Sentences with phrase «drained public resources»

Charter - school opponents say they fear the schools will drain public resources and benefit only wealthy children.

While all these pensions are draining public resources, Don Boyd, director of fiscal studies at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, charges that the teachers» plans are a disproportionate part of the problem.

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The drain of resources from the public to the bankers is inevitable in such a system (due to the perpetual interest payments), yet it is perfectly feasible to have a public central bank without it.

«Protecting the public purse implies among others avoiding a large and unwieldy government that becomes a drain on the state resources.

«We need only look as far as Michigan to see what happens when elected officials allow profiteers like Betsy DeVos to drain resources from public schools and weaken the regulations that govern private, religious and charter schools,» he said.

That animosity has fueled lawsuits, ugly public discourse and accusations of misconduct which drain county time and resources.

Opponents of the new school said the co-location would drain resources and space from public school students and that charter schools don't pay their fair share for using public school space.

They are classified as «unwanted migrants» on the basis of a premise that they can not contribute to the country's economic growth and they are, instead, viewed as a drain on public resources (21).

And it's certainly true that such programs are not draining resources from public schools and making districts, as Weingarten implies, unable to meet their financial obligations.

Some proponents have predicted that the presence of charter schools would have a positive effect on nearby traditional public schools by exerting positive competitive pressure; some opponents have worried that charter schools would harm students in nearby traditional public schools by draining resources.

But in practical terms, what has now happened is that charters are draining resources from the traditional neighborhood public schools.

As my post continues in «part two»,, the bigger issues are that a) any «creation'that takes focus from drained resources and staff in the rest of public education is an inappropriate distraction.

Voucher schemes — such as those backed by President Trump and Secretary DeVos — are fundamentally positioned to funnel taxpayers» dollars into private schools while draining much - needed resources from public schools and the vulnerable students who attend them.

Opponents said charters drain resources from existing public schools and would not be as accountable as existing schools.

But critics, including education historian Diane Ravitch, a New York University professor and former assistant U.S. secretary of education who is speaking at UW - Madison on Tuesday, say choice programs have drained resources from the traditional public school system without producing conclusive evidence that they are any better at educating students, particularly low - income ones.

Contrary to opponents» assertions that Nevada's ESA program would «drain» or «siphon» resources from public schools, this analysis shows how it can instead offer a potential and welcome source of savings for school districts by increasing their flexibility to direct education dollars.

Even though research shows otherwise many are concerned that school choice will impact public schools negatively by draining money and taking the best students, leaving them stranded with little resources and low performing students.

The senator opposes private school vouchers «that will drain resources from public schools.»

They assert that ESAs drain public money and «divert essential resources from public school.»

CARSON CITY — A state judge Monday put the brakes on Nevada's education savings accounts, granting an injunction sought by opponents who said it would drain critical funding resources from Nevada's public schools and is unconstitutional.

But many educators in traditional public schools think that charter schools — though they, too, are publicly funded — are allowed to operate as private schools do, are not accountable to the public and are draining resources from the traditional public system.

It's no secret that DeVos has long supported unaccountable, for - profit charter schools and vouchers, which drain public schools of critical resources and offer no choice for the most vulnerable students — those with special needs, those who don't speak English, and those living in poverty.

Her supporters say those measures offer parents more choices, but her critics say they drain resources from the public education system, the most important civic institution in the United States.

They fear that Trump, along with DeVos, will push «choice» programs that many see as draining resources from the traditional public school districts that educate most American schoolchildren.

Instead of escaping to better opportunities, those children are worse off, consigned to public schools that have been drained of badly needed resources.

Citizens for Public Schools believes that allowing or promoting more charter schools in Massachusetts would drain desperately needed resources from traditional public schools, which continue to serve our neediest students and famPublic Schools believes that allowing or promoting more charter schools in Massachusetts would drain desperately needed resources from traditional public schools, which continue to serve our neediest students and fampublic schools, which continue to serve our neediest students and families.

«Neither of those appear to have been considered to date as we have significant segregation by race as well as income, special needs and Limited English Proficiency between charter schools and their sending districts, and we have charter schools draining necessary resources from public school districts,» she said.

Fears that charters will drain resources from public schools have impeded efforts to increase the number of no - excuses schools.

Democratic Congressman Bobby Scott, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce committee, said: «We know that these failed programs drain public schools of limited resources, only to deliver broken promises of academic success to parents and students.

They argued that the charter school would drain off resources and support from traditional public schools in the area that are already struggling.

Supporters say they encourage classroom innovation by creating competition with traditional public schools; critics say charters drain away resources.

A state judge Monday put the brakes on Nevada's education savings accounts, granting an injunction sought by opponents who said it would drain critical funding resources from Nevada's public schools and is unconstitutional.

Many traditional public school leaders have argued that charters drain students and resources from the schools trying to educate the most difficult populations of students.

It is critical that PA lawmakers who are committed to improving educational opportunities for minority students in low - income districts SUPPORT increased state funding for our public school and OPPOSE school privatization schemes that would drain resources away from the students who need them the most.

The panel, dubbed the NAACP Task Force on Quality Education, echoed Johnson's view — that while many argue that charter schools drain needed resources from traditional public schools, and some remain «discriminatory» based on students» behavior or relative academic strength, some are highly successful, especially in states that exercise legally mandated oversight.

Contrary to the belief of a few, funneling public money to private schools will not fuel improvement of public education, but instead drain already limited resources and dilute broad community support for what has long been considered a valid civic function.

Talking Points for Local School Board Members Use these talking points to let your Senators and Representatives know that you oppose draining critical resources from public schools to fund school vouchers and other voucher schemes:

And yet, lawmakers in every state continue to champion charter schools without demanding proper accountability, even as they drain scarce resources from traditional public schools.

Even charter schools, which some parents like, generally perform no better than public schools and increasingly have raised concerns about accountability, transparency, and draining of resources from and displacement of public schools.

Critics of the program maintain vouchers drain public schools of resources, while inappropriately spending public money on parochial schools.

Moreover, studies have shown its success in boosting graduation rates of its participants, and contrary to the fiction of its critics, it doesn't drain resources from public education.

«Your history of support for policies that would drain valuable taxpayer resources from our public schools and funnel those funds to unaccountable private and for - profit education operators may well disqualify you from such a central role in public education,» Warren wrote.

Their resources had been drained when another request for Government support earlier in the year had been rejected so, they wrote a letter to The Times on 31 December 1927 appealing to the public for # 6,000 of funding.

City Limits Part of the SKY ARTS ARTICHOKE SALON SERIES WITH TATE Are large - scale public events nothing more than a waste of resources and a drain...

SLAPP suits are court actions, usually brought by corporations and others with deep pockets, designed to hamper or deter defendants from campaigning on vital issues in the public interest by draining their resources through meritless legal claims.

We are also seeing a lot of Public Private Partnerships in North America and Australia and they drain a lot of resources for many months.

Using the criminal law to close marijuana dispensaries is generally ineffective, raises concerns about proportionality, and is a significant drain on valuable police resources that is difficult to justify in the absence of overt public safety concerns.