Sentences with phrase «favor of a state takeover»

While I initially opposed the Opportunity School District, the reaction of the opponents to Gov. Deal's efforts has reminded me why we should support dismantling the monopoly by any means necessary, including voting in favor of a state takeover of «failing» schools.

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Cuomo in 2012 did not endorse a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate, choosing instead to make surgical endorsements of lawmakers from the mainline conference, the IDC and Republican Sens. Stephen Saland and Roy McDonald — both of whom voted in favor of the legalization of same - sex marriage (and both of whom ended up losing their seats).

Under the No Child Left Behind Act, if these schools had been non-charter public schools, they would have been targeted for punishments such as firing the entire staff, notifying parents that they could choose to go to another school, closing the school, state takeover, conversion to charter schools, or taking away public governance in favor of private management.

Under the section labeled «community control,» M4BL called for an end to state and mayoral takeovers of school systems in favor of local, democratically elected boards, more equitable school funding and a de-emphasis on standardized testing.