Sentences with phrase «children access to private schools»

Instead of pouncing on Mr. Bush, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio might explain to voters why Barack Obama has spent his entire presidency trying to shut down a school voucher program in Washington, D.C., that gives poor black and brown children access to private schools and, according to the Education Department's own evaluation, improves their chances of graduating by as much as 21 percentage points.

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She says the typical Waldorf parent, who has a range of elite private and public schools to choose from, tends to be liberal and highly educated, with strong views about education; they also have a knowledge that when they are ready to teach their children about technology they have ample access and expertise at home.

As the child of immigrants who counted public school access in their equation of the American Dream, I had minimal exposure to private schools growing up, and as a young parent I wanted my children to embrace diversity, thinking this would be found in public, not private, schools.

Identifying the kinds of private schools that boost these outcomes could enhance policymakers» ability to design private school choice programs that expand disadvantaged children's access to high - quality educational opportunities.

According to a longtime observer of the Florida education scene, rather than have the school control the educational experiences, as occurs in course access, a subset of parents, particularly at the elementary school level — both public and home - school — are opting to manage their children's education and customize a mix of public brick - and - mortar school, online school, home school, and even some private school (such as private music lessons) experiences.

Allison Hertog is a member of the Step Up for Students governance board and is the founding attorney of Making School Work, a private law firm whose mission is to help parents access the right placement — public or private — for their special needs children.

These results are certainly a bright spot for proponents of expanding access to private school for disadvantaged children.

I say this as one of the few government administrators openly interested in the rights of low - income families to access non-governmental schools: Absent better systemic answers than those offered by ideologues, publicly funded private school choice for all children will continue to be more of a factor in legislative debates and scholarly conferences than in the homes and neighborhoods of America's youth.

[14] U.S. Department of Education, «Ensuring Equitable Services to Private School Children: A Title I Resource Tool Kit,» September 2006, https://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/ps/titleitoolkit.pdf (accessed September 11, 2015).

While the President's FY 2012 Budget requests funding to improve D.C. public schools and expand high - quality public charter schools, the Administration opposes targeting resources to help a small number of individuals attend private schools rather than creating access to great public schools for every child.

The fact that organizations like Stand for Children and Democrats for Education Reform prefer to stand with the teachers» unions rather than standing with the 3.5 million children in charter schools and private choice programs, and the millions more who desperately want access to better options, speaks Children and Democrats for Education Reform prefer to stand with the teachers» unions rather than standing with the 3.5 million children in charter schools and private choice programs, and the millions more who desperately want access to better options, speaks children in charter schools and private choice programs, and the millions more who desperately want access to better options, speaks volumes.

The week is also designed to empower parents to choose the best educational environments for their children and supports a variety of school choice options — from encouraging increased access to great public schools, to public charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, private schools, homeschooling and more.

«Private school choice programs are providing children across the country with access to a world - class education and the opportunity to succeed throughout their lives,» said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for Cchildren across the country with access to a world - class education and the opportunity to succeed throughout their lives,» said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for ChildrenChildren.

All of which continues to miss the point: The real issue, especially when it comes to children living in poverty, is whether all students have access to good schools regardless of whether they are charters, District schools, parochial, or private schools.

Choudhury, 34, can be found juggling what he calls «design for diversity» as he focuses on providing students and their families more school choices in San Antonio, and a new enrollment system that will make those choices easier to access in a district where many families who could afford to leave did so, or who sent their children to private schools or charter schools, said Superintendent Pedro Martinez.

According to the White House Fact Sheet on Obama's educational plan, children from low - income families are less likely to have access to pre-kindergarten programs, and middle - class families also struggle to afford private pre-school programs, yet these programs are critical to children's long - term school success.

While many private schools offer high - quality pre-kindergarten programs and full - day kindergartens, providing enriching educational opportunities for children under age 6, many children who attend public schools, particularly children living in poverty, do not have access to these programs.

Parents deserve to know that rich public school options, such as Magnets, exist within their own district, that not all charter schools welcome or keep every child or that private schools accessed by Corporate Tax Scholarships may not be accredited.

A Wiltshire academy that started a «grammar stream», giving a small group of children access to specialist teachers and lectures at a nearby private school, will continue the project for at least another year and may expand the model.

Even when charter and private schools work well, they do not guarantee access for each and every child entitled to an education.

Many other parents forego their right to choose a religious school for their child and instead enroll the child in a public or non-religious private school, where they can access services on - site.

If the United States could somehow guarantee poor people a fair shot at the American dream through shifting education policies alone, then perhaps we wouldn't have to feel so damn bad about inequality — about low tax rates and loopholes that benefit the superrich and prevent us from expanding access to childcare and food stamps; about private primary and secondary schools that cost as much annually as an Ivy League college, and provide similar benefits; about moving to a different neighborhood, or to the suburbs, to avoid sending our children to school with kids who are not like them.

It is in these communities where both private and public investments can make a significant impact on educational inequities, and in the lives of children who otherwise wouldn't have access to critical summer and after school resources.

«Pearson's promotion of high - stakes tests is undermining the ability of schools to provide a well - balanced and broad curriculum, while its involvement with low - cost private schools in the Global South is jeopardizing access to education for many children,» Blower said.

Some of these private school choice programs are relatively universal, meaning that all families can access scholarships, although most are limited to low - income families and to families with children who have special needs.

In some neighborhoods, families have a choice of sending their children to high - performing district schools or affording a private or parochial education; meanwhile, many families in low - performing districts who can not afford to pay tuition have no high - quality choices — or can't gain access to the handful that do exist.

This bill clearly demonstrates that legislators» «school choice» agenda is about providing subsidies to wealthy families that send their kids to private schools and NOT about ensuring that all students, including poor children, have access to a quality education.

School vouchers of $ 4,200 a year, formally known as «Opportunity Scholarships,» are touted as a way to help low - income and minority children who are falling behind in their local public schools by providing access to better options in private ones.

With nearly 500,000 students enrolled in private school choice programs and 3.1 million students enrolled in public charter schools across the country, coupled with the demand from millions of families wanting these offerings, AFC is committed to helping as many families as possible access the education environment that best meets their child's needs.

The American Federation for Children seeks access to better schools for children, whether traditional public schools, private schools, charter schools, virtual schools, or a customized blend of learning envirChildren seeks access to better schools for children, whether traditional public schools, private schools, charter schools, virtual schools, or a customized blend of learning envirchildren, whether traditional public schools, private schools, charter schools, virtual schools, or a customized blend of learning environments.

Lawmakers should give homeless students access to flexible educational options and private school scholarships so that children in these families can have the same quality options as children from middle class and wealthier families.

The Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grant, worth up to $ 8,000 annually, helps more than 1,100 special needs students access private school or other education services.

As an advocate for private school choice, Cecilia has made it her priority to ensure that every child has access to an educational setting that meets their unique needs.

It means ensuring that families have access to the school options (traditional, charter, magnet, homeschooling, private, online, etc.) that their children need.

Tax - credit scholarships are programs that help low - and middle - income K — 12 families access a better educational fit for their children by allowing taxpayers to receive full or partial tax credits when they donate to nonprofits that provide private school scholarships.

Finding Funding: Supporting Making Connections Core Result That Children Are Healthy and Prepared to Succeed in School (PDF - 1,240 KB) Lind, Crocker, Stewart, Torrico, Bhat, & Schmid (2009) Reviews strategies for accessing Federal, State, local, and private funding sources to support early learning, health services, literacy and tutoring programs, out - of - school time programs, parent outreach and engagement, and supports for schools and child care provSchool (PDF - 1,240 KB) Lind, Crocker, Stewart, Torrico, Bhat, & Schmid (2009) Reviews strategies for accessing Federal, State, local, and private funding sources to support early learning, health services, literacy and tutoring programs, out - of - school time programs, parent outreach and engagement, and supports for schools and child care provschool time programs, parent outreach and engagement, and supports for schools and child care providers.

By law, even if a child is going to an independent (private) school, she has access to the services of a public school if she has a significant learning issue.