Sentences with phrase «feel about charter»

You don't have the hands - on knowledge needed to develop an unbiased, clear and inclusive position that represents how parents like me feel about charter schools.

There's not much survey data specifically on how Black parents feel about charter schools nationally, but it's pretty clear that they resoundingly support a parent's right to choose the best school for their child.

Our goal is to create a base of informed adults with positive feelings about charter schools who we can target in the future for various advocacy - related efforts, including enrollment and civic engagement activities.

Not exact matches

Paul Tough goes into some description of KIPP (the well - known charter school network) and regardless of your feelings about KIPP (or charters) it's a good reminder of how group identity works and how important it is.

One charter leader put in stark terms how closing a district school and replacing it with a charter school can feel like a personal affront to a community if there hasn't been enough transparency about school performance:

I feel the need to write this because I fear that the bad news about DCPS is drowning out what continues to be a remarkable story of charter school success in our nation's capital.

And while they try to organize our schools into their union, they push for state legislation to make it easier to close our schools and demonize charter schools like ours to their own members, which tells you how they really feel about us.

Charters have also become a touchstone for how people feel about a host of related issues: job protections for teachers, the role of elected school boards and teachers unions, and the privatization of schools.

But «when you talk about charters and vouchers, it's disruptive, so people have stronger feelings about them,» he says.

He believes a lack of information about charters leads many in the traditional public school world to feel a sense of competition rather than teamwork, despite the shared goal of shaping children into the best, brightest, and most successful versions of themselves.

Bennett encouraged the group to consider establishing a charter school if they still felt strongly about breaking away from Anderson Community Schools.

These talking points, which are largely false, typically involve spouting nonsense about charters being corporate (they are, repeat after me, slowly and with feeling, public schools), funded by billionaires, or adhere to strict disciplinary policies.

You have to have the parents of this district who are going to charter schools feel comfortable about coming here,» he said.

Mubenga said that «because I'm the superintendent of DPS and not charter schools,» he didn't want to spend too much time talking about charters, but felt compelled to do so because of the impact they have on DPS.

But there's something about that approach that feels too much like a hair shirt and, in the larger scheme of things, works against the equitable treatment that we all want for charter schools.

«Parents are looking for a place where students feel welcome, they feel like a part of the family, they feel a part of a community, they are able to develop closer relationships with teachers, and they want them to know who they are,» says Evelyn Castro, Principal of Ednovate College Prep charter school when speaking about one of the most important things parents want in a school and how sometimes a smaller charter public school can provide that.

Angelina Geisler felt a strong sense of community when she contacted her charter school and learned about their goals and objectives.

We encourage you to learn more about our schools and apply for admission if you feel a charter public school is the best option for your child.

These visits are meaningful and serve as an opportunity to talk about the what committing to enroll at Next Charter School looks and feels like.

«Not a day goes by where you don't see some story in the news media about charter schools, (or) when some legislator is not having to discuss to how they feel about the state of public education in the state of Mississippi.

Few, if any, topics that I've written about have generated as many comments or strong feelings than the columns about charter schools.

«We think that if they have to worry about us taking it to the press, sharing it around with people, using it in ways that they wouldn't feel comfortable with, it may have a chilling effect on the amount they would be willing to share,» said Gary Borden, executive director of the political advocacy arm of the California Charter Schools Association.

She had applied and been accepted to a charter school she felt good about.

I could be projecting how I'd feel if I were them, and I'm certainly no expert on body language, but how could they not be frustrated trying crack this dilemma they face: For about five or six years the TFA «message» was pretty easy — charters and Michelle Rhee.

The final compromise made North Carolina Education Association President Sheri Strickland feel somewhat better about the law, despite her belief that more than 100 charter schools would strain the resources of the office in charge of its oversight.

Last Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer published what was intended to be a feel - good story about a family that chose an inner - city neighborhood school rather than a well - regarded charter school and wound up happy with their experience.

The judge stated that while she felt these two members were sincere in their beliefs about the spiritual power of marijuana, and that the prohibition against pot possession limited their freedom of religion, laws against possession and trafficking were reasonable limits on their religious freedoms (as per Section 1 of the Charter).

I feel strongly about this because I've worked with four different professions — medicine, professional engineering, chartered accounting, and law.

During the meeting, the minister was very willing to answer questions, and I felt he was reasonable and fair in some of his responses, including the response to a question about whether the government intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the charter on matters where it disagrees with the Supreme Court.