Sentences with phrase «with charter supporters»

The 74 American Federation of Teachers President Says She Might Team Up With Charter Supporters to Oppose Vouchers

The total cost was estimated at $ 15 million, with charter supporters spending $ 9.7 million, according to estimates from the Los Angeles Times.

Not exact matches

While some evangelical supporters of homeschooling, private school, and charter school options are celebrating a school choice advocate's appointment to this all - important role (and a graduate of the evangelical liberal arts school, Calvin College, at that), other conservative Christian public school parents and advocates are disheartened by DeVos's limited personal history with our nation's public schools (she has mentored in public schools but not attended, taught, or sent children to public schools).

A privately - chartered train with 750 Gladbach supporters on board was stopped by police in Hesse after the 19 - year - old woman called for help.

He has accepted significant contributions from Ravenel Boykin Curry, a wealthy supporter of education reform and trustee of Girls Prep charter school, which made the news in 2010 when Joel Klein used emergency powers to displace the public school program for autistic children with which Girls Prep was co-located.

De Blasio is creating a task force to grapple with the space crisis in the city's school system — and is including supporters of charters.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

And charter - school supporters, led by Mr. Loeb, have poured millions of dollars into ensuring that the State Senate remains in Republican hands — even as Democrats have won a majority of seats — backing Mr. Klein's renegade group, which first broke away from the party in 2011 and eventually formed a coalition with the Republicans.

Charter - school supporters slammed Harlem state Sen. Bill Perkins yesterday for canceling a promised follow - up hearing — after they had been shut out of an initial session packed with charter opponents lastCharter - school supporters slammed Harlem state Sen. Bill Perkins yesterday for canceling a promised follow - up hearing — after they had been shut out of an initial session packed with charter opponents lastcharter opponents last month.

Mulgrew met yesterday with state Attorney General and charter supporter Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to announce his candidacy for governor next week.

Then, going after the charter supporters among board members, Rumore says it's not clear to him why they seem more concerned with charter schools than improving regular public schools and he says that's supposed to be what board members do.

Two independent expenditure committees funded in part by wealthy supporters of charter schools are wrapping their spending sprees on Senate Republican candidates with large ad purhcases in two state Senate races upstate.

Generally, charter supporters are upset with the mayor for being against the expansion of charter schools.

Mayor de Blasio is creating a task force to grapple with the space crisis in the city's school system — and is including supporters of charters.

Her record at Success would likely to stake her the early backing of the city's tabloids, along with the families in her charter school network who are typically Moskowitz supporters, as well as other parents of children in charters across the city.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

Charter school supporters, like Loeb and the Post editorial board, often argue that Democrats who oppose charter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district sCharter school supporters, like Loeb and the Post editorial board, often argue that Democrats who oppose charter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district scharter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district schools.

On Saturday, LaborPress caught up with Hawkins and his Green Party supporters at a «$ 15 Now» rally held outside a Starbucks on Fulton Street in Downtown, Brooklyn, where the gubernatorial hopeful talked about the need for legislation guaranteeing a living wage - as well as Mayor Bill de Blasio's apparent surrender in the fight against charter school expansion.

At a preemptive news conference with education advocates, The Alliance for Quality Education's Billy Easton says wealthy supporters of expanding charter schools have spent nearly twice that amount, and have contributed large sums to the governor's campaign.

Leadership of DFER has also shifted: Shavar Jeffries, who in 2014 lost a high - profile race for mayor of Newark, N.J., with the strong backing of charter supporters, became the group's national president a year ago.

School choice supporters are split over the program's strict accountability provisions, however, which some say represent over-regulation by the state but which others claim are on par with the expectations for traditional public and charter schools.

Voucher supporters, charter advocates, standards nuts, teacher - effectiveness fanatics — we all fundamentally believe that fantastic schools staffed by dedicated educators can help poor kids climb out of poverty and compete with their affluent peers.

In what was possibly the most expensive school - board race in history (with $ 3 million spent overall), the union squared off against charter supporters, including the California Charter Schools Association Advocates, the association's political - actiocharter supporters, including the California Charter Schools Association Advocates, the association's political - actioCharter Schools Association Advocates, the association's political - action wing.

The 13 - page report is based on interviews with parents, charter school supporters and opponents, policymakers, and others, as well as site visits to 12 charter schools in five states.

Here's hoping that Success skeptics will open themselves to the possibility that the network is actually getting some things right, and that Success supporters will consider how the rapidly expanding network can do everything possible to attract and retain the kids who most need its help and share best practices with other schools, charter and district.

Charter supporters are spending millions to blanket the airwaves with ads.

The year 2004 was difficult for charters, with the well - placed, well - spun American Federation of Teachers «study» taking center stage in a bruising battle between charter critics and supporters.

Supporters argue that charter schools provide alternative solutions to the traditional public school system, in which many schools — especially those in low - income, predominantly minority school districts — find themselves with limited resources to offer their large student populations.

But supporters said charters can o make per - student dollars go further because they are not saddled with out - of - control teacher pension and health - care costs.

Supporters of charter schools, vouchers, and other forms of school choice anticipate a friendlier climate with President - elect Donald Trump's selection of school - choice advocate Betsy DeVos to serve as secretary of Education.

December 7, 2016 — Supporters of charter schools, vouchers, and other forms of school choice anticipate a friendlier climate with President - elect Donald Trump's selection of school - choice advocate Betsy DeVos to serve as secretary of Education.

In addition to its work with KIPP, the Fisher Fund is a longtime philanthropic supporter of the California Charter Schools Association and the Charter School Growth Fund, which supports the expansion of high - performing charter school neCharter Schools Association and the Charter School Growth Fund, which supports the expansion of high - performing charter school neCharter School Growth Fund, which supports the expansion of high - performing charter school necharter school networks.

This year, charter school supporters met with 119 legislative offices, just one office shy of the full 120 members in the legislature.

He could work with public charter school supporters to amend the measure in the Legislature.

Supporters of the proposed Global Garden Public Charter School argued that the school, with an emphasis on foreign languages, would be ethnically and economically diverse.

CCSA currently has a number of job openings; be sure to share these opportunities with your network of charter school supporters!

OAKLAND, CA - Oakland area leaders joined local charter school leaders and supporters to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the California Charter Schools Act, with a community rally and information expo at Preservation Park on Sacharter school leaders and supporters to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the California Charter Schools Act, with a community rally and information expo at Preservation Park on SaCharter Schools Act, with a community rally and information expo at Preservation Park on Saturday.

No one is sure just what tipped the balance this time, but Hattendorf said charter supporters ran a well - financed campaign that consistently stuck with the simple message that charters would provide good opportunities for students who don't have many.

Although charter school supporters feared a union agreement could jeopardize Conservatory Lab's ability to experiment with new programs, innovation appears to be flourishing at the school.

Check out former Hartford courant columnist and perennial charter school supporter (actually, it's more accurate to say that charter school monies support * him *) used to do (after numerous puff pieced in the Courant, he gets a * big * job with the charter school as it took over Milner — how lucky is that!)

Those are the same rules from which charter schools are exempt, a policy supporters say allows charters to flourish with longer school days, a focus on teacher merit instead of seniority, and other innovations.

Charter school supporters lobbied state lawmakers Thursday for more money at a time when charter schools and traditional public schools are arguing with each over about how much funding they rCharter school supporters lobbied state lawmakers Thursday for more money at a time when charter schools and traditional public schools are arguing with each over about how much funding they rcharter schools and traditional public schools are arguing with each over about how much funding they receive.

Damon supports our Schools and Corporate Supporters with his extensive operations knowledge, consulting for schools and businesses, as well as recruiting and vetting for the Arizona Charter School Marketplace.

Charter advocates, supporters, educators, and parents know many of these results to be true based on their daily work and interactions with schools.

In hindsight, the mayor could have gotten away with blocking several thousand charter expansion seats while winning applause from his many anti-charter supporters.

Media contact: Jason Mandell 213-500-9142 [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY Tonight: Charter School Parents, Students & Teachers to Rally at Richmond City Council 50 charter supporters will demand that leaders share «Richmond Promise» funding with all public school students September 29, Charter School Parents, Students & Teachers to Rally at Richmond City Council 50 charter supporters will demand that leaders share «Richmond Promise» funding with all public school students September 29, charter supporters will demand that leaders share «Richmond Promise» funding with all public school students September 29, 2015...

More than 300 school leaders, supporters, parents, and students met with elected officials yesterday to discuss key legislation impacting charter schools during CCSA's annual Advocacy Day.

She is an active supporter of the federal Charter Schools Program, which has been instrumental in the growth of charter schools, especially those with a strong track record of success in serving educationally disadvantaged stCharter Schools Program, which has been instrumental in the growth of charter schools, especially those with a strong track record of success in serving educationally disadvantaged stcharter schools, especially those with a strong track record of success in serving educationally disadvantaged students.

One charter supporter stacked the speaker sign - up sheet with people who would speak against the moratorium, by copying a typed - up charter school roster she had brought.

Supporters of charter schools, which are funded with the taxpayer dollars that a local school district would otherwise get to educate a student, say the schools allow for innovative ways to teach outside the confines of the red tape found in traditional public schools.