Sentences with phrase «concern about charter schools»

In recent weeks, some African - American organizations have raised concerns about charter school funding, spending and performance.

The audience — a mix of city residents, district teachers and others had plenty of pointed questions, with some taking shots at Redd's leadership and others expressing concerns about charter schools steadily replacing the district schools.

MASA has created this link to provide members and others concerned about Charter School Expansion the resources they need to proactively counter expansion.

Concerns about charter schools include them challenging the long - existing status quo (there are more than 4,000 in the U.S.); adding fuel to the debate of vouchers, markets, and choice; and affecting the funding of traditional schools, seemingly pitting charter activists against traditional school educators.

One oft - stated concern about charter schools is that they will draw away the highest - achieving students from the regular public schools around them.

A number of bills addressing concerns about charter schools are also still pending, and while some may see some life or at least hearings in the fall, others that would require local approval of charters, for instance, or tougher restrictions on them are maybe too contentious.

PAA has many concerns about charter schools, their effect on our nation's system of public schools, and how well they serve children and families.

Neither Rubin nor Weber, who has expressed his own concerns about charter schools, identified themselves beyond their affiliation with Rutgers, the complaint contends.

«I'm actually very concerned about charter schools pulling kids from the public schools and what that's going to do to our schools that we've invested a lot in.»

The national board of the NAACP, which has long expressed concern about charter schools, is scheduled this weekend to vote on whether to approve a resolution — passed at the group's convention this past summer — that calls for a moratorium on their expansion.

Consistent with other studies, they found that some of the concerns about charter schools can be put to rest and that some of the anticipated benefits of charter schools have not become a reality.

In the last post, I shared the Florida Auditor General's concerns about some charter schools.

Randi started out talking about all of her concerns about charter schools and all the reasons why they aren't the solution.

This was not the first time the organization expressed its concern about charter schools.

What would be so helpful is for you to focus in on your own personal stories or concerns about charter schools, written up in a paragraph, and either e-mailed or faxed to your House representative.