Sentences with phrase «charter school advocates say»

Charter school advocates say Maryland's law stifles growth of the charter movement, and the Abell Foundation report, to be released Tuesday, found state policies foster an unwelcome environment.

Yet many outspoken charter school advocates say it's vital charter schools answer for their performance.

While some of the same ideas from some of the same authors have been brought up before, only to fall by the way - side - some charter school advocates say the landscape is different today.

While charter school advocates say the practice often reflects no more than smart budgeting, some educators and others question whether the schools receive the proper oversight to ensure that religious groups are not benefiting from taxpayer dollars intended for public school students — or that faith - based instruction is not entering those classrooms.

Even some charter school advocates say charter sponsors, or «authorizers,» aren't doing enough to oversee existing charters and weed out bad operators.

Charter schools advocates say they're frustrated that their efforts might be thwarted just as they were gaining momentum.

Not exact matches

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

But it is designed to demonstrate that Perkins has support in the district even though Smikle is expected to be well - organized and well - funded (especially if the charter school advocates and Smikle's former boss, Mayor Bloomberg, have something to say about it).

Only one day before massive rallies for universal pre-K and charter schools, other advocates say they've gathered evidence for potentially another lawsuit for more state aid for schools.

Flanagan said he expects charter school advocates to push for legislation that would benefit the sector, but the cap would be a «subtext» to those discussions.

A shadowy Independent Expenditure group run by a «charitable» charter school advocate organization is said to be aiding Cabrera.

«Nobody wants mayoral control to expire, but if it does, charter school advocates have shown increasing electoral sophistication,» said one high - level charter sector source.

A leading charter - school advocate said Friday that Mayor de Blasio's hopes of extending mayoral control of city schools are tied to Hizzoner supporting a hike in the number of charters allowed in the state.

Aside from funding, there's a lot of anticipation about what Cuomo will propose regarding charter schools, to which public education advocates say he is overly beholden due to the big money he has received from deep pocketed charter boosters.

Charter school advocates have joined their frequent opponents in the teachers union to criticize de Blasio's school suspension overhaul, which some say is harming student discipline.

One day before massive rallies for universal pre-K and charter schools, other advocates said Monday they have gathered evidence for potentially another lawsuit for more state aid for schools.

Tisch says she supports charters — going so far as to tell The Post in a recent interview that the schools have «no better advocate» than her.

«Advocates for the Common Core... advocates for charter schools are trying to come down here on Long Island and steal this election,» KaminAdvocates for the Common Core... advocates for charter schools are trying to come down here on Long Island and steal this election,» Kaminadvocates for charter schools are trying to come down here on Long Island and steal this election,» Kaminsky said.

Charter school advocate Dan Loeb was blasted earlier this year for saying a state senate Democratic leader was worse than the KKK

But city Education spokeswoman Toya Holness said charter school advocates have misstated the true nature of available space in school buildings.

Ms. Moskowitz, likening the influential educational network she founded, Success Academy Charter Schools, to revolutionary companies like Apple and Google, said she would rather be an education advocate than a mayoral candidate.

At a preemptive news conference with education advocates, The Alliance for Quality Education's Billy Easton says wealthy supporters of expanding charter schools have spent nearly twice that amount, and have contributed large sums to the governor's campaign.

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.

Our communities will be — and should be — more willing to do that if we as charter advocates can with a straight face say that the charter schools that exist today accept all kids and serve them well.

Its main purpose was to make it easier to pass bond issues for public school funding, and district advocates say that most voters were not aware of the provision («buried in a little Easter egg,» as Folsom put it) requiring public schools to offer charters their unused space.

If the extension makes it into the final spending bills for fiscal year 2011, advocates say, that could mean more states will take the reform - minded steps emphasized in the Race to the Top program, such as revamping their teacher - evaluation systems and lifting caps on charter schools, in order to get a slice of the competitive grants.

Irvin and Lettre launched CBP, Irvin says, after a fellow guest she'd met at a Washington dinner party asked her how a public - school advocate like himself could find out about charter - school boards that could use his help.

In Colorado, charter advocates say they succeeded by framing the issue in terms of equity for all students in all public schools.

Charter advocates say, «No, no, no, we don't believe in (selective admissions),» but when you see a successful charter school, it's filled with families who are a good fit and who want to be there, and that's not possible when you have a random assortment of kids.Charter advocates say, «No, no, no, we don't believe in (selective admissions),» but when you see a successful charter school, it's filled with families who are a good fit and who want to be there, and that's not possible when you have a random assortment of kids.charter school, it's filled with families who are a good fit and who want to be there, and that's not possible when you have a random assortment of kids.»

Charter advocates wanted to advance a social justice message by emphasizing the impressive results being achieved by the independently run, but publicly funded, schools, which they say are providing a lifeline for thousands of poor and minority students otherwise stuck in low - performing district schools.

Charter - school advocates say the shift in resources is warranted because charters often excel where traditional schools have failed, posting stellar test scores even in impoverished neighborhoods with little history of academic success.

«Charter schools are the result of communities coming together to create new opportunities for their children from the leaders who open charter schools and the students who attend them, to the families that choose to join the school community and the policymakers who advocate on their behalf,» said Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National AlCharter schools are the result of communities coming together to create new opportunities for their children from the leaders who open charter schools and the students who attend them, to the families that choose to join the school community and the policymakers who advocate on their behalf,» said Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alcharter schools and the students who attend them, to the families that choose to join the school community and the policymakers who advocate on their behalf,» said Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance.

«They said the mix is right now, but the mix can not be right, because there are still thousands of kids who are in schools that are not working,» said Andy Smarick, a charter advocate and partner at Bellwether Education Partners in the District.

«There's a level of institutional hypocrisy here which is actually unhealthy,» said Hess, who is a strong advocate of charter schools.

Rents would compel charters to make significant cuts to critical programs and lose access to buildings, and would leave many students without middle and high schools, advocates said.

And to make it easier for charter school operators to run more than one school, Mr. Bloomberg said he would advocate allowing charter schools to operate on more than one campus.

Ten years ago, advocates said independently run charter schools would be classroom test - kitchens, teacher laboratories, experiments for public education.

«The Charter School Act poses a real threat to our public school system in Washington,» said one of the plaintiffs, education advocate Wayne Au, in a news reSchool Act poses a real threat to our public school system in Washington,» said one of the plaintiffs, education advocate Wayne Au, in a news reschool system in Washington,» said one of the plaintiffs, education advocate Wayne Au, in a news release.

Unlike many other states, advocates say, Massachusetts» governance system designates state education officials as sole authorizers of independently run charter schools, overruling local mayors and unions.

Even some advocates for charter schools — which would get a 50 percent funding increase — rejected the blueprint: «Charter schools are part of — not a substitute for — a strong public education system,» Greg Richmond, president of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, said in a stacharter schools — which would get a 50 percent funding increase — rejected the blueprint: «Charter schools are part of — not a substitute for — a strong public education system,» Greg Richmond, president of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, said in a staCharter schools are part of — not a substitute for — a strong public education system,» Greg Richmond, president of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, said in a staCharter School Authorizers, said in a statement.

Most states adopted only modest measures to improve charter schools as a result of the «Race to the Top» competition and no new substantive charter school laws were passed, said Jeanne Allen, president and founder of the Center for Education Reform, a school choice advocate based in Washington, D.C.

That's not the case with charter schools, and advocates say it's unfair that those schools are given essentially all the protections of a school district while also enjoying some benefits of private employers.

But Sanchez said he is encouraged by what he sees visiting charter schools across all five boroughs and mobilizing them to advocate for charter - friendly policies and funding from Albany.

Jim Spady, a longtime advocate of charters who runs the Washington Charter School Resource Center, said he believes charter operators are looking for urban disCharter School Resource Center, said he believes charter operators are looking for urban discharter operators are looking for urban districts.

Superintendent Garn Christensen said the district wasn't advocating a charter school as much as wanting to have the option of involvement in any plans to start a local charter school.

Greg Thompson, the executive director of the Tennessee Charter School Center, which incubates and advocates for charter schools, said his organization was working on a website that would help parents understand what schools are available tCharter School Center, which incubates and advocates for charter schools, said his organization was working on a website that would help parents understand what schools are available tcharter schools, said his organization was working on a website that would help parents understand what schools are available to them.

Now weary charter - school advocates say they wish they could get on with it — there's plenty of work to do.

Brooke Parker, a founder of Williamsburg and Greenpoint Parents: Our Public Schools, said advocates for the charter had been looking to attract white families, recruiting in the same places that the more savvy magnet schools haSchools, said advocates for the charter had been looking to attract white families, recruiting in the same places that the more savvy magnet schools haschools had gone.

Middle schools facing the 225 - minute requirement probably would have to add an additional PE teacher and make complex scheduling decisions that would eat into traditional classes, says Irene Holtzman, the executive director of FOCUS, the principal advocate for charter schools in the District.

The school choice reforms adopted by the legislature this year are already receiving national attention with the Washington Times saying, «Mississippi parents and school choice advocates hit a trifecta last week» after expansions to the charter school law and the Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program, and a renewal of the Dyslexia Scholarship Program occurred on the same day.