Sentences with phrase «charter advocates call»

One charter advocate called it «a historic piece of legislation.»

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Mayor Bloomberg called on the Charter Revision Commission yesterday to examine whether the public advocate's office should be dismantled.

Lhota and de Blasio differ sharply on charter schools: de Blasio, the city's public advocate, wants to charge them rent while Lhota has called for doubling the number of charters.

Also at 11:30 a.m., charter school advocates rally to call on equal funding with public schools, state Capitol, Albany.

Here, Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo has been a fierce advocate of what many call «corporate education reform»; the governor stoked statewide anger by starving public schools of funding while aggressively promoting charter schools.

Charter school advocates on Tuesday called on the state to increase facilities funding for charters, highlighting a little - noticed provision in new pro-charter legislation that only provides additional resources for new or expanding schools.

They have offices in six cities across the state, and now regularly advocate for an agenda that includes ending the school - to - prison pipeline, increasing funding for community schools and pre-kindergarten programs, and railing against the expansion of privately - run charter school networks, what Easton calls the «privatization» of public education.

That notion was celebrated by Richard Sellers, a supporter of the group called SUCCESS, which advocated against charter change.

«We're a little upset because we would like to make sure that it's a real charter revision and not something you get called five minutes before the appointments are made,» said Gale Brewer, the Manhattan borough president who worked with the public advocate, Letitia James, to have the legislation introduced.

Wearing red T - shirts emblazoned with «Don't Steal Possible,» more than 18,000 parents, kids and charter school advocates rallied at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Wednesday to call for better schools in poor neighbors.

Charter school advocates used the day to call for facilities funding and parity in how the state funds charter and district sCharter school advocates used the day to call for facilities funding and parity in how the state funds charter and district scharter and district schools.

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.

In 1989, a decision by the United States Supreme Court declared the Board of Estimate was unconstitutional, in that it violated the principle of «one man, one vote», and a rewriting of the city charter called for the city council presidency to be abolished and the office of public advocate to be created as the presiding officer of the council and first in line of succession to the mayor.

With that in mind, the NESB called for a new «NPS / Charter / Faith - based Working Group» that would formalize district - charter communication routines and create a forum for addressing a host of issues, such as developing a «set of shared values and indicators of success» for the entire city and advocating for «innovations in policy and practice.Charter / Faith - based Working Group» that would formalize district - charter communication routines and create a forum for addressing a host of issues, such as developing a «set of shared values and indicators of success» for the entire city and advocating for «innovations in policy and practice.charter communication routines and create a forum for addressing a host of issues, such as developing a «set of shared values and indicators of success» for the entire city and advocating for «innovations in policy and practice.»

He defeated Bennett Kayser in what the L.A. Times» Howard Blume called «a high - cost, bitter proxy campaign between charter advocates and the teachers union, a face - off with implications well beyond Los Angeles.»

California charter advocates, however, point to multiple studies indicating that so - called cherry - picking does not account for the higher test scores seen among charter students.

However, far from a «Wild West» approach to charter oversight, his organization instead advocated for, and got, important accountability measures included in the law: mandatory closure for persistently low - performing charter schools, A — F grading of schools (both charter and public), and an end to so - called «authorizer shopping,» in which failing schools move to a new authorizer after their existing one withdraws its support.

Reform advocates call it «churn,» the business of aggressively and systematically zeroing in on the least successful schools, ousting failed managers, and reorganizing the schools as open - enrollment, citywide charter schools.

The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools gained prominence as a deft legislative advocate for what was being called the New Orleans reform model.

Except, unlike other charter schools, traditional public school advocates like those supporting Nixon are not calling for its closure.

Yet charter schools have passionate advocates, certainly on the right and also from a group called Democrats for Education Reform.

But some charter advocates are calling for a more nuanced definition of quality, particularly in light of the population that most standalone charters — especially those with leaders of color — plan to serve.

Charter school advocates and operators hosted a conference calls with reporters this afternoon to outline their objections to two identical bills in the Pennsylvania House and Senate that would overhaul the state's special education funding.

State Superintendent Tony Evers on Monday called for the new U.S. secretary of education to use her bully pulpit in the Trump administration's Cabinet to advocate for all schools, not just the charter and voucher schools she has championed.

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The report from the Center for Popular Democracy, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment and Public Advocates estimated the state would lose $ 100 million this year from fraud, waste and mismanagement at charter schools and called for...

The plan calls for leveraging charter leaders to advocate for the election of policymakers that support successful charter schools.

Some parents of color are strong advocates for school choice as a civil right, for example, yet the NAACP opposes vouchers and has called for a moratorium on charter schools.

Charter advocates nationwide have called for stricter rules to make it easier to cull failing charters from the ranks, but in many communities, closing down schools — even relatively new charter schools — has sparked conflict and infuriated pCharter advocates nationwide have called for stricter rules to make it easier to cull failing charters from the ranks, but in many communities, closing down schools — even relatively new charter schools — has sparked conflict and infuriated pcharter schools — has sparked conflict and infuriated parents.

(Calif.) Marshall Tuck, charter advocate and candidate for state schools chief, has called for an increase in beginning teacher salaries as well as no - interest loans to college students willing to commit to teaching in the public schools.

Advocates have long called on CPS to institute restorative justice on a district - wide basis, including charter schools, some of which continue to feature punitive disciplinary policies.

Advocates blame Christie for Camden's failings, saying he has forsaken traditional public schools for an expanded charter school system and the creation of public - private hybrid schools called «renaissance schools,» both of which drain funding from the district's budget.

The NAACP, in October 2016, recognized the racism inherent in the concept of charter schools and called for «a moratorium on charter school expansion and for the strengthening of oversight in governance and practice» because «the NAACP has been in the forefront of the struggle for and a staunch advocate of free, high - quality, fully and equitably funded public education for all children».

Parents, students and charter school advocates gathered at the Rochester Academy Charter School to not only call for equal funding, but to register voters so they can contact their lawcharter school advocates gathered at the Rochester Academy Charter School to not only call for equal funding, but to register voters so they can contact their lawCharter School to not only call for equal funding, but to register voters so they can contact their lawmakers.

Public Advocates has established protocol for schools wishing to be removed from the list that highlighted and called into question charter schools across the state with parent involvement policies.

This week, more than 25,000 parents, students, educators and advocates attended a rally in Brooklyn's Prospect Park calling for an expansion of the city's charter schools.

Texas state senators and representatives received hundreds of calls, emails, and visits from charter school advocates on this issue.