Sentences with phrase «school choice proponents who»

School choice proponents who seek to prove that vouchers, tax credits and scholarships «work» by citing test - score - based research have allowed themselves to be lured into argument that can never be completely won.

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In theory, the concept might appeal to those who think taxpayers who don't use public schools should get other benefits instead — and to proponents of allowing parents even greater flexibility and choice than vouchers offer them.

The Citizens» Commission on Civil Rights, along with the Aspen Institute's NCLB Commission and other proponents, have proposed tough new measures to guarantee public school choice to children who attend persistently low - performing schools.

Gov. Bryant, who has been a longtime proponent of school choice, made similar comments at the Neshoba County Fair this past July.

I look forward to Democrats divorcing themselves from a relationship of convenience with Republicans, who have elevated what a school choice proponent really looks like in DeVos.

Many «school choice» proponents, who themselves write for the media, want you to believe that the Trump / DeVos / Alexander funding for school choice initiatives are going nowhere this year.

And now the battle is headed toward political center stage: School choice has gained perhaps its most powerful proponent ever in Trump, who has called it «the civil rights issue of our time» and pledged to spend $ 20 billion to push for an expansion of charters and vouchers.

The harsh reality is that Hillary Clinton has actually been a vocal proponent of the corporate education reform agenda and she has a long way to go before it can be said that she is the best choice for students, parents, public schools or the teachers who make up the American Federation of Teachers.

But many of the school - choice proponents, who had long made the case that their favored reform works, had an explanation at the ready.

The governor - elect is pledging to appoint an education commissioner who's a proponent of charter schools and public school choice.

In Ohio, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative think tank and proponent of school choice, released a study of that state's program which found: «Students who use vouchers to attend private schools have fared worse academically compared to their closely matched peers attending public schools.»

Charter school proponents claim that charters offer options for parents who are disappointed in what their public schools provide, and this «choice» is about giving children better options.