Sentences with phrase «charter supporters»

Independent charter supporters say it's because their schools aren't focused on growth, scale, and replication — priorities among mainstream education reformers.

The organization has been subject to intense lobbying by charter supporters to either withdraw the resolution or defeat it, evidence of a split in the civil rights community over charters.

As part of all three efforts, Families for Excellent Schools is organizing parents and other charter supporters to participate in an advocacy campaign.

All in all, the results are encouraging for charter supporters.

It is, alas, a choice that is certain to drive more space and suspicion between charter supporters and skeptics.

The passage of the two laws gave hope to charter supporters in other states while coming as a blow to those who see charter schools as detrimental to public education.

Yet most charter supporters almost never talk about any of this.

But such progress should keep charter supporters encouraged as they head into the next round of battles.

It may be that charter supporters want to take that decision away from some local districts which have not approved charter applications.

Are charter supporters suggesting that they are beyond accountability?

I myself have been guilty of talking past charter supporters.

For charter supporters, there's been plenty of ammunition for defense and explanation.

While many charter supporters spoke at those hearings, equal numbers of parents came forward and presented testimony that reinforced the four concerns raised by the organization.

Although Tuck ended up losing to Torlakson by almost 200,000 votes in 2014, the campaign itself attracted close to $ 30 million in spending — most of it from charter supporters of Tuck and labor groups supporting Torlakson.

It's likely the school board elections will fall along lines of strong charter supporters, such as Melvoin and Garcia, and be hugely expensive.

The total cost was estimated at $ 15 million, with charter supporters spending $ 9.7 million, according to estimates from the Los Angeles Times.

She said the rally, which charter supporters claimed drew 11,000, although it looked to reporters like far less, «was just kind of thrown together,» and she denied that she came to Albany with intentions to undercut de Blasio's pre-K rally.

Charter supporters came out in droves in Indiana to support their local school board elections and secure victory for not one, but three charter school friendly school board members.

The 74 American Federation of Teachers President Says She Might Team Up With Charter Supporters to Oppose Vouchers

David Sciarretta, Principal, Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle School will join Adria Williams, a San Diego charter school parent, Amanda Aguirre Allen, a founding charter school board member and other charter supporters at today's press conference to voice their opposition to Assembly Bill 1531.

If so, there is reason to believe the race for state school chief will once again prove critical to CTA and charter supporters even though the Superintendent of Public Instruction has little actual authority over education policy in the state.

She said the rally, which charter supporters claimed drew 11,000, although it looked to reporters like far less, «was just kind of thrown together,» and she denied that she came to Albany with intentions to undercut de Blasio's pre-K rally.

As the demographics of New York shift more and more toward Democrats — and Republicans continue to hang on to their Senate majority by a thread — there's a growing sense that charter supporters need to «cultivate change in the hearts and minds» of the Democratic conference, Brisbane said.

Yet four years ago, the $ 30 million raised in the race between Tuck and Torlakson was the most expensive — by far — on the ballot, with unions backing Torlakson and wealthy charter supporters backing Tuck.

To be sure, in many red states, charter supporters don't need Democratic votes in the statehouse in order to get bills passed and budgets enacted.

As a leader who co-founded a high - performing charter school network and charter support organization, and who now leads Chiefs for Change, an organization of state and district leaders committed to educational excellence, I'm an ardent charter supporter — and I'm arguing for taking a look in the mirror.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a traditional charter supporter and former member of the board of a Boston charter, [24]

While Bill and Hillary Clinton have been charter supporters going back to his presidency in the 1990s (when the first schools opened), late last year Hillary Clinton recited some of the critic's points in a speech where she said too many charters «don't take the hardest - to - teach kids, or if they do, they don't keep them.»

Though a sizeable portion of Americans remain undecided, charter supporters outnumber opponents two to one.

Even though charter supporters outspent their opponents by $ 10 million, they lost because:

Charter supporters complained that opponents — including teachers - union retirees — were given early access to fill the room.

Mulgrew met yesterday with state Attorney General and charter supporter Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to announce his candidacy for governor next week.

And talk about bad timing: Yesterday, political consultant, professor and charter supporter Basil Smikle officially kicked off his campaign to oust Perkins in the Democratic primary on Sept. 14.

It lacked the state's most important charter supporter, Cuomo, who made a dramatic surprise appearance at a similar rally a year ago.

Flanagan described the Senate Republicans as «pro-education,» insisting the conference is not necessarily predisposed to charter schools, despite the fact that deep - pocketed charter supporters spent millions to help it re-take control of the chamber this past fall.

In late September, the Partnership for New York City, an influential business coalition, organized a meeting between Mr. de Blasio and compromise - minded charter supporters.

Charter supporters threw a Hail Mary pass in the form of a ballot initiative; the reason they had to take such extreme measures was because the teachers have had the legislature in a head lock for a decade.

In 2010, a boost to South Carolina's charter movement came with the election of a strong charter supporter into the state superintendent's office, an event that CSD's McLaurin calls «a game changer.»

It would also recruit new charter supporters at the state and local policy level, especially since many governors, legislators, and local activists who gave birth to the charter effort have since moved on to other endeavors.

But charter supporters lack a consistent vision.

Rodriguez won the seat, and charter supporters won a new ally on the board.

In what was possibly the most expensive school - board race in history (with $ 3 million spent overall), the union squared off against charter supporters, including the California Charter Schools Association Advocates, the association's political - action wing.

While Jerry Brown, Tom Torlakson, and Mike Kirst deserve plenty of criticism for their indifference to education reform — kicking charter supporters off the state board, cozying up to the teacher unions — on this one they deserve nothing but kudos.

Personally, I'm probably closer to Jay on this than the average charter supporter.

Then, Mayor Jackson (who effectively controlled the district) began selling the Cleveland Plan to both politicians and constituents, ultimately securing the support of the governor, state legislators, and influential local charter supporters.

Charter supporters still outnumber opponents, however, 39 percent to 36 percent.

Although charter supporters have insisted that Birmingham should remain intact, and some parents have protested the breakup, Cortines has insisted that the campus can house multiple schools.

The fact that Walton also has supported voucher efforts across the nation shouldn't raise fears that that's what charter supporters here want, Mullin said.