Sentences with phrase «children whether charter»

These children whether charter, magnet, or traditional public they are all of our FUTURE.

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Questions on other topics include: the NYS Attorney General's investigation of the Puerto Rican Day Parade committee, whether de Blasio's pre-K initiative will include private and parochial schools, the «absent teacher reserve», a protest by Girls Prep supporters against de Blasio's expected charter school policies, performance of Administration for Children's Services and whether de Blasio plans to contact the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee to urge them to lift their exclusion of LGBT groups and organizations.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

The Lottery (Unrated) «Ticket out of the ghetto» documentary follows the diverging fortunes of four NYC families who feel their children's prospects in life depend on whether or not their names are drawn in the lottery admitting students to a phenomenally - successful, Harlem charter school.

We talk with Paul about Canada's vision, the role that the Promise Academy Charter school is playing, and the evidence about whether the Zone is working to transform Harlem and the children who live there.

Points of contention concern funding levels and whether charter schools serve a proportionate share of children who are expensive to educate, especially children with learning disabilities.

The NAACP has been conducting a series of hearings on the topic of whether charter schools are good for children of color.

In addition, most of the charter schools in Newark signed a «compact» committing themselves to ensuring that «every child in Newark is enrolled in a great school, regardless of whether it is operated by the district or under a charter.»

More typically, charter schools have refined and disseminated existing practices that district schools were reluctant to use — a nice service for parents who may not care whether a program is «innovative» as long as it works for their children.

Charters can offer a lottery preference to their pre-K students but must give higher priority to children with siblings enrolled in other grades of the school — whether or not they attended pre-K there.

Instead of arguing whether charter schools should be included in No Child Left Behind, a more fruitful question is how to ensure that state accountability schemes allow enough flexibility for boutique programs within the public system while not opening up loopholes that low - quality schools can slip through.

While parents may confer with a child - study team when considering enrolling in a charter school, the choice of whether or not to apply to enroll is the parents» alone, not a matter delegated to the child - study team.

Trump said his proposed block grant program would come from redirecting existing federal funds, and he would leave it up to states to decide whether the dollars would follow children to public, private, charter or magnet schools.

So, our project looked at how well all of the schools in a city — whether they are district - or charter - governed — are serving their city's children and how a city's schools compare to those in other cities.

So my compromise position would be to acknowledge parents» right to choose their children's schools (which, for low income parents, effectively means allowing them to take public dollars with them), while at the same time being vigorous in shutting off public dollars to schools (whether they be district, private or charter schools) that are failing to prepare students to succeed on measurable academic outcomes.

Arizona has a charter school law, three tax - credit scholarship programs, and an open enrollment law that allows students to choose from schools across the state, so the question of whether parents should be able to choose a school for their child is settled.

Sarah Shad Johnson, a parent of children in Charleston County Schools and co-founder of Community Voice, says, «The timing of Secretary Duncan's visit comes at a critical time when our state legislators are discussing whether or not to support the adversarial Common Core State Standards, as well as bills regarding school choice, charter school expansion, and tax credits for private schools; our State Superintendent of Education seems to be embracing a controversial stand on the teaching profession; and the focus here in Charleston County appears to be only on experimental, questionable, and expensive initiatives, as opposed to goals of increased learning opportunities.»

Whether a district becomes an authorizer or not, charter schools may open in their service area as early as fall 2014 and become the public school for children who used to attend district schools, taking dollars away from those districts.

«Whether the option is voucher, charter, or course choice; it is important that parents have the option to choose the best school for their children.»

Black parents, wherever your child attends school, whether it be a traditional public school, a public charter school or a private school, we can and must be better for you.

Legislation advancing education choice tears down barriers and empowers parents with the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

Our work isn't done until every parent in Mississippi has a range of high - quality education options and the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

If the choice is whether to send your child to a district school or a no - excuses charter school, that is a false choice.

But the truth is that all of us working in education, whether in district, charter, parochial or independent schools, and especially the educators who work directly with our children, agree on far more fundamental things than we disagree on.

«Whether a teacher works in a traditional, charter, virtual or private school, they need the peace - of - mind of solid protection so that they can focus on educating children,» said Beckner.

Education choice policies empower parents with the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

«Regardless of whether a child attends a traditional public or charter school, they deserve the best possible education, and that starts with establishing a school funding program that's data - driven and works for all students,» said Mary Kay Shields, president of CS Partners.

Education choice allows tax dollars to follow students to the schools or services that best meet their needs, and parents have the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

We stand ready to fight for the right of every child to access an excellent public education, whether in a traditional public school or a public charter school.

Nick and Kelly believe that a zip code should not determine the educational quality that a student receives and they value a parent's right to choose the best public school for their child, whether that's a traditional district, magnet, pilot, or charter school.

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.

It's also worth noting that a survey of parents with children in the program found that only about 35 percent say they were asked by the virtual charter whether their student would be enrolled for a finite period.

◦ To provide parents with sufficient information on whether their child is reading at grade level and whether the child gains at least a year's worth of learning for every year spent in the charter school

What if we allowed the public funds allocated for a child to follow him to whatever school his parents determined could best meet his needs, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school?

School choice allows education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best meet their needs, and parents have the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

The stereotype of bad inner - city schools is overcrowded classes, but so many parents work hard to get their children elsewhere — whether a charter, a Catholic school or, by using a fake address, a better public school — that at P.S. 39 average class size is actually small, 21.

The presence of Stand For Children in the state also makes it likely that charters will end up on the state legislative agenda whether the NEA likes it or not.

These are the choices families have made — whether our children attend a magnet, traditional, charter or selective enrollment school — everyone wants a safe, quality environment for their child.

Whether it be ESEA reauthorization, funding for Federal education programs, charter schools and vouchers, standards, technology and e-rate, health, child nutrition and school safety, or many others, there is no shortage of education issues being debated in the halls of Congress or among major decision - makers in Washington, DC.

The Charter School Accountability Agenda lays out tangible steps we need to take to guarantee that every child gets a high - quality public education, whether that child is in a neighborhood school or a publicly funded charter Charter School Accountability Agenda lays out tangible steps we need to take to guarantee that every child gets a high - quality public education, whether that child is in a neighborhood school or a publicly funded charter charter school.

Even the NAACP was divided in 1997 about whether supporting charter schools undermined their long - held demand for a better and fairer public education for all children.

At the same time, parents in many neighborhoods still do not have viable options for sending their children to a school that provides a world - class education, whether it is a public, neighborhood, magnet, selective enrollment, charter or specialized school.

The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools celebrates the successes and valuable learning opportunities charter public schools provide for many students, but recognizes the decision of whether a traditional or charter public school is best for a child is a choice left up to each Charter Schools celebrates the successes and valuable learning opportunities charter public schools provide for many students, but recognizes the decision of whether a traditional or charter public school is best for a child is a choice left up to each charter public schools provide for many students, but recognizes the decision of whether a traditional or charter public school is best for a child is a choice left up to each charter public school is best for a child is a choice left up to each family.

I wouldn't dare to tell you whether your neighborhood public school or a public charter is a better fit for your child.

While civil rights groups and leaders often agree that poor and minority children are more likely to receive a substandard education, they diverge on whether charter schools provide a sound alternative.

The U.S. Department of Education has blocked an attempt by Pennsylvania's Education Secretary to evaluate state charter schools using a more lenient method for calculating AYP, the «adequate yearly progress» measurement that determines whether schools have met the minimum academic standards under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

Whether in its Promise Academy charter schools or public schools, HCZ's high standards and expectations are the same for all its children — ensuring that all of them are on track to attend college and successfully graduate.

Creating a policy framework that enables public schools — whether traditional or charter — to better serve our children, families and communities is hard work.

Whether it's charter schools, cyber schools or scholarship programs, empowering parents to choose the education that is best for their child is an effective use of taxpayer dollars.

Why should it matter whether a child is in a traditional public school, private school, magnet school, charter school, home school, or personalized blend of learning environments?