Sentences with phrase «increasing racial isolation»

Despite their rhetoric, not only are most of Connecticut's charter schools actually increasing racial isolation, they are naively or knowingly overlooking key factors in their ongoing claims that they provide better educational outcomes.

In general, charters are not opened with the intention of increasing racial isolation, says Nat Malkus, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

This year, only five states earned a grade of «A.» Likewise, grades in the category «Life Chances for Students» are lower than they would have been a decade ago, due to rising proportions of students living in poverty and increased racial isolation in schools.

Charter schools may in fact provide students with «better educational outcome «However, the increased racial isolation means these schools (like many of our urban schools) are unconstitutionally racially isolated.

Governor Malloy's tenure has been characterized by denigrating teachers, vigorously opposing adequate funding of public schools and vastly increasing financial support for privately run charter schools which fail to serve the state's neediest children, including English Language Learners and students with disabilities, have disturbingly harsh disciplinary policies, increase racial isolation, drain public money from needy public schools and have even been implicated in fraud and theft.

The Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles from UCLA 40 states review of school choice impacts 2010 reported that charter school actually increase racial isolation.

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Test scores fell and levels of racial isolation increased.

The new law calls for replicating magnet school programs that demonstrate «success in increasing student academic achievement and reducing isolation of minority groups» and «increase racial integration by taking into account socioeconomic diversity.»

«Racial isolation remains far too common in America's classrooms today and it is increasing,» Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement.

Instead the problem of racial isolation has increased not decreased at Achievement First schools and at a number of other charter schools.

The goals of Open Choice are to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation and to increase academic achievement.

Specifically, the GAO has been asked to examine changes in student racial isolation or integration over time, including shifts caused by school closures or consolidations; state and local policies that affect attendance areas or admissions, including open enrollment in public charter schools; voluntary policies intended to increase integration; and the impact of racial and socioeconomic isolation in public education.

Skeptics contend that contrary to their mission, charter schools increase racial and ethnic isolation among students; lure away the top - performing students and divert funding from traditional public schools; and demonstrate no real improvements in student achievement.