Sentences with phrase «debate on the charter school expansion»

During debate on the charter school expansion, Democrats said they were troubled by the push to increase charter schools rather than help failing public schools.

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But the entity was just one of several education - oriented groups that spent heavily on trying to influence legislation as issues ranging from teacher evaluations to charter school expansion stoked debate at the Capitol.

Given the statute's scope, today's debate could include countless issues, such as possible changes to Title II rules on educator effectiveness, the expansion of the charter school grant program, the introduction of a private school choice initiative, reconsideration of competitive grant programs (RTTT, TIF, i3), and much more.

With the charter - expansion question a settled issue, at least for now, leaders of the No on 2 campaign say they want the education debate to turn to funding of schools statewide.

Third, I assess the effect of charter proximity on historically underperforming students at district schools, a population often referenced in debates over charter expansion.