Sentences with phrase «families access to charter schools»

The Trump administration has floated an offer to allow even more families access to charter schools, among other choices such as private - school vouchers and tax credits.

Not exact matches

The United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), the community group that I lead in Chicago, and its network of charter schools provide Hispanic immigrant families with access to a high - quality education, thereby challenging them to fulfill their great potential while promoting American values, ideals, and our collective successes.

By giving these schools true control over their programs, staff, and curricula, and by opening them to all families, authors of the charter school law resurrected the true American vision of public schooling: equal access to great instruction and accountability for results.

Our analysis focuses on new school options — traditional public, charter, and private — that families might gain access to under different kinds of choice policies.

We estimate that 46 percent of all families have access to at least one charter school within five miles (figure 3).

Similar to our analysis of charter schools, access to private schools is much higher for families from urban areas relative to families from rural areas (although the difference is not as large).

Charter school choice: Allow families access to any charter elementary school in their state, whether inside or outside of their school diCharter school choice: Allow families access to any charter elementary school in their state, whether inside or outside of their school dicharter elementary school in their state, whether inside or outside of their school district.

By providing access to private and parochial schools as well as charter and other public schools, vouchers begin to level the playing field for families from lower income backgrounds.

This California - centric volume contends that many middle - class families live under the illusion that their kids» schools are swell and that it's only poor families whose children are trapped in bad schools and therefore need charters, vouchers, open enrollment plans, and other policies and programs designed to afford them access to better options.

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 fundinTo 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 fundinto 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 fundinto 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 fundinto all other publicly supported schools; and that offers charter schools access to capital commensurate with district school fundinto capital commensurate with district school funding.

And it offers families the benefits of an education landscape where the district and charter sectors pool their resources and expertise to advance the shared mission of providing all students access to an excellent school.

That's why I joined a group of school leaders, educators and civic leaders to sign onto a ballot initiative aimed at providing fair access to public charter schools to the thousands of Massachusetts's families who want and deserve them.

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.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Each public school and charter school shall post in English and in Spanish the toll - free telephone number (1-800-342-3720) operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to receive reports of child abuse or neglect and directions for accessing the OCFS website at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/.

Here's the problem: due to arbitrary enrollment caps, families who want access to public charter schools are being turned away.

• 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.

I hope the state can expand families» access to great schools of choice by, among other things, dramatically improving its charter school law.

The creation of a soccer field gives the school a tool to compete with area charter schools that often emphasize access to soccer to Latino families.

«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.»

I am excited to share that with this round of grants, we will surpass our Year 1 goal: over 1,600 more families will have access to high - performing Boston Public Schools, Boston charter schools, and Boston Catholic sSchools, Boston charter schools, and Boston Catholic sschools, and Boston Catholic schoolsschools.

And yet he has said that he supports a moratorium — a repeal, if you will — on the approval and expansion of public charter schools, a sector that affords families zoned for long - struggling traditional schools the opportunity to have access to high - quality public education.

Charter schools were established to offer a new opportunity to children, especially kids of color and kids from low - income families, who didn't have access to a schools that fit their educational needs.

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New Haven, CT — The Northeast Charter Schools Network today sent the following statement in support of the Connecticut families and the non-profit group Students Matter who have filed a federal lawsuit demanding access to better public school options.

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By providing highly accountable charter schools with access to inspiring facilities and affordable capital financing, CSDC is creating hope and opportunity for families and in communities where more school choice options are most vitally needed, including $ 50 million in new support for 13 schools in just this past year.

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 chCharter 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 chSchools: 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 chcharter 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 chschools 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.

District and charter partners in Camden, NJ, have implemented a new enrollment process designed to give families equal access to schools across the city through a neutral, unified system, while also guaranteeing a spot at their neighborhood school.

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

Choudhury, 34, can be found juggling what he calls «design for diversity» as he focuses on providing students and their families more school choices in San Antonio, and a new enrollment system that will make those choices easier to access in a district where many families who could afford to leave did so, or who sent their children to private schools or charter schools, said Superintendent Pedro Martinez.

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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.

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.»

Two new public charter schools are due to open — and hundreds of families who've been stuck on waiting lists, will finally have access to a great neighborhood school....

Families That Can is a statewide organization of charter school families united to hold our elected leaders accountable for ensuring every child has access to a high - quality public edFamilies That Can is a statewide organization of charter school families united to hold our elected leaders accountable for ensuring every child has access to a high - quality public edfamilies united to hold our elected leaders accountable for ensuring every child has access to a high - quality public education.

Under the law, all public school students — including charter school students — have the right to access quality publicly funded school facilities, yet year after year, charters face uncertainty and inequity when it comes to identifying and securing facilities for their staff, students and families.»

The follow chart shows, yet again, that charter schools cream off the children that are less poor and they provide very limited access to Latino students, especially those who go home to families where English is not the primary language.

In light of the many challenges that charter schools face, Families That Can educates, empowers and mobilizes charter parents to hold our leaders accountable for ensuring every child has access to a high - quality public education.

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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.»

That's why I feel compelled to hold Mayor Bill de Blasio, accountable for denying public charter schools access to public space, and limiting the education options available to South Bronx families.

In all my previous commentaries I have failed to successfully differentiate between the good that charter schools are doing for the children and families they serve versus the underlying public policy challenges we face as we try to ensure every child has access to a quality education and receives the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this increasingly complex world.

INCS Action, Illinois» only statewide advocacy organization focused on improving access to quality charter public schools for Illinois families, marked its third election cycle in 2016 with new victories.

«The cuts in this budget proposal would directly hurt the thousands of children and families waiting for access to a great charter school.

The poll, commissioned by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the California Charter School Association (CCSA), offered insight into how parents and voters view public schools in Los Angeles as The Broad Foundation and others including CCSA continue to solicit input on how best to increase access for families seeking high - quality public schools.

The essential role of leadership is to guarantee that every family has access to good public schools, maintain high standards for charter schools, protect school autonomy and equitably serve all children.

The Walton Family Foundation, one of the country's most prominent and generous supporters of charter schools, recently established a $ 250 million Building Equity Initiative to improve charter schools» access to facilities.

Monica has been a champion for all students, and we are eager to continue working with her for another five and a half years to ensure that charter students and families have access to high - quality schools.

«The challenger and three incumbents we've chosen to endorse represent the common sense leadership that families in Los Angeles are counting on to provide equitable access to a quality public education, which includes the 130,000 students who attend 285 independent and affiliated charter schools in the district.»