Sentences with phrase «local control of public education»

During the 2012 election cycle, we saw the corporate «education reform» lobby begin to play their hand when it comes to the notion of local control of public education.

For example, a part of the resolution informs us that charter schools «have contributed to the increased segregation rather than diverse integration of our public school system» and that weak oversight of charters «puts students and communities at risk of harm, public funds at risk of being wasted, and further erodes local control of public education.»

This new state charter school board is an attempt to limit local control of public education by giving to other entities the power to authorize new independent public charter schools — regardless of whether local school boards and local voters think it is a good idea.

In 2014, voters in Newark elected Ras Baraka mayor in an election where local control of public education was the primary issue.

The Malloy administration's concerted effort to mislead parents into thinking that they lacked the right to opt their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test of a test is just the latest example of his lack of respect for the rights of parents and the importance of local control of public education.

«Weak oversight of charter schools puts students and communities at risk of harm, public funds at risk of being wasted and further erodes local control of public education, the resolution reads.

Despite America's romantic attachment to «local control of public education,» the reality is that the way it works today offers a worst - of - both - worlds scenario.

During the campaign, then - presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to respect state and local control of public education.

Conservatives balked at the administration's role in promoting the Common Core standards, saying it was federal overreach that undermined state and local control of public education.

I appreciate your strong support of students, educators, and public education in Tennessee, especially your commitment to local control of public education.

This erosion of local control of public education is an attack on the values that Wisconsin has long held dear.

Local control of public education has become the rallying cry for many folks on all sides of education debates, from Tea Party libertarians to Bernie Sanders progressives, but local control isn't an end in itself.

Local control of public education has become the rallying cry for many folks on all sides of education debates, from Tea Party libertarians to Bernie...

Do they stand with Connecticut's students, teachers, parents, public school advocates and taxpayers or will they continue to turn our public schools into little more than testing factories and money pits for an industry that is gorging itself on scarce taxpayer funds while undermining the role of teachers, parents and the local control of public education.

NSBA looks forward to working with Congress and the administration to restore state and local control of public education, as well as ensure equity and excellence in schools across the country.