritional
choices with the demands
of parents and students; there are also economic and budgetary realities that we must consider.»
As I
stated in another comment, I agreed with her petition in principle (I understood it to be that we should know what's in our kids» food at
school), just not in her
choice of the phrase «pink slime».
It's an interesting
choice of locales for Cuomo, who is running on an anti-Albany plank, since it's an old -
school hangout for elected officials and a favorite meeting spot for Republicans (the
state GOP tends to get together there quite frequently).
State Senator Eric Adams on Monday called for the removal
of a member
of the education panel evaluating Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's
choice for the next city
schools chancellor.
Regardless
of how the WFP pyschodrama plays out, the Green Party will remain the
choice this November for progressives who support a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, living wage jobs, climate action, strong public
schools, and an end to corruption at the
State Capitol.»
«The governor has no doubt that the people
of Kaduna
State have seen who is committed to building
schools, roads and hospitals, and bringing investors and will make the right
choice in their own interest.
Mr. Cupoli, the Assembly's
choice, is a former Chief economist at SEMATECH and Professor
of NanoEconomics at SUNY Albany's College
of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, a
school that Mr. Cuomo and
state officials have touted as an example
of a successful partnership between a public university and private business.
Senator Flanagan is a committed champion for expanding
school choice and access to great teachers, and we look forward to working with him on behalf
of students and parents across the
state,» said Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.
«In every corner
of the
state, New Yorkers, after carefully examining the difficult
choices made by their
school boards, voted «yes» in near record numbers on
school budgets to ensure students and education programs did not suffer further harm,» NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi said.
Indeed we believe this
choice should be available to all
schools who think it is right for them, not just those defined as outstanding, which risks perception
of elitism,» the NAHT
stated.
Charters will now be able to switch authorizers between the
state Board
of Regents and the SUNY Charter
Schools Institute; SUNY is particularly friendly to charters and considered the authorizer
of choice for charter networks.
Regardless
of how the WFP pyschodrama plays out, the Green Party will remain the
choice this November for progressives who support a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, living wage jobs, climate action, strong public
schools, and an end to corruption at the
State Capitol,» said Howie Hawkins, the Green nominee for Governor.
Since the majority
of schools have remained public,
school choice — which allows parents to choose between
schools in the
state sector — appears to have contributed to the decline in achievement rather than privatisation.
Those 80 per cent
of us who can't afford to pay for the education
of our children twice - through fees as well as taxes - have no
choice but
state schooling.
UPPER EAST SIDE — Critics
of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial
choice for
schools chancellor are calling into question the independence
of a
state - picked panel that will convene Tuesday to determine whether she is qualified for the job.
Not convinced that these preferences are universal, Rebecca Sear
of the London
School of Economics and Frank Marlowe
of Florida
State University in Tallahassee studied partner
choice in the Hazda forager tribe in Tanzania.
UF / IFAS assistant professor
of food and resource economics Jaclyn Kropp — along with economists at Georgia
State University, Clemson University and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — worked with a county
school food services director to develop a novel research model to study
school lunch
choices children make, combining lunch sales data collected at the cafeteria register with data on student absences.
A number
of state - based initiatives that favored parents and parental
choice were reflected, albeit sometimes only partially, in the final legislation, including new requirements for
school choice and supplemental services for children trapped in chronically failing
schools.
Thirteen
states and many more
school districts have adopted some kind
of choice plan in the past five years.
Choices for parents who think their kids might benefit from a special program at a
school in a nearby
school district: In California, some
school districts where enrollment was dropping are taking advantage
of the
state's District
of Choice law, which allows districts to compete for students by offering innovative programs and options that parents want.
As the debate over
school choice heats up once again, in the halls
of Congress and in many
state capitals, a favorite gambit
of defenders
of the status quo is to damn such changes as «sure to undermine public education» or «bad for the public
schools.»
For example, a quarter
of a
state's grade is based on having public -
school choice and charter
schools.
Parliamentary under secretary
of state for the
school system, Lord Nash, commented: «The 52 new
schools will provide much - needed places and encourage innovation, driving up standards and ensuring even more parents have the
choice of a good
school place for their child.»
The prediction comes from both proponents and opponents
of the tuition - voucher measure, which, by providing parents with $ 900 for each student enrolled in a private or out -
of - district public
school, would be the most extensive
choice program yet adopted by any
state.
In 2016, 11
states and the District
of Columbia operated private
school choice programs, serving about 147,000 students
States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to
school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing
schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple -
choice tests in reading and math to the neglect
of other subject areas and higher - level skills.
With the ascendance
of Betsy DeVos and the passage
of school -
choice legislation in dozens
of states around the country, for the time being at least, it appears that the
school choice — first crowd has the upper hand.
Question 2 has given Massachusetts voters a unique chance to weigh in on the future
of school choice in their
state.
Both NCLB and its successor, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), left the
choice of minimum subgroup size at the
school level (n - size) for accountability purposes to the
states.
One sensible move is to embrace full Title I portability, so that
states can use federal funds to help low - income students attend the district, charter, or private
school of their
choice.
In a 5 - 4 decision, the United
States Supreme Court today ruled against Seattle and Kentucky
school -
choice programs that considered race in the assignment
of children to public
schools.
Some education groups, as well as lawmakers, have called for more
choice in how
states can administer the law's accountability provisions, including greater power for
school - based teams to decide what type
of assessment a student receiving special education services should take.
The research represents each level
of government — federal,
state, and district — and focuses on
state - federal relationships and the effects
of school choice and supplemental education services on
school districts.
Fortunately, there is a shift towards greater reliance and awareness
of the organisation and also the LOtC Quality Badge, with 72 per cent
of teachers surveyed in 2015
stating that STF membership would be either likely to influence or be an essential pre ‑ requisite in their
choice of school trip provider.
But they failed to tighten
state oversight
of controversial
school choice programs, and they didn't develop a universal preschool plan to Gov. Jeb Bush's liking.
Avis Glaze, former superintendent
of the Ontario education system, correctly observed that Canada does not have charter
schools, but others mentioned that the large number
of religious
schools that are both government - funded and subject to
state regulation give Canadians even more
choice than exists in the United
States.
We were primarily interested in assessing the role
of demographics, student achievement, and the extent
of school choice currently available in shaping how
states participate in the charter
school movement.
Hess's second case study focuses on the five - year - old voucher plan in Cleveland, where he finds that the potential benefits
of choice and competition were neutralized by multiple factors, including frequent changes in leadership, the
state's move to take over the city's
schools, the modest size
of the vouchers (only $ 2,250), and the existence
of strong unions.
Included in the two - year
state budget is a provision that more than quadruples the size
of the EdChoice Scholarship Program over the next two years, ultimately resulting in up to 60,000 students having access to private
school choice by the 2012 - 2013
school year.
He pushed
school choice when a Democratic - controlled
state legislature was moving away from it, and extolled the virtues
of No Child Left Behind.
Many other
states, meanwhile, are lagging behind schedule in complying with the provision, which requires that students in consistently low - performing
schools have access to a
choice of tutoring services or other extra academic help.
State - level differences included the strength of charter laws, statewide demographics, existing school choice policies, number of school districts, and the presence of charter support or opposition groups that operate throughout the s
State - level differences included the strength
of charter laws, statewide demographics, existing
school choice policies, number
of school districts, and the presence
of charter support or opposition groups that operate throughout the
statestate.
The
state provides families with
school choice through a statewide system
of open enrollment and a charter
school law rated as moderately strong by the Center for Education Reform.
The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments June 7 in a case that could determine the future
of school vouchers in the
state and set the pace for
school choice policies across the nation.
A degree
of choice can be introduced in the
state sector if decisionmaking is shifted to the
school level, as has been done in Ontario, Glaze said.