Sentences with phrase «argument about charter schools»

The most misleading argument about these charter schools is that they will «drain» the public school system of needed dollars.

Perhaps the most important argument about charter schools is whether they work or not.

Not exact matches

While they're funded with public money, they generally operate outside of collective bargaining agreements (only about one - tenth of charter schools are unionized) and other constraints that often prevent principals in public schools from innovating for the good of their students (so the argument goes).

Newsflash — Many children don't care about the charter vs traditional school argument.

Please don't trot out the tired platitudes — the charter school boilerplate — about «serving all students» as if this were an actual argument.

In addition to the usual arguments about how such a system diverts funds from needy school districts and / or skims away the best students and their highly - involved parents (an argument that is also applied to charter schools yet, strangely, not to NYC ’s

Hidden behind the debate about turnaround programs, charter schools, standardized testing, evaluation methods and the common core curriculum rages a far more fundamental argument; what do we actually expect our public education to achieve... What is the purpose of public education?

As the 74 Million blog reports, «that argument could be made about any charter, as state funds follow students as they leave school districts.»

The argument should instead be about where and when charter schools can make a positive difference.

This is an argument that needs to be taken seriously — especially by certain leaders of charter schools who seem unconcerned about rising segregation in charters.

The argument I've heard public feedback about and which is part of the ruling, is that because Charter School boards of directors are appointed rather than elected, Charter Schools don't fit the definition of common schools, and are therefore somehow lacking in accountaSchools don't fit the definition of common schools, and are therefore somehow lacking in accountaschools, and are therefore somehow lacking in accountability.

Well, I think Newark needs good schools, period... This idea of «we have to build charters at the expense of public school» is a ridiculous notion... That's an argument that people are having about real estate, about space, about money and finances, when on the ground, the thing that improves education is what happens in the classroom — is teacher development, staff development, and extended days and, you know, curriculum...

And there is no argument to be had about AF charter schools failing to serve a «proportionate amount of special education students» and ELL students.

You're inspired, you're passionate, you've just received your invitation for an in - depth interview and you're ready to sell your experience about why you're going to make an exceptional Fellow, but... BUT you're not really sure why Betsy DeVos was a controversial choice for Secretary of Education, the argument between charter school vs traditional public school vs school vouchers alludes you, and you once thought Common Core was a pilates ab workout.

We've not only been wasting our time and money and resources in a fruitless argument, but we've been gambling with kids» lives in the name of this intellectual debate about the minuscule difference between public charter schools and traditional public schools.

But while I think an argument could be made for such a system (so long as it included the other caveats in my previous comment about educational standards, religious and other bias, and open enrollment), it still wouldn't be charter schools.

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.