Sentences with phrase «favor of charter schools»

Other legislation in favor of charter schools is expected to come up this legislative session, including a bill that would allow charter schools to offer adult education classes.

41 % of teachers were in favor of charter schools.

Delfina Bright, a 42 - year - old Lacey parent, voted in favor of charter schools because she thinks they could offer smaller classes for families who can't afford private school tuition.

Moskowitz has testified in favor of charter schools during congressional hearings and is a regular attendee at Sun Valley, an annual private conference of the world's top CEOs and financiers.

By the time the State Appellate Court ruled in favor of the charter school last June, the first set of HoLa students had already graduated from 8th grade.

«I'm not in favor of charter schools because I don't think they fix the public education problem,» Beffa said.

Former Olympian and Women's National Basketball Association star Lisa Leslie spoke in favor of charter schools, and hip - hop artist Ashanti performed to close the rally.

On a day when he rallied in Albany for his pre-K plan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who has developed into something of a frenemy of the mayor's — held an even bigger rally in favor of charter schools.

For sure, this is a cause movie - sometimes it even feels that way - in favor of charter schools and against the teachers» unions.

Vander Ark, always personally in favor of charter schools, finally persuaded the foundation to support a Washington state charter - school bill.

That's because, of those polled, a whopping 70 percent were in favor of charter schools — a major union bugaboo — and only 27 percent were not.

If Stefan Pryor were a public school he would have long ago been judged as «underperforming» and he most likely would have been closed down in favor of a charter school.

We don't see other very often, but when we do she tells me how the state is waging an all out war against the public school system in favor of Charter Schools.