Not exact matches
Others suggested an
expansion in the number
of state - authorized
charter schools — which Skelos and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
favor — also could be discussed.
The state budget is due in two months, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a wide range
of items that Democrats like and dislike, including an increase in the minimum wage, which they
favor, and an
expansion of charter schools, and tougher teacher evaluations, which they do not.
They cite the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation in support
of their proposed moratorium on the opening
of new
charter schools, yet the foundation strongly
favors further national
expansion of charter schools.
Ryan is more positive about the varieties
of school choice — whether within school districts, or by way
of charter schools and vouchers, and
of course he
favors interdistrict choice — but the legislative and judicial obstacles (not to mention practical ones) to the
expansion of this route are clear.
If Zimmer loses to challenger Kate Anderson, both sides agree, that will permanently tip the scales 4 to 3 in
favor of a board that pushes for more
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From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be limited to the
expansion of public
charter schools (and their senseless opposition to school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private schools, which, like
charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit
of ideological purity through its bashing
of charters and vouchers in
favor of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance
of the think tank's education team on education matters outside
of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version
of choice instead
of on the more - important goal
of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high - quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.
The NAACP's recent vote in
favor of a moratorium on the
expansion of privately managed
charter schools also signals pertinent concerns.
While
charter school
expansion is part
of an education privatization movement
favored by Republicans in particular, who say families need more choice when it comes to kids» educational options, the movement has been dogged by controversy as several
charter schools have abruptly closed almost as soon as they opened due to financial and governance problems.
Republicans, in general,
favor school choice and an
expansion of charter schools, and Devos has advocated this view vociferously.