Sentences with phrase «champion of charter schools»

There has been no greater champion of charter schools in a public role than I have been for years now.»

«There has been no greater champion of charter schools in a public role than I have been, for years now, before charter schools became popular,» Tisch told reporters at a Crain's New York event held at the Yale Club.

Whoever wins in November, the victor takes over for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who during his 12 years in office has been a Herculean champion of charter schools.

Reichgott Junge candidly shared with guests personal details of her challenging journey as an original champion of chartered schools, the tumultuous legislative passage of the nation's first charter law in Minnesota twenty years ago, and chartering's subsequent explosion onto the national stage.

Lewis Ferebee may seem like an unlikely champion of charter schools.

«There has been no greater champion of charter schools in a public role than I have been,» says Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch.

Cuomo officials said the governor remains a champion of charter schools, and they noted that the governor has boosted funding and flexibility for charters and that he helped negotiate some charter wins during this year's mayoral control debate.

Bloomberg has been a Hoyt supporter for some time now, largely due to the assemblyman's championing of charter schools — a big pet issue for the mayor.

The senator is pro-gun, anti-abortion, pro-business on taxes and regulation, a champion of charter schools — a budding star by most Conservative measures.

Chancellor Merryl Tisch — a champion of charter schools and higher standards — announced Monday that she's leaving the state Board of Regents when her term expires in March.

It was Cuomo's most significant public gesture as a champion of charter schools, coming as the mayor pulls back on the co-locations that city charter operators say are vital to their continued health.

The issue also caused friction between de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo, who fashioned himself a champion of charter schools to pit himself against the mayor as the two were locked in a battle of funding for universal pre-kindergarten.

Hillary Clinton has indicated some skepticism about the extent to which charter schools actually serve the most disadvantaged students, raising questions about whether she would remain a champion of the charter school movement.

Even so, Duncan has been a champion of charter schools, noting that the best are known for creativity, flexibility and making a measurable difference for kids in large urban school districts.

Cuomo officials said the governor remains a champion of charter schools, and they noted that the governor has boosted funding and flexibility for charters and that he helped negotiate some charter wins during this year's mayoral control debate.

Trump has called school choice the «civil rights issue of our time,» and nominated DeVos as a champion of charter schools and voucher programs.