Sentences with phrase «charter idea suggests»

There is a case for what might be called deregulation of Australian schools, particularly to permit better ways of staffing and organising educational work, as the charter idea suggests.

Not exact matches

Rather than just urging struggling schools to fire teachers or bring in non-union charter school operators, Harkin suggested in October that a school could be turned around by adopting a magnet theme or approach in order to bring in a cross-section of students from all backgrounds together — an idea whose effectiveness is backed up by ample research.

But according to NEA, the reforms suggested by DFER (and many other groups) have «acquired a bit of a stench over the last few years, as the ideas with which it is most closely associated — high stakes accountability, vouchers, merit pay, charter schools, not to mention teacher bashing — have not worn well with much of the public.»

The original idea for charters was first suggested in 1988, not to promote competition, but to allow teachers to try out new ideas.

He suggested that while authorizing standards are vital to charter success (NACSA rates each state and provides an index score to quantify the effectiveness of their authorization process), the strength of the charter movement is built upon the idea that creativity, flexibility, and originality to meet the educational needs of diverse learners should continue to define the charter movement.

Sitting next to Garcia, he said he didn't like the idea that she suggested that charter school decisions are based on politics.