Sentences with phrase «includes increasing the number of charter schools»

It recently raised the possibility that it won't endorse anyone in the gubernatorial race due to a considerable difference of opinion with AG Andrew Cuomo's platform, which includes increasing the number of charter schools and a property tax cap.

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These include an increase in the number of allowed charter schools, changes to the way teenage criminal offenders are charged and, on Thursday, a plan to increase the minimum wage.

Other changes include an increase on the cap of the number of charter schools.

NACSA Members — including school districts, education agencies, independent boards, universities, and not - for - profits — work to increase the number of great charter schools across the nation, and some must make tough decisions to close poor - performing schools.

At the federal level, former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. prioritized school diversity through a number of federal grant programs, including the Investing in Innovation Fund, or I3, Magnet School Assistance Program, and Charter School Program grant competitions.11 Additionally, in December 2016, the U.S. Department of Education announced the Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant competition, which will use funds from the 2016 fiscal year to support school districts in increasing socioeconomic diversity in their schoschool diversity through a number of federal grant programs, including the Investing in Innovation Fund, or I3, Magnet School Assistance Program, and Charter School Program grant competitions.11 Additionally, in December 2016, the U.S. Department of Education announced the Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant competition, which will use funds from the 2016 fiscal year to support school districts in increasing socioeconomic diversity in their schoSchool Assistance Program, and Charter School Program grant competitions.11 Additionally, in December 2016, the U.S. Department of Education announced the Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant competition, which will use funds from the 2016 fiscal year to support school districts in increasing socioeconomic diversity in their schoSchool Program grant competitions.11 Additionally, in December 2016, the U.S. Department of Education announced the Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant competition, which will use funds from the 2016 fiscal year to support school districts in increasing socioeconomic diversity in their schoschool districts in increasing socioeconomic diversity in their schools.12

A Republican - controlled Legislature is considering a number of proposals that would change or reduce funding for public schools, including increasing the number of private voucher schools across the state, expanding the number of independent charter schools and applying letter grades to schools in report cards.

Market - oriented education reform refers to a series of initiatives that include educator evaluations based in large part on student standardized test scores, the closure of schools that are considered failing or underenrolled, and an increase in the number of charter schools, many of which are operated by for - profit companies.

We achieved this sign - on rate even though all participating LEAs will have to implement a bold set of policy and practice changes, including using student growth as one of multiple measures in evaluating and compensating teachers and leaders; denying tenure to teachers who are deemed ineffective as gauged partly by student growth; relinquishing control over their persistently lowest - achieving schools; increasing the number of students who are taught by effective teachers; and, in many cases, opening their doors to more charter schools.

Through this work, ConnCAN has emerged as a leading voice for education reform, built a base of thousands of supporters across the state and secured dozens of policy wins including: the adoption of rigorous education standards, more flexibility to recruit great new teachers and a 50 - percent increase in the number of students enrolled in public charter schools.

Under the Governor's plan the number of charter schools allowed in the state would increase from 17 to 22 including some type of incentive that would reward local school districts to set up separate charter schools within their district.

Tennessee was one of the first to win the competition, nabbing $ 500 million to adopt the Common Core, revamp teacher evaluation systems to include student test scores, improve the worst - performing schools and increase the number of charter schools.

• Until and unless there is sufficient accountability of charter school operations, including increased federal support for state and local oversight agencies, we believe that states and districts are acting responsibly in capping the number of charter schools and should not be punished for doing so.

With the increasing number of schooling options that can include homeschool, public, charter, or private school, finding the right fit for your child and family takes some serious thought.

Opponents of charter schools, which include many school districts, say they worry that an increasing number of such schools will drain vital dollars away from traditional public schools and create a divided system in which select students attend charter schools and students with special needs fill the traditional schools.

Now that the teachers have a new contract that sets salaries higher than before, they are turning to other priorities, a list of issues that includes the threat of union dilution through an increase in the number of non-unionized charter schools.

Charter schools are raising the bar on student academic growth and achievement by improving a number of student performance measures, including increasing graduation rates and college acceptance rates.