The more
I hear charter school advocates advocate for charter schools — the more concerned I become about the other 90 %.
Not exact matches
With the 2016 legislative session just getting underway, parent
advocates who live in low - income communities across New York City and have children who attend both district and
charter schools wanted to make sure their voices were
heard.
Another outspoken
charter school advocate, Sen. Craig Johnson, was at Perkins»
hearing.
Charter school advocates who haven't been pleased by Perkins claim that they have «opened the doors to an insidious form of segregation» and is holding
hearings (the first is on April 22) are also down with the idea of backing a primary challenger against him.
Hundreds of business leaders, politicians, parents, students, educators, and
advocates turned out for the first legislative
hearing on Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to expand the number of
charter school seats in
school districts with the lowest MCAS scores as well as another proposal that would allow for a state takeover of failing
schools.
When AB 1172 was
heard in the Senate Education Committee in June 2012, CCSA and
charter school advocates made their voices
heard; thanks to your participation, AB 1172 failed to pass the Senate Education Committee!
Make your voice
heard by joining with thousands of
charter school advocates from across Georgia.
This may be mystifying for private
school voucher and
charter school advocates to
hear.
I often
hear politicians and
charter advocates praising
charter schools for what they can give public
schools in the way of new ideas.
When North Carolina lawmakers
heard proposals in June to dramatically revamp how
charters are funded, public
school advocates pleaded for more time.
Lynn April Hartline, deputy superintendent for the Orange County Department of Education board, listens to
advocates for a proposed bilingual
charter school in Tustin during a public
hearing before the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday.
David L. Boyd, Orange County Department of Education board member, listens to
advocates for a proposed bilingual
charter school in Tustin during a public
hearing before the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday.
Penny Dunseth, recording secretary for the Orange County Department of Education board, listens to
advocates for a proposed bilingual
charter school in Tustin during a public
hearing before the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday.
Students, parents,
advocates and others fill a
hearing room during testimony on two proposed fixes to the state's
charter school system on Tuesday.
«It is important that legislators
hear these combined voices from the
charter school community as they
advocate to ensure
charter supportive policies are passed and bills that impede
charter school growth are opposed.»
As
charter schools exacerbate resegregation trends, their
advocates often resort to justifications that, to many ears, echo those
heard during the «separate but equal» era — that integration is not necessary to meet the academic needs of children.
Make your voice
heard by joining with thousands of
charter school advocates from across Colorado.
Throughout the day, attendees
heard from Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D - 48) about the role
charter schools play in the public education system, as well as met with legislators to
advocate for urgent legislative priorities and discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the
charter community.