Sentences with phrase «argues against charter»

When Albany Preparatory Charter School requested a variance on property it was eyeing, opponents appeared before a public hearing about the proposed school building and used the opportunity to argue against charter schools in general.

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

Not exact matches

The mayor pushed back against Cuomo's proposal to lift a regional charter - expansion cap, arguing that there are enough slots already in place.

The GMB union is calling for a referendum to highlight its opposition to the UK's opt - out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which it argues will compromise workers» rights and prevent them from using EU law to appeal against unsatisfactory conditions.

Charter school leader Deborah Kenny's op - ed in today's The New York Times argues against the move by many states toward teacher evaluations based on multiple measures, including both student progress on achievement tests and the reviews of principals.

Teachers» unions and public - school advocates have railed against Cuomo, arguing that he's prioritizing privately run charters over traditional public schools.

The home secretary's plans for a «snoopers» charter» goes against the coalition agreement and Tory pre-election policy, argues the director of Big Brother Watch

Some advocates said there is no room to allow for a big jump in charter schools seeking space in traditional public school buildings, and argued against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call to expand charters.

While it is reasonable to extrapolate the findings to other urban students who are similar to New York City applicants, we would argue against these results being applied to students who differ substantially from applicants to the charter schools.

Paul Hill, in his introduction to this volume, argues that this is due in part to the difficulty encountered in starting new schools, but also because the playing field has been tilted more sharply against charter schools than the enthusiasts first understood.

But Franklin school and city officials argued that the money was needed in the traditional schools and, astonishingly, voted against giving it to the charter school in the city budget.

Mr. Richmond argues that most districts are ill - equipped to be effective charter authorizers, and may have a bias against approving them, fearing competition and the potential loss of aid for students who leave the regular school system.

Those new options have made a significant impact on Connecticut's achievement gap — you can not argue against the fact that charter schools have changed the lives of inner - city children of color who may not have otherwise had success in education.

And families and educators are starting to push back against the model of charter school that has dominated in some communities, including New Orleans: That model, its critics argue, is segregated by design in that it's created specifically for low - income minority children.

They should take a careful look at the charter school plans they approved this spring (against overwhelming citizen protests, whatever SBE members like Theresa Hopkins - Staten would like to argue [please see her participation in forums about state charters].

Instead of simply reflecting on the heroism of teachers and school leaders such as Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Hochsprung (who was slain while protecting a child from the murderous rampage of Adam Lanza), Ravitch decided to spend much of the piece defending tradtitionalist thinking, as well as arguing against Nutmeg State Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform efforts (including the expansion of charter schools, Ravitch's bogeyman of late).

The mission of many charter schools, like the rhetoric that surrounds them, is difficult to argue against.

Debaters will argue in favor or against proposed educational reform proposing funding for (but not limited to) STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, vouchers for students with disabilities, charter schools, and career and technology schools.

«Ravitch decided to spend much of the piece defending traditionalist thinking, as well as arguing against Nutmeg State Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform efforts (including the expansion of charter schools, Ravitch» s bogeyman of late).»

An advocacy group for charter schools is supporting a lawsuit against the state, arguing charter schools are getting short - changed.

The group, Millburn Parents Against Charter Schools, argues that the schools would siphon money from its children's education for unnecessarily specialized programs.

· JCCF to argue that the Barristers» Society decision against TWU law school graduates violates Charter section 2 (d) freedom of association

Prof. Brian Slattery argues that the Court is actually the third line of defence against Charter violations: the drafters have an obligation to work within the framework of the Constitution and parliamentarians, in both Houses, have a duty to pass only legislation that is plausibly constitutional.

In particular, she argued the Tribunal erred by holding the words «with respect to employment» were ambiguous, thus necessitating a consideration of Charter values and a balancing of Mr. Dvorak's free speech and associational rights against her Code right to be free from discrimination.

In Laverick v Alberta (Transportation Safety Board), 2018 ABQB 57 (CanLII), Justice W. P. Sullivan acknowledged that a third - party applicant may argue for a stay of proceedings pursuant to section 24 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against charges under section 88.1 of the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c T - 6 [TSA], the administrative license suspension («ALS») regime.

One may already stop here to wonder whether the EFTA Court is not making its life too easy speaking of an interpretation of EEA law «in the light» of fundamental rights in the present case; a more thorough reasoning would have had to grapple with the scope of EEA law in the case: Only if Iceland was acting effectively within the scope of EEA law here the fundamental rights standards of EEA law apply under the EFTA Court's supervision; otherwise one could argue that the Supreme Court of Iceland's action ought to be judged against the benchmark of domestic fundamental rights and ECHR standards (compare the rich debate on the parallel problem in EU law which focuses on Article 51 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights).

In January 2015, CCLA along with the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) launched a challenge against the practice of solitary confinement of prisoners in Canada's federal penitentiaries, arguing that such practices can constitute torture, and cruel and unusual treatment, contrary to the Charter.

He acknowledged that he did not have standing to rely upon the breach of Guray's Charter rights but argued that the police violated his own right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the Charter when they read the text messages he sent to Guray.

The Respondent's union asked the CSST to reconsider that decision, arguing the functional limitations resulting from the employment injury at issue made the Respondent a person with a handicap within the meaning of section 10 of the Québec Charter, he could not be discriminated against because of this handicap and that, in looking for suitable employment, the employer had to make every effort to facilitate his return to work without, however, imposing undue hardship on him.

Rapanos also argued that the case against him had not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Dr. Gehl, supported by the intervener LEAF, argues that s. 6 (1)(f) of the Act and the Proof of Paternity Policy (the «Policy»), adopted by the Registrar for determining paternity, infringe s. 15 of the Charter by discriminating against her and other descendants of illegitimate children of aboriginal women on grounds of sex.