Sentences with phrase «against charters»

«I'm not against charter schools,» she explains.

If charter schools were having no impact on student achievement, if such schools were merely selecting better students, then it would be an easy choice to vote against the charter cap increase.

And then there is the simple fact that the unions are actively fighting against charter school teachers even as they claim to be representing them.

Schools choose adults over kids Too many local districts are making the wrong decisions in their war against charters.

So, overall, I don't think there is a theoretical argument against charter schools as a whole, but there is one about the conception of them in the charter school movement.

But my greater concern is with the complaints against charter schools raised by civil rights advocates.

The political tide has a way of turning, and it can turn against charter schools.

The next year, the civil rights group passed a resolution against charter schools arguing they are not subject to the same accountability standards that public schools are.

Hence, their stance against charter schools really extends beyond their call for a moratorium on charter schools.

What you said about arguing against charter schools on first principles struck me in a particular way.

You make a provocative argument that what could ultimately cause the charter bubble to burst in these communities is lawsuits, including those filed by parents against charter schools on civil rights grounds.

«We don't have anything against charters getting more funding,» she said.

Some charters are run by for - profit companies and have little oversight, resulting in scandal after scandal that has resulted in charges against some charter operators.

Using transportation as a weapon against charters is particularly harmful to those charter schools that have longer school days and years than traditional public schools.

His answer, like his stand against charter schools, was unacceptable.

Even though they kept their mouths shut and did not win hoped for concessions, I would not bet against charter school proponents wishing for mayoral control as well.

Instead, they are choosing to use precious time, energy, and money to fight against charter schools and make a moratorium on any new charters part of their national platform.

The argument against charter schools is that they aren't better.

The point is that when one argues against charter schools as a collective, unified entity, their arguments are inherently incomplete and misleading.

He's against charter schools for political reasons, but his political agenda isn't helping kids in my neighborhood learn how to read or improve their math skills.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against Charter Communications Inc. («Charter») and its subsidiary Spectrum Management Holdings, LLC, (f / k / a Time Warner Cable, Inc.,)(together, «Spectrum - TWC») for allegedly conducting a deliberate scheme to defraud and mislead New Yorkers by promising internet service that they knew they could not deliver.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against Charter Communications

Mr. de Blasio, who railed against charters getting rent - free space as a mayoral candidate, has previously said the cap is fine where it is.

In this new climate, teachers unions openly organized against charter expansion in Massachusetts, Washington State, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and elsewhere.

Charter advocates quickly responded that the AFT is biased against charters because the vast majority of them are not covered by union contracts.

They can not discriminate against charters by giving facilities funding to everyone except us,» Ho said.

New York State officials have started legal action against Charter Communications for potential violations of its franchise agreement.

On Monday, Cuomo railed against corporate CEOs when he spoke to union workers who are on strike against the Charter Communications Company, which provides cable service to much of New York under the name Spectrum.

Just two days ago, as the new Broad Museum opened downtown, UTLA teachers staged a protest rally against the charter expansion plans at the museum, aiming much of their invective at Broad.

That notion was celebrated by Richard Sellers, a supporter of the group called SUCCESS, which advocated against charter change.

Prepare a response piece to mail that reframes the hostile message as an attack against charter families in the district.

After decades of litigation against charter schools throughout the nation, Washington's Supreme Court delivered the first and only decision that invalidated an entire state charter school law — over a technicality on how charter... Read More

Your motives are unjust and unreasonable FRANKLY i think canada is better then this nonsense and should be aware of how the government is portraying this country furthermore stop referring to canadian residing citizens as FORIEGNERS its harsh and i cant imagine canadian citizens would tolerate this discrimination which by the way goes against charter rights!

A new case against ending home mail delivery: It goes against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the decision should be made by parliament, not the crown corporation itself.

As a spokeswoman for the American mission said last week, «We're not against the Charter for Nature.

«This unparalleled growth shows tremendous momentum for the charter movement, as it took place despite incredible budget challenges and during a year of unprecedented legislative attacks against charter schools,» said Jed Wallace, president and CEO of CCSA.

The teacher unions are also battling against charter schools - which, while public, need not be unionized, and which draw students and money away from the regular public schools where union members teach.

Even if the premise of the suit in Washington State against their charter law is based on a narrow interpretation of what constitutes a public entity, questions are being raised that cut to the heart of our mission.

It can also be found at Clark and SAND School Parents Push Back Against the Charter School Hustle.

In Albany, the forces that typically mobilized against charter schools were unusually subdued.

Among the opposition leaders is the LA teachers union, UTLA, which has fought long and hard against charters for years, arguing that they siphon off public money from traditional schools, attract a high percentage of higher - performing students and operate without the same scrutiny required of public schools.

As Governor Cuomo has turned his attention to how the state would deal with Ebola, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins appeared in Buffalo Friday campaigning against charter schools, Common Core and Fracking.

De Blasio and Fariña are so blinded by their reflexive crusade against the charter school network that operates Success Academy 4 and its founder, Eva Moskowitz, that they are casting the kids into the desert without a care about doing real harm.

This unilateral announcement is not a «resolution» — it's discrimination against charter children, whose families were never consulted about these locations.»

«Bill Perkins is hard at work against charter schools and the organizations that support them.

After a count of the 548 absentee ballots, of which only two were thrown out for irregularities, the vote shifted against charter change.

From taking on dysfunctional administrators to organizing against charter co-location...

The Democratic mayor's public comments against charters, among the most significant of the Bloomberg reforms, have convinced many reformers that de Blasio is a real threat to continued progress in the city's schools.