I was surprised and disappointed to hear that the council that represents my city took such a politicized and senseless step to
limit quality public school options for families.
Not exact matches
«While offering free college tuition to low - income families is laudable, the reality is that many students» paths to college are
limited because their local K - 12
public schools lack the resources to support them,» said Jasmine Gripper, Legislative and Policy Director of the Alliance for
Quality Education in a statement.
As charter
schools across the country struggle to keep up with demand, a new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with
limited access to
quality public charter
school options.
Yet, there are still millions of children with
limited access to a high
quality public charter
school.
A clear vision: inclusivity and
quality If our vision of a musical
school is
limited to spotting, attracting and encouraging a few high achievers for
public occasions, then music will never be «at the heart of the
school».
A new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with
limited access to
quality public charter
school options.
It's time for the state's leaders to justify to Connecticut parents why our education system
limits the size and expansion of
quality public schools, while thousands of students languish on waitlists with no access to an adequate education.
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From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be
limited to the expansion of
public charter
schools (and their senseless opposition to
school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private
schools, which, like charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit of ideological purity through its bashing of charters and vouchers in favor of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance of the think tank's education team on education matters outside of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version of choice instead of on the more - important goal of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high -
quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.
Revenue
limits should be appropriate to address the increasing resources required for higher needs populations, rural
schools, and cost of operating a high
quality public school.
In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the
public's desire for more high
quality public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter
school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional
public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for charter
school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution
limiting parent choice.
Rather than bowing to special interests that seek to roll back or
limit access to educational choice, Arizona policymakers should support policies that create more
quality public school options.
That's why a group of Connecticut parents and students filed the case Martinez v. Malloy — to ask a simple question: why does the state intentionally
limit the size and expansion of
quality public schools?
Unfortunately, every day millions of children in the United States attend dilapidated
public schools with overcrowded classrooms, outdated textbooks and materials, harsh discipline policies and
limited access to
quality teaching and wraparound supports like
school nurses, college counselors and afterschool programs.
Unfortunately, state anti-opportunity laws have
limited the opening of new
public schools and capped enrollment at existing
quality public schools, disproportionately impacting the state's urban centers.
This case calls on state's leaders to justify to Connecticut parents why our education system
limits the size and expansion of
quality public schools, while thousands of students languish on waitlists with no access to an adequate education.
The State's decision not to provide charter
schools with facilities funding, and decision to fund charter
school students in a manner that results in these students receiving as little as half the support that traditional
public school students receive, serves no purpose but to
limit the ability of charter
schools to provide students with the high
quality educational opportunities that these children deserve and these
schools were designed to offer.
According to the articles «Integrated
Schools: Finding a New Path» (Gary Orfield, Erica Frankenberg, and Genevieve Siegel - Hawley, p. 22) and «Overcoming Triple Segregation» (by Patricia Gándara, p. 60), segregation by ethnic background of public schools in the United States is on the upswing, a reality which limits minority students» prospects for a high - quality education and all students» prospects for learning to work and interact with students from varied cu
Schools: Finding a New Path» (Gary Orfield, Erica Frankenberg, and Genevieve Siegel - Hawley, p. 22) and «Overcoming Triple Segregation» (by Patricia Gándara, p. 60), segregation by ethnic background of
public schools in the United States is on the upswing, a reality which limits minority students» prospects for a high - quality education and all students» prospects for learning to work and interact with students from varied cu
schools in the United States is on the upswing, a reality which
limits minority students» prospects for a high -
quality education and all students» prospects for learning to work and interact with students from varied cultures.