Sentences with phrase «based public school advocacy»

My name is Julie Woestehoff and I am the Executive Director of Parents United for Responsible Education, or PURE, a 26 year old parent - based public school advocacy organization.

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«It's an acquired taste,» said Nina Rees, C.E.O. of National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a Washington D.C. - based charter advocacy group.

Her research explores the relationship between education, policy, and equality of opportunity through three policy strands: 1) the racial politics of public education, 2) the politics of school choice, marketization, and privatization, and, 3) the role of elite and community - based advocacy in shaping public education policies and research evidence utilization.

The South hit a demographic turning point over the past couple of years, becoming the first U.S. region in which both low - income and minority students constitute a majority of public school enrollment, an Atlanta - based advocacy group says.

What started as an exciting interest in public charter school performance eventually evolved into work at a research - based advocacy organization that collects data and publishes reports about educational choice and reform initiatives in K — 12 education.

The founder of a grassroots public school advocacy group based in northern Wisconsin says Rep. Mary Czaja backs «draconian» budget cuts to public education at the behest of Republican party leadership.

The Synergy Conference convenes hundreds of out - of - school time providers, including faith - based organizations, community colleges, universities, child advocacy groups, community entities, and other stakeholders to share insight on research - based practices, effective programs, and public policies that impact students and their overall success in school and life.

Michael Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington - based education advocacy group, said the family will face a tough choice among public, private and charter schools in a city where attempts at education reform have become symbolic of the issue nationwide.

After a brief mention from Dunn about the on - going work of Charter Schools Now, the 501 (c)(4), Veronica Garcia, the Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, gave an overview of TCSA's advocacy efforts including city - based regional grassroots coalitions, legislative engagement, parent / advocate trainings, and communications.

Nancy Loome, executive director of the Parents» Campaign, a public - school advocacy group based in Jackson, told the Jackson Free Press in January that the schools can not be wholly blamed for inadequate care of special - needs students.

The Education Law Center, the Newark - based advocacy group, this month released an analysis of district data that indicated during their first year the «renaissance schools» — including KIPP - Cooper - Norcross had enrolled a smaller share of students with special needs than public schools in the district.

Our campaign includes more than 50 education advocacy organizations plus teachers and school administrators, representatives of charter schools and traditional public schools, urban and rural interests, business and organized labor, faith - based groups and community groups.

David Sciarra, executive director of the Education Law Center, a Newark - based school advocacy group, noted that many traditional urban public schools are older and in worse condition, and have to wait for the state Schools Development Authority to take any action on facischools are older and in worse condition, and have to wait for the state Schools Development Authority to take any action on faciSchools Development Authority to take any action on facilities.

Edgerley has also donated millions in support of the privatization of public education, including hundreds of thousands of dollars to New Profit, Inc. and Strategic Grant Partners, a Massachusetts based foundation that has been funding the expansion of charter schools and charter school advocacy groups in that state.

«If we wait for others, the problems will never get solved,» says Charles Olson of Parents for Public Schools, a Mississippi - based advocacy organization that has set up chapters in 22 states since its founding in 1989.

Both Democrats for Education Reform and the Northeast Charter School Network are corporate - funded charter school advocacy groups based in New York City and both receive the bulk of their money from the billionaires and millionaires who are trying to privatize public education in the United SSchool Network are corporate - funded charter school advocacy groups based in New York City and both receive the bulk of their money from the billionaires and millionaires who are trying to privatize public education in the United Sschool advocacy groups based in New York City and both receive the bulk of their money from the billionaires and millionaires who are trying to privatize public education in the United States.

«It's an acquired taste,» said Nina Rees, C.E.O. of National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a Washington D.C. - based charter advocacy group.

The Albany - based public education advocacy group issued a statement saying the lawsuit «will only divert more money away from public schools, at the expense of our children.»

If real public schools discriminated against students based on their ethnicity, language skills or special education needs, the Courant and every other respectable media outlet, as well as every education and community advocacy organization would be calling for investigations and prosecutions.

More than 1.4 million U.S. students now attend 4,600 charter schools in 40 states and Washington, D.C., according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a Washington - based advocacyschools in 40 states and Washington, D.C., according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a Washington - based advocacySchools, a Washington - based advocacy group.

It was just two weeks earlier that ConnCAN, the charter school advocacy group, conducted a public opinion survey designed to show broad - based public support for Malloy and Malloy's education reform initiatives.