Families That Can advocates
for quality public school choices, equitable treatment and resources for charter public schools, and the advancement and growth of successful charter schools.
We advocate
for quality public school choices, fair treatment and equal resources for charter public schools, and the advancement and growth of successful charter schools.
Not exact matches
«They wanted to make sure they were going to get a donation when they give to
public schools and private
schools of their
choice and they would get a 90 percent tax credit at the taxpayers» expense,» said Jasmine Gripper, Alliance
for Quality Education.
«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold education reform agenda that improves the
quality of traditional
public schools and expands
choice for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.
In 2017, the New Mexico
Public Education Department responded to a legislative proposal to implement a charter
school moratorium by noting, «The families of New Mexico continue to seek alternative,
quality choices for the education of their children.
If traditional
public schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment
for young adolescents to prepare
for college preparatory high
schools or high -
quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development of charter
schools, magnet
schools, and other
choice strategies that do.
Attitudes: support
for diversity (racial integration), a perception of inequity (that the
public schools provide a lower
quality education
for low - income and minority kids), support
for voluntary prayer in the
schools, support
for greater parent influence, desire
for smaller
schools, belief in what I call the «
public school ideology» (which measures a normative attachment to
public schooling and its ideals), a belief in markets (that
choice and competition are likely to make
schools more effective), and a concern that moral values are poorly taught in the
public schools.
Charters are important
for stimulating improvement in all
public schools — and providing even more
quality choices — as research has clearly shown that they do.
For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the quality of public schooling, discussions of magnet schools have centered on their potential for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public syst
For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the
quality of
public schooling, discussions of magnet
schools have centered on their potential
for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public syst
for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family
choice within the
public system.
More intriguing, however, is news that the report will discuss «how to expand
school choice to increase equity and create a market within the
public sector
for school quality.»
The preview
for a release event says that the report will discuss «how to expand
school choice to increase equity and create a market within the
public sector
for school quality.»
We find clear evidence that the availability of
public school -
choice options under NCLB increased demand
for information on
school quality.
The growth of
for - profit online
schools, one of the more overtly commercial segments of the
school choice movement, is rooted in the theory that corporate efficiencies combined with the Internet can revolutionize
public education, offering high
quality at reduced cost.
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School choice attempts to level the playing field between students of different backgrounds by making it possible
for all families to have access to a city's high -
quality public schools — whether students live near these
schools or not.
After all, the reasons
for promoting
choice often rest on the fact that
public school systems are strangled by politics, bureaucracy, byzantine contractual rules, and licensing procedures that aggravate a shortage of
quality employees.
In contrast, Heckman and Carneiro advocate reallocating resources toward the youngest students (especially preschoolers), expanding mentoring programs
for disadvantaged adolescents, and raising the
quality of the nation's
public schools, not by augmenting their resources, but by enhancing parental
choice.
Whether the measure is graduation rates, improved instructional
quality, last year's improvement in the lowest - performing
schools targeted
for special intervention, a nation - leading new collective - bargaining agreement, the addition of many new high -
quality public schools, increased parental
choice, or a material increase in the proportion of effective teachers, the arrow is pointed decidedly up in Newark.
On the importance of government,
for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver
Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make
choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier
for families, more flexible transportation options
for families, a common performance framework and accountability system
for traditional and charter
schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
schools to ensure all areas of a city have
quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose
schools confi
schools confidently.
THANK YOU
for all you're doing to bring the
choice of high -
quality public charter
schools to the children and families of WA!
We look forward to strengthening our entire charter law, with an eye on flexibility and a better system
for funding
schools, so that more children in Connecticut can have access to
quality choices, like
public charters, in their communities.
LFC supports a wide range of educational
choice initiatives, so that high
quality public, charter and private
schools flourish and parents will have the opportunity to select the
quality school that works best
for their children, and so that teachers will have the flexibility to select the
school that best utilizes their strengths and interests.
[The politics of rationing education is a reason why districts and other traditionalists also oppose the expansion of
public charter
schools and other forms of
school choice that are helping Black and Latino children attain high
quality education; charters fall outside of the control of districts and therefore, open the doors of opportunity
for those historically denied great teachers and college - preparatory curricula.]
«These five states have an opportunity to be selective and provide new high -
quality public charter
school choices for students and parents.»
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.
«We're encouraged that independent observers of
public education share our support
for legislative and
school board candidates across California who support parental
choice and who are working to provide high
quality education to all children,» said Gary Borden, Executive Director of CCSA Advocates.
For nearly a decade, she focused on bringing quality public schools to communities of high need and advocating for school choi
For nearly a decade, she focused on bringing
quality public schools to communities of high need and advocating
for school choi
for school choice.
The mission of the Office of K - 12
School Choice is to support quality public and private educational choice programs by providing information and assistance to promote successful outcomes for students, families, institutions and commun
Choice is to support
quality public and private educational
choice programs by providing information and assistance to promote successful outcomes for students, families, institutions and commun
choice programs by providing information and assistance to promote successful outcomes
for students, families, institutions and communities.
Ravitch analyzes the impact of
choice on
public schools, attempts to quantify
quality teaching, and describes the data wars with advocates
for charter and traditional
public schools.
In a national survey of
public schools, the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality and Public Agenda (2007) found that if given a choice between two otherwise identical schools, 76 percent of secondary teachers and 81 percent of elementary teachers early in their careers would rather be at a school in which administrators strongly supported teachers than at a school that paid significantly higher sal
public schools, the National Comprehensive Center
for Teacher
Quality and
Public Agenda (2007) found that if given a choice between two otherwise identical schools, 76 percent of secondary teachers and 81 percent of elementary teachers early in their careers would rather be at a school in which administrators strongly supported teachers than at a school that paid significantly higher sal
Public Agenda (2007) found that if given a
choice between two otherwise identical
schools, 76 percent of secondary teachers and 81 percent of elementary teachers early in their careers would rather be at a
school in which administrators strongly supported teachers than at a
school that paid significantly higher salaries.
How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy: Be they
school choice advocates or activists
for revamping teacher
quality or even standards and accountability proponents, many reformers have a tendency to believe that their favored solution will transform American
public education.
In order to meet this parental demand
for choice and the
public's desire
for more high
quality public educational options
for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter
school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional
public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities
for charter
school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent
choice.
It is our hope that we can collaborate with the incoming Secretary of Education to enact policies that support increased access to high -
quality public magnet
schools that promote
choice, equity, diversity, and academic excellence
for all students.»
Aurora
Public Schools will close out this
school year with big decisions impacting district improvement and access to high -
quality school choices for Aurora's kids.
Choice is not an attack on
public schools and has never been about privatizing education; it is about creating a vibrant marketplace of high
quality education options —
public, private and charter — and empowering parents to choose the best setting
for their child.
Here's how education reform was phrased in the poll question: «The education reform bill passed last year by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor takes essential steps to close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, raise standards
for educators, allows immediate action to improve failing
schools, increases access to high -
quality public school choices, and improves how education dollars arespent.
«
For the past two decades, public charter schools have become a preferred choice for Arizona families and students seeking a high - quality public educati
For the past two decades,
public charter
schools have become a preferred
choice for Arizona families and students seeking a high - quality public educati
for Arizona families and students seeking a high -
quality public education.
We should remember that
school choice already exists
for those who are privileged to be able to afford a private
school or a home in an affluent neighborhood with a high
quality public school.
The Vision of the California Charter
Schools Association is to empower parents and educators to unleash a new era of innovation within public education so that highly autonomous and accountable schools of choice provide quality learning opportunities for all California st
Schools Association is to empower parents and educators to unleash a new era of innovation within
public education so that highly autonomous and accountable
schools of choice provide quality learning opportunities for all California st
schools of
choice provide
quality learning opportunities
for all California students.
Let's be clear: The need
for rigorous, college - preparatory curricula with strong content is as critical an element in reforming American
public education as advancing standards and accountability, overhauling teacher
quality, expanding
school choice, bolstering Parent Power, improving
school leadership and building robust data systems.
She combines her passions
for quality educational
choice and data - driven decision - making to oversee a portfolio that serves approximately 6 % of the state's
public school population.
Well,
for example, when Catalyst asked how Chicago
Public Schools justifies $ 76 million in increased funding to charter schools despite their lackluster performance and the district's enormous deficit, spokeswoman Becky Carroll said that «our job is to not only help build high - quality schools, but expand the number of choices.
Schools justifies $ 76 million in increased funding to charter
schools despite their lackluster performance and the district's enormous deficit, spokeswoman Becky Carroll said that «our job is to not only help build high - quality schools, but expand the number of choices.
schools despite their lackluster performance and the district's enormous deficit, spokeswoman Becky Carroll said that «our job is to not only help build high -
quality schools, but expand the number of choices.
schools, but expand the number of
choices.»
Governor Malloy today unveiled a bold set of reforms to increase funding equity and
school quality for students in Connecticut's
public schools of
choice.
It is a complex system
for parents to navigate, involving two separate lotteries: the Hartford
Public Schools (HPS) lottery for HPS district schools, HPS charter schools, and Hartford magnet schools, and the Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) lottery for Open Choice schools and RSCO magnet schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a quality education for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
Schools (HPS) lottery
for HPS district
schools, HPS charter schools, and Hartford magnet schools, and the Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) lottery for Open Choice schools and RSCO magnet schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a quality education for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
schools, HPS charter
schools, and Hartford magnet schools, and the Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) lottery for Open Choice schools and RSCO magnet schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a quality education for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
schools, and Hartford magnet
schools, and the Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) lottery for Open Choice schools and RSCO magnet schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a quality education for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
schools, and the Greater Hartford Regional
School Choice Office (RSCO) lottery
for Open
Choice schools and RSCO magnet schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a quality education for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
schools and RSCO magnet
schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a quality education for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
schools.Parents must navigate this incredibly confusing and stressful lottery process with the hope of securing a
quality education
for their child, yet even before tackling the lottery process itself, interested parents must undertake the time consuming process of determining which
schools in the system are the best fit for their ch
schools in the system are the best fit
for their children.
Paula White, NJ State Director
for Democrats
for Education Reform, added: «Democrats
for Education Reform understands that the fight
for high -
quality public school choice is a crucial part of a larger, comprehensive effort to champion ALL of America's
public school children, irrespective of their background or circumstance.
«As
public schools lose students via
school choice or
for any other reason, they have a tremendous opportunity to improve the
quality of their
schools.
The
public school choice movement is based on the same beliefs and goals — that parents should have the freedom to pick the best
public school environment
for their students and that access to
quality public school options should be afforded to all students.
«The growth of
for - profit online
schools, one of the more overtly commercial segments of the
school choice movement, is rooted in the theory that corporate efficiencies combined with the Internet can revolutionize
public education, offering high
quality at reduced cost,» the article notes.
In a prepared statement, a spokeswoman
for the state's education commissioner said, «The state is committed to making sure that all children have access to a
quality education, regardless of their zip code...
Public schools of
choice have created high -
quality options
for thousands of Connecticut families.
Conference participants will spend the day: learning from experts about issues facing DC's
public charter
schools, sharing innovations and best practices that are driving student outcomes, inspiring each other to engage in advocacy that strengthens our movement, focusing on equity so together we can achieve the goal of
quality public school choices for all DC families.