Sentences with phrase «alternative public schools»

Does he finally understand that charter schools are simply alternative public schools, as deserving of his support as traditional schools?

In some states, scholarship - giving nonprofits also provide innovation grants to public schools and / or transportation assistance to students choosing alternative public schools.

This study examines the multi-faceted public school choice environment in the District of Columbia and the effects of alternative public schools on the achievement levels of students who exercise this type of school choice.

The story package — complete with searchable databases and fancy maps — never tells readers that there were 6,187 alternative public schools in 2014 - 15, just 813 of which are charters.

In the late 1960s sociologist Kenneth Clark, whose work helped form the basis of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, advocated for alternative public school systems run by institutions ranging from universities to the Department of Defense.

take funds out of district budgets» but in N.J. school aid passes from traditional schools to charters, just like special education out - of - district placements, which is a dumb and divisive way of funding alternative public schools.

Charter schools are considered alternative public schools.

The Wilkinsburg Education Association has sued the board over its plan to sign a contract with the company, the Nashville - based Alternative Public Schools Inc..

The Minnesota Leadership Academy for Charter and Alternative Public Schools pairs practicing and aspiring principals and other school administrators with business leaders, in an effort to give school leaders better training on how to manage their employees and get better results.

Just as Trump's flunkies exert political pressure to halt access to healthcare (or immigration or policies to address climate change), so NJEA exerts political pressure — as well as its deep pockets — to stave off the continued enrollment of children, mostly poor and of color, in high - quality alternative public schools.

Mayor de Blasio's disdain for alternative public schools pits him against many of the city's low - income residents.

All charter schools in Virginia are nonsectarian alternative public schools located within a school division and under the authority of a local school board.

Households react strongly to the incentives created by such programs, leading to significant changes in the frequency of exercising alternative public schooling options, as well as changes in the composition of the «opt out» students.

His critique of traditional education helped inspire school staff there to create Learning Unlimited, Indiana's first alternative public school of choice in 1974.

Oliver doesn't want to «take funds out of district budgets» but in N.J. school aid passes from traditional schools to charters, just like special education out - of - district placements, which is a dumb and divisive way of funding alternative public schools.

There are two cities in N.J. where charter school growth is indeed challenging district budgets: Newark and Camden, where the demand by parents for alternative public schools is extremely high and as many as a third of students attend charters.

We rely on instrumental variables framework to disentangle the underlying reasons behind this achievement gap and find that the observed differences are likely due to the positive effects of alternative public schools.

As an alternative public school of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, we offer a rigorous academic curriculum fully integrated with art and a full complement of specialty subjects, including Spanish, handwork, violin, woodwinds, choral singing, movement, eurythmy, gardening and woodworking.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was more supportive of the effort to strengthen charter schools statewide as the governor wants to lift the cap on the alternative public schools by 100.

Currently, 24 charter schools could still be designated under the existing cap as it is, but Cuomo wants to go further with the alternative public schools.

Families for Excellent Schools, an education reform group that supporters charter schools, will call on the state to lift the cap on the alternative public schools.

A report from a pro-charter school organization found Queens and the Bronx are being under served when it comes to establishing the alternative public schools in their communities.

Moreover, many teachers and students liked portfolios, and they became a key part of the alternative public schools that sprang up during the 1960s and 1970s.

Charter schools are alternative public schools — not private schools — set up by teachers and parents.

Would parents choose to opt out of the traditional system if spots were available in alternative public schools?

They have been persistent in trying to just get rid of the alternative public schools — except for the few they have managed to organize.

He sounded the alarm bells about these alternative public schools which he claims are a «step toward privatizing public education.»

She's a senior at Early College High School (ECHS), an alternative public school in Salem, which operates as a joint venture between Salem - Keizer Public Schools and Chemeketa Community College.