Sentences with phrase «campaign by the private schools»

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In Massachusetts, a campaign by church - state separationists was successful in convincing voters to defeat a proposal to allow tax support for private and religious schools; the vote was 70 per cent to 30 per cent.

And so far in this campaign, Miliband has distanced himself from New Labour by adopting a series of left - wing policies: abolishing charitable status for private schools; extending the tax on bankers» bonuses; supporting the introduction of a mansion tax on # 2m houses and a so - called Robin Hood tax on financial transactions.

The unions have been joined by several groups supportive of issues they've opposed, such as expansion of charter schools and a tax credit that would redirect money to private schools, according to a POLITICO New York analysis of lobbying reports submitted to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and campaign finance disclosure reports submitted by state - level candidates and parties to the Board of Elections.

The federal tax credit proposal is one of several ideas under review by the White House to fulfill Donald Trump's campaign promise to promote the expansion of charter schools and vouchers that would allow families of low income to use public money for private school tuition, sources tell POLITICO.

Ball points to out - of - state school choice proponent Public School Options as an instigator in a campaign to advocate the state's controversial online charter school, operated by private for - profit company K12 Inc., that's been «troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.&school choice proponent Public School Options as an instigator in a campaign to advocate the state's controversial online charter school, operated by private for - profit company K12 Inc., that's been «troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.&School Options as an instigator in a campaign to advocate the state's controversial online charter school, operated by private for - profit company K12 Inc., that's been «troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.&school, operated by private for - profit company K12 Inc., that's been «troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.»

The governor's proposal is the starting point for discussions by the Legislature, including how elected officials will address missing components they campaigned on including funding for roads and expansion of the tax - funded private school voucher program.

«Either they'll stand up for neighborhood public schools that provide opportunity for all children, or they'll reward campaign donors by funneling tax dollars to the private school industry.»

Research from One Wisconsin Now revealed a $ 31 million propaganda campaign to attack public schools and promote private school vouchers was orchestrated by Gov. Scott Walker's campaign co-chair Michael Grebe and his Milwaukee - based Bradley Foundation.

The report describes how the incredibly successful campaign behind charters — that relied on branding public schools as «failures» and pitched the private sector as the only source for solutions — was supported by «a powerful political, legal, and marketing infrastructure.»

Until recently, most education - focused campaign spending not coming from teachers unions has been delivered by groups such as the American Federation for Children and the Great Lakes Education Project, both of which emphasize the use of public money to fund private schools with vouchers.

The platform will now read: «We oppose making Colorado's public schools private or run by private corporations or becoming segregated again through lobbying and campaigning efforts of the organization called Democrats for Education Reform and demand that they immediately stop using the party's name Democrat in their name.»

Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high - profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising campaigns as schools continue implementation.