Sentences with phrase «about educational choice programs»

To fight back, the Institute for Justice released a new report that rebuts the top myths about educational choice programs.

Drew Catt: Then, going beyond just schooling types, what do military families think about educational choice programs?

Not exact matches

On Jan. 24, readers questioned three members of the Teacher Leaders Network — Corrina Knight, a 6th grade language arts / social studies teacher at Salem Middle School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with Schools of Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional development.

Does the existence of a choice program cause parents to seek information about their educational options?

As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued, even more than broad public support, choice policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote equity, a basic lesson about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»

Through our survey of more than 1,200 military servicemembers, veterans and their spouses, we sought to understand how these individuals feel about America's K — 12 education system, educational choice programs and more.

It is not about supporting private schools,» said Crystal Fox, a parent whose two special needs children, Austin (17) and Tia (12), rely on Arizona's various educational choice programs to attend private schools.

Calculating the fiscal impact of these programs would seem straightforward on the surface, but critics and supporters of educational choice strongly disagree about such programs» fiscal effects on taxpayers, state budgets and schools.

Parents learn about the application process, children play New Orleans, La. (Jan. 20, 2015) The Louisiana Federation for Children, the state's voice for educational choice, will host an information session for parents who would like to enroll their children in the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

Download and view the Yearbook to learn more about the historic growth of the educational choice movement and how programs across the country are giving children life changing educational opportunities.

As an aside, it's worth noting that Gallup asked Americans for their opinion on a federally funded school choice program, and there's plenty of discussion right now in the educational choice community about what role, if any, the federal government should have in an initiative that has been largely driven at the state level for the past quarter - century.

Decisions about any choice or change in school, school program, special educational needs, tutoring etc. (How will these decisions be made?)