Sentences with phrase «school choice opponents long»

School choice opponents long have understood that a regulatory barrage is the first step in the ultimate goal of killing such programs.

Not exact matches

And though opponents of school choice have a long list of complaints (some more valid than others), they are hardly powerless to address them, provided they recognize that working with (rather than against) the choice movement is in their enlightened self - interest.

Over the long haul, the dire condition of disadvantaged kids in failing urban schools will prompt more and more of today's liberal opponents of choice - notably the civil - rights groups and many urban Democrats - to begin representing their own constituents on this issue, leaving the teacher unions to fight their battles alone.

And the most interesting debates are no longer waged between choice advocates and opponents, but within the school choice movement itself.

A growing number of people, including both school choice advocates and education reform opponents, say there's little evidence that standardized test score gains in math and reading lead to improved long - term life outcomes.