DeVos is a proponent of policies that
expand access to charter schools and private schools.
Legislation to
expand access to charter schools is currently moving through the legislative process and we are hopeful that both chambers can agree on a strong bill that will be beneficial to all Mississippi families seeking options in the education of their children.
Legislation to
expand access to charter schools in Mississippi has advanced in both the House and Senate Education Committees.
Mississippians Believe Charter Schools Should Be Available Statewide February 18, 2016 by Brett Kittredge Legislation to
expand access to charter schools in Mississippi has advanced in both the House and Senate Education Committees.
Charter Schools: 25 Years Of Changing Lives March 14, 2016 by Brett Kittredge Legislation to
expand access to charter schools is currently moving through the legislative process and we are hopeful that both chambers can agree on a strong bill that will be beneficial to all Mississippi families seeking options in the education of their children.
Senate Passes Meaningful Legislation To Strengthen Charter Schools March 2, 2016 by Grant Callen Yesterday the Mississippi Senate voted (SB 2161) to
expand access to charter schools for Mississippi families.
Press Release: Charter School Legislation Passes House FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 28, 2016 RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI — Legislation to
expand access to charter schools has passed the House and now returns to the Senate.
States should maximize the impact of this funding by
expanding access to charter schools as part of their turnaround efforts.
Gov. Bryant Signs Charter School Legislation Into Law April 14, 2016 by Brett Kittredge Governor Phil Bryant signed legislation today to provide parents with more school choice options by
expanding access to charter schools in Mississippi.
As Mississippi considers
expanding access to its charter schools, we should consider the worldwide successes of such educational models.
Governor Phil Bryant signed legislation today to provide parents with more school choice options by
expanding access to charter schools in Mississippi.
Not exact matches
The bill would also seek
to expand access to the state's
charter schools as well by raising the statewide cap on the
schools by 100, from 460
to 560 — a proposal first backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the start of the year.
Stipulates that
charters in NYC that are approved by their
charter entity
to start instruction or
expand grade levels in the 2014 - 2015
school year or thereafter and request co-location in a public
school building
to be provided
access to such facilities (S.6356 - D / A.8556 - D, Part BB)
Also at 10 a.m., dozens of parents will deliver letters
to City Hall demanding that the de Blasio administration
expand access to New York City's high - quality, high - performing public
charter schools, Manhattan.
«
Expanding access to public
charter schools will help eliminate the achievement gap in New York City and will help give children like my son
access to the
schools they deserve,» said Tamika Bradley, a public
charter school parent from Brownsville.
Elected and parent leaders urged Albany not
to back down from efforts
to achieve bold, structural change
to expand access to high - quality
schools — district or
charter.
Our main goal, in collaboration with the district
schools, is
to expand students»
access to high - quality
schools, whether they're district
schools or public
charter schools.
Meanwhile,
charter schools can't
expand without
access to facilities, and in a growing number of cities, suitable facilities are in very short supply.
Gatlin says she is proud of Romney's education plan, particularly its focus on increasing choice for parents, which would allow for
expanded access to highquality public
charter schools, and make Title I and IDEA funds portable, so that low income and special needs students can choose which
schools to attend and bring the funding with them.
I agree with Bradford that single - site
schools and small, locally grown and community - based networks are crucial assets for the
charter movement and important contributors
to expanding access to quality
schools in communities that demand them.
And third, ensure that
charter school programs can
expand to meet demand, receive funding under the same formula that applies
to all other publicly - supported
schools, and
access capital funds.
Their success stories offer lessons for both policymakers interested in
expanding access to quality early learning, and for
charter -
school educators seeking
to serve preschoolers.
The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that
school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public
charter schools continue
to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies
to expand access to private
schools.
To ensure a supply of schools from which families may choose, states should establish a system for authorizing charter schools that enables the charter sector to expand to meet demand; that provides funding under the same weighted formula that applies to all other publicly supported schools; and that offers charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school fundin
To ensure a supply of
schools from which families may choose, states should establish a system for authorizing
charter schools that enables the
charter sector
to expand to meet demand; that provides funding under the same weighted formula that applies to all other publicly supported schools; and that offers charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school fundin
to expand to meet demand; that provides funding under the same weighted formula that applies to all other publicly supported schools; and that offers charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school fundin
to meet demand; that provides funding under the same weighted formula that applies
to all other publicly supported schools; and that offers charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school fundin
to all other publicly supported
schools; and that offers
charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school fundin
to capital commensurate with district
school funding.
Professor Thomas Hehir testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor hearing on
expanding access to quality
charter schools.
Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher
Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough
Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit:
Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T.
to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models
to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New
Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models
to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based
Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How
to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011
Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011
School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How
to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing
Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources
to Boost
School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the
Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010
Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing
Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again
to Fix Failing
Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and
Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.
Governor Charlie Baker, a
charter school proponent, said in a Globe interview last month that he would support a ballot question
to expand charter access.
• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources
to turn around struggling neighborhood
schools; hold
charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers;
expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public
schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard -
to - staff
schools; and ensure
access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.
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.
I hope the state can
expand families»
access to great
schools of choice by, among other things, dramatically improving its
charter school law.
«It is exciting that new
charter schools are replicating best practices and
expanding access to highly successful public
school models for more families in California.»
National Alliance for Public
Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees praised the 2014 law that gave new and expanding NYC charter schools access to facilities, and said she wishes it «was something that was in place throughout the state and for all charter schools.
Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees praised the 2014 law that gave new and expanding NYC charter schools access to facilities, and said she wishes it «was something that was in place throughout the state and for all charter schools.
Schools President and CEO Nina Rees praised the 2014 law that gave new and
expanding NYC
charter schools access to facilities, and said she wishes it «was something that was in place throughout the state and for all charter schools.
charter schools access to facilities, and said she wishes it «was something that was in place throughout the state and for all charter schools.
schools access to facilities, and said she wishes it «was something that was in place throughout the state and for all
charter schools.
charter schools.
schools.»
As public
charter schools continue
to expand here in Arizona, more students are able
to access the quality choice offered by these innovative
schools.
A New Funding Plan for
Charter Schools Brooke's performance is highlighted as a reason to lift the charter cap in an op - ed urging Massachusetts to expand charter
Charter Schools Brooke's performance is highlighted as a reason
to lift the
charter cap in an op - ed urging Massachusetts to expand charter
charter cap in an op - ed urging Massachusetts
to expand charter charter access.
A Montessori parent, teacher, and
school founder, she has worked in public
charter schools and is committed
to expanding access to free, high - quality Montessori education for the children who need it the most.
Now, DeVos is President - elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. education secretary, and observers expect her
to lessen the federal role in public education and vigorously advocate
to expand access to voucher and
charter schools in other states just like she has done here.
This also means
expanding opportunities for high - quality education — from greater
access to Advanced Placement courses
to the expansion of high - quality
charter schools — so that children from poor and minority households, especially young black men and women who did the worst on NAEP this year (and have less
access to college - preparatory courses in traditional districts) can succeed in
school and in life.
Will Betsy DeVos
expand access to charters and private
schools, shifting public money
to private and quasi-private sectors?
We support these bills because they will encourage the creation of new high quality
charter schools and
expand access to the students that need it the most.
The two
charter schools in Jackson are already changing lives, and we support this legislation because it will encourage the creation of new high quality
charter schools and
expand access to the students that need it the most.
According
to an editorial published in today's Daily News by the leaders of Achievement First, Uncommon
Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.
Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by
expanding access public
charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.
schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality
school can, in fact, attend one.»
Hunter highlighted work
to expand charter school access and vouchers, and described his state's approval of the first parent trigger law, which is also supported by George Miller (D - CA), the ranking House education committee member.
With this prestigious accolade, Pinecrest Preparatory Academy
Charter High
School continues to expand its partnership with the CollegeBoard «Incorporating the Pre-AP curriculum at our school continues to support our mission of giving all of our students, regarding of ability level, equal access to a challenging, college - bound curriculum», stated Maria Beatriz Nuñez, Prin
School continues
to expand its partnership with the CollegeBoard «Incorporating the Pre-AP curriculum at our
school continues to support our mission of giving all of our students, regarding of ability level, equal access to a challenging, college - bound curriculum», stated Maria Beatriz Nuñez, Prin
school continues
to support our mission of giving all of our students, regarding of ability level, equal
access to a challenging, college - bound curriculum», stated Maria Beatriz Nuñez, Principal.
The Governor has advanced sensible proposals in his Executive budget that would
expand school choice for parents and students by guaranteeing that public
charter schools in New York City have
access to space and increased financial support.
Our antiquated education delivery system should be allowed
to evolve from a «
school system»
to a «system of
schools», with comprehensive traditional public
school choice,
expanded charter school capability,
access to more choices for special needs children, and a fully paid exit option for students in failing
schools.
Achievement First has already announced that it is
expanding its presence in Hartford, and yet, the
charter schools company has created a system in which Latinos have virtually no
access to the
school and those who do are much less likely than the average Latino
to go home
to a household in which English is not the spoken language.
House Begins Consideration of First Education Reform Bill H.R. 2218 Will
Expand Access to High - Quality
Charter Schools
We look forward
to seeing high - performing public
charter schools open in these buildings and
expand access to an excellent education for more children in the District.»
Expanding access to high quality
school options is one of the most critical issues as we prepare children
to succeed in the 21st century economy, and in Newark, high quality public
charter schools are delivering excellent educational options
to meet the needs of students and families, serving as a critical component of the Newark educational landscape.»
By a wide margin, Angelenos support
expanding access to high - quality
charter public
schools and magnet
schools.