Sentences with phrase «access to public charter schools»

Here's the problem: due to arbitrary enrollment caps, families who want access to public charter schools are being turned away.

If access to public charter schools is sustained and accelerated in federal and state policy, the opportunity exists to lift student achievement, educational attainment and life outcomes for all students.

Others do not have easy access to a public charter school.

«Expanding access to public charter schools will help eliminate the achievement gap in New York City and will help give children like my son access to the schools they deserve,» said Tamika Bradley, a public charter school parent from Brownsville.

That's why I joined a group of school leaders, educators and civic leaders to sign onto a ballot initiative aimed at providing fair access to public charter schools to the thousands of Massachusetts's families who want and deserve them.

We look forward to the next 20 years — and it is imperative that our state continue to support and expand access to public charter schools,» continued Mr. Grace.

Unfortunately, for every year a child who wants access to a public charter school who is stuck on a waitlist or without a school nearby, we're failing to follow through on the vision lawmakers had twenty years ago.