State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at a charter school rally sent education groups into a tizzy Tuesday, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and
charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind appearance.
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at the rally sent education groups into a tizzy, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and
charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind appearance.
Not exact matches
De Blasio's decision drew
cheers from teachers union boss Michael Mulgrew, and outrage from
charter school parents and
advocates.
He
cheered «real beat - the - odds»
charters like KIPP and its ilk, but said there is a grave supply problem — that it's much harder to grow quality
charters than
advocates would like.
In recent years, choice
advocates cheered because Indiana and Louisiana adopted new voucher programs and because
charter schools — boosted by President Obama's Race to the Top program and movies like Waiting for Superman — continued to expand and attract supporters.