Sentences with phrase «gives voucher advocates»
This dissatisfaction, notes Moe, gives voucher advocates quite a lot to work with as they seek to move public opinion in their favor.
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A report released this month by the city's public advocate, Letitia James, found that thousands of students with disabilities who were given the vouchers weren't receiving services to which they were entitled.
The Bush administration's January announcement touting vouchers gave advocates and opponents plenty to talk about.
The upshot, advocates say, is that a voucher system would have very positive effects on society: it would get kids into better schools, give all schools incentives to perform, and promote social equity.
Yet given the political maelstroms of vouchers — not to mention the research scrutiny — it comes as a surprise that few analysts or advocates have asked about the private schools that accept scholarship students.
For instance, to entice prospective parents, school voucher advocates often employ rhetoric about students being «trapped in public schools» without giving tangible evidence that the private schools the voucher gives them access to are any better.
Combatants on both sides of that fight could claim a measure of validation from the new research: Advocates of school choice who argue that it isn't fair to judge voucher programs based on test results from a student's first year in private school, given that it takes children time to adjust to a new environment, and critics who say vouchers drain funds from public schools without improving student achievement.
«My goal is to give parents options,» said Robert Enlow, president of EdChoice, an Indianapolis - based organization that advocates for vouchers and other programs that allow tax dollars to pay private - school tuition.
MASB's lobbying efforts contributed greatly to landmark efforts that defeated school vouchers and advocated for teacher retirement and health care laws that give districts greater flexibility in negotiating health insurance and managing retirement costs.