Sentences with phrase «favor opening a charter school»

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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.

More than 80 percent of parents surveyed support allowing parents to choose their child's public school, and more than 70 percent favor having a charter school open in their neighborhood.

Nearly 80 percent of parents of school - aged children support allowing parents to choose which public schools their child should attend and more than 70 percent of parents surveyed favor having a charter school open in their neighborhood.

The influence that these private philanthropists exercise is now being felt in school districts from coast to coast and manifests itself in the policies favored by the donors: the introduction of a corporate model in school administration, merit pay for teachers, giving local schools greater autonomy from their respective districts and the opening of more charter schools.

That EMO, Florida - based Accelerated Learning Solutions, Inc. (ALS, Inc.), also plans to open Town Center Charter High School in Gaston County in 2016, which was recommended by the advisory board, but barely — reviewers voted 6 - 5 in favor of opening the school inSchool in Gaston County in 2016, which was recommended by the advisory board, but barely — reviewers voted 6 - 5 in favor of opening the school inschool in 2016.

In one corner are people who appear to be in favor of opening as many charter schools as possible, as soon as possible.

A recent Joyce Foundation - Chicago Tribune poll of 1,010 Chicagoans found that 63.7 percent favored making it easier for charters to expand in neighborhoods where there are waits for admission to charter schools, and 67.9 percent said it should be easier for charters to open in neighborhoods with underperforming schools.

PLEASANT HILL — The Contra Costa County Board of Education voted 4 - 1 on Wednesday in favor of a petition to open a Summit K2 Charter School in El Cerrito.

A Wall - Street run virtual charter school had its plans to open in North Carolina derailed Friday afternoon after a Superior Court judge ruled in favor of state education officials.

Last week the organization released the results of a poll finding that 78 percent of parents support a charter school opening in their neighborhood and an equal number of parents favor more public school choices, regardless of where they live.

While making record cuts to public schools and human services the Hartford Courant is reporting that Connecticut's Democratic legislative leaders have caved in to Governor Malloy and agreed to force their follow Democrats in the legislature to vote in favor of giving two more charter school companies the money they want to open schools in Bridgeport and Stamford.

Bricolage Academy will become the next new charter school to open from the ground up in New Orleans next fall, after the full Orleans Parish School Board voted unanimously in favor of the project Tuesday evschool to open from the ground up in New Orleans next fall, after the full Orleans Parish School Board voted unanimously in favor of the project Tuesday evSchool Board voted unanimously in favor of the project Tuesday evening.

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.

Polls showed that his most unpopular issue was education, where only 22 - 26 % of voters approved his harsh and punitive reform policies of closing public schools, grading schools, rating teachers based on student test scores, opening hundreds of small schools, and favoring charter schools with free public space.

Capital City's EMO, Accelerated Learning Solutions, Inc. (ALS, Inc.), also plans to open Town Center Charter High School in Gaston County in 2016, which was recommended by the advisory board, but barely — reviewers voted 6 - 5 in favor of opening the school inSchool in Gaston County in 2016, which was recommended by the advisory board, but barely — reviewers voted 6 - 5 in favor of opening the school inschool in 2016.