Sentences with phrase «charter supporters say»

Charter supporters say the system meets demand for high - quality education that regularly arises in economically distressed parts of the city, paving the way for innovation in a struggling urban school system.

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

As part of the pruning that even charter supporters say is expected in a city full of dozens of charter schools, four schools in New Orleans recently have been closed or assigned to new operators.

Some charter supporters say Senate Bill 808 could be the death knell for most of the state's charter schools, yet Zimmer's support for it appears to have badly damaged his re-election chances.

Charter supporters say they're confident he is wrong, but Dorn has asked the state attorney general's office what his legal options might be.

Not exact matches

Gordon Brown said he was a longtime supporter of Charter 88 and wants a written constitution.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

The rules» supporters say that charter schools face a serious teaching shortage and that the new requirements would let them expand their hiring pool.

Supporters of strengthening charter schools say they offer children at failing public schools a chance out of poverty.

Then, going after the charter supporters among board members, Rumore says it's not clear to him why they seem more concerned with charter schools than improving regular public schools and he says that's supposed to be what board members do.

Asked how unions could take advantage of gaps in the law while criticizing others for exploiting LLC loophole, Korn said, «Twelve hedge fund billionaires gave more than 187,500 teachers in the 2014 elections,» referring to charter school supporters that gave heavily to an outside group backing Senate Republicans.

Supporters of the new rules say they will alleviate a teacher shortage and make more qualified candidates available to charter schools.

«We have a few charter schools that are serving our community's needs, and if they no longer serve that need then I wouldn't be opposed to Success Academy coming to Staten Island,» said Sam Pirozzolo, vice-president of the New York City Parents Union, a volunteer organization that has been a vocal supporter of the charter school movement.

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.

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.

School choice supporters are split over the program's strict accountability provisions, however, which some say represent over-regulation by the state but which others claim are on par with the expectations for traditional public and charter schools.

But supporters said charters can o make per - student dollars go further because they are not saddled with out - of - control teacher pension and health - care costs.

Senate sponsors of the bill say it will give charter and district supporters a shared motive to push for the funding commitment to be kept.

The supporters of the charter school moratorium made two arguments: the charter schools are not as good as people say they are, and if the charters schools expanded they would hurt the education of students in the traditional public schools.

Some said the charter lacked community support, noting that opponents outnumbered supporters at public hearings.

But charter schools supporters say it would not take away from traditional schools because the students most likely to enroll in a charter school are ones that have already left the system.

Some charter - school supporters say such schools need more oversight.

«Voters have clearly shown they want another chance to consider this issue, and we believe the majority will join us in voting YES in November — to finally allow public charter schools here in Washington,» state Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D - Seattle, a charter supporter, said in a news release from the initiative campaign.

«I think it says there's an opportunity for four - to - six districts to approve it,» said charter school supporter Jana Carlisle from Partnership 4 Learning.

Charter schools also can keep kids in school longer, offer more one - on - one attention and use different ways of teaching to adapt to different learning styles, supporters say.

Charter school supporters say money flowing to the state from federal charter school grants would offset much of theCharter school supporters say money flowing to the state from federal charter school grants would offset much of thecharter school grants would offset much of the total.

The fact that charters are beginning to penetrate these markets, supporters might say, proves that the movement can serve as a pathway to broad restructuring of the American education system — no longer a mere bandage and competitive spur but instead the ultimate replacement of an obsolete system.

No one is sure just what tipped the balance this time, but Hattendorf said charter supporters ran a well - financed campaign that consistently stuck with the simple message that charters would provide good opportunities for students who don't have many.

Charter school supporters say districts no longer need the money because they have fewer students to educate, but unions and superintendents argue the state aid losses are much steeper than districts can afford.

Tony Roberts, the president and CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Association, said charter supporters are determined to keep the eight charter schools in question open and to restore the state commCharter Schools Association, said charter supporters are determined to keep the eight charter schools in question open and to restore the state commcharter supporters are determined to keep the eight charter schools in question open and to restore the state commcharter schools in question open and to restore the state commission.

Check out former Hartford courant columnist and perennial charter school supporter (actually, it's more accurate to say that charter school monies support * him *) used to do (after numerous puff pieced in the Courant, he gets a * big * job with the charter school as it took over Milner — how lucky is that!)

Supporters declared victory Saturday, saying they look forward to opening high - quality charter schools here.

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.

Those are the same rules from which charter schools are exempt, a policy supporters say allows charters to flourish with longer school days, a focus on teacher merit instead of seniority, and other innovations.

Every since the 1990s, Clinton has expressed support for charter schools, but in Saturday's remarks, she said something that is likely to irritate her supporters within the Democratic Party who are avid backers of charter schools as a principal means of reforming public education: that most charters don't accept those students who are the most difficult to educate, or, if they do, they «don't keep them.»

Supporters said charter schools also would have aided the state's struggling K - 12 system by providing more choices for parents and fostering innovation.

Public school supporters say the new push at the legislature is a misleading new tactic that seems intended to reclassify for - profit virtual charters and private schools as public institutions.

Ball writes, «Public school supporters say the new push... is a misleading new tactic that seems intended to reclassify for - profit virtual charters and private schools as public institutions.»

Supporters of vouchers and charter schools, however, pointed to the study's limitations, saying it gave only a snapshot of performance, not a sense of how students progress over time.

Brown, who has been a supporter of charter schools, has not indicated what he will do, though California's treasurer, John Chiang, has said the legislation is vital to make charter schools more accountable to the public.

A supporter of charter schools and co-sponsor of Senate Bill 8, Clary said charters like Thomas Jefferson have been able to succeed primarily because of parental support in the school.

Supporters of the legislation say the bill is also important because it may protect charter school employees from losing retirement benefits if the Internal Revenue Service someday rules that charters are not public entities and therefore not eligible for public services, such as the California State Retirement System.

Supporters of charter schools, which are funded with the taxpayer dollars that a local school district would otherwise get to educate a student, say the schools allow for innovative ways to teach outside the confines of the red tape found in traditional public schools.

Legg, a strong supporter of school choice who runs a charter school, said he preferred the former option.

Charter - school supporters and some academics dispute the federation's interpretation of the test scores, saying it's impossible to reach a conclusion about the performance of charter schools from a singlCharter - school supporters and some academics dispute the federation's interpretation of the test scores, saying it's impossible to reach a conclusion about the performance of charter schools from a singlcharter schools from a single year.

Supporters say the ability of charter school operators to hire their own teachers, design curriculum and adopt their own schedules fosters innovation that can boost student achievement.

Jim Spady, longtime supporter of charter schools, said the federation study doesn't acknowledge that if charter schools don't meet the goals of their charters, they can be closed.

«There simply were not a lot of people against the charters,» said Karim Camara, a Democratic assemblyman from Brooklyn and supporter of charter schools, who introduced Mr. Cuomo at the rally in early March.

Some said the additional time meant a better chance of compromise in North Carolina's annual tilting match between traditional schools and charter supporters, who claim that publicly - funded charters are being short - changed by their traditional school counterparts.

«This is money that charters are owed,» Brandon said, adding that he believes charter supporters will eventually win out in the funding battle over traditional schools.