Sentences with phrase «hear charter school advocates»

The more I hear charter school advocates advocate for charter schools — the more concerned I become about the other 90 %.

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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.
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