Sentences with phrase «from school choice advocacy»

To some, it's an unverified claim that emerged from school choice advocacy groups like Parents for Educational Freedom during recent legislative sessions.

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The third involved business leaders» advocacy of a range of reform ideas, from school choice to higher performance standards, that were not necessarily linked to the goal of systemic...

«It took us 20 years to pass the first 20 private school — choice programs in America and in the 21st year we passed 7 new programs,» says Scott Jensen with the American Federation for Children (AFC), a school - choice advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. «So we went from passing, on average, one each year, to seven in one fell swoop.»

The school choice advocacy group receives the bulk of its funding from the Walton Family Foundation, established by the founders of the world's largest retailer, Wal - Mart.

Grant Callen, founder and president of the school choice advocacy group Empower Mississippi, said his organization is working to steer voters away from both amendments.

And if they received a scholarship from a state approved scholarship fund, which currently are all school choice advocacy groups, you get a voucher.

From where they sit, DeVos» advocacy for advancing school choice, both as Chairman of American Federation for Children as well as in her philanthropy, should more than make up for such concerns.

Democratic senators have requested more information from DeVos about her history of political donations, as well as her lobbying and advocacy on behalf of school choice programs.

Through your advocacy for public education, you can help shift the national narrative from «public schools are failing and choice is the solution» to a counternarrative with broader appeal.

Jim Bender, president of voucher advocacy group School Choice Wisconsin, said Burke's comments were misleading because funding for the voucher program comes from state general purpose revenue.

Managing Regional Director, Northern and Central California 916-250-2884 [email protected] Jeff works with school leaders, elected officials, and community members to support quality school choice for families from Redding to Ventura by overseeing collective action and advocacy strategies to address funding, authorization, facilities and other critical issues facing schools.

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.

Now, because of IJ's persistence and advocacy, the program may proceed and thousands of North Carolina families can benefit from school choice.